The Chicago Bears announced Thursday that they’ve released TE Ben Braunecker.
The Bears have a lot of tight ends on their roster, so it’s not all that surprising to see them make a cut before the start of training camp.
Braunecker, 26, wound up signing a three-year, $1.63 million contract with the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of Harvard back in May of 2016. He was unable to make the 53-man roster coming out of the preseason but was later signed to the Bears’ practice squad a few days later and eventually called up midseason.
The Bears once again elected to waive Braunecker at the start of the 2017 season and re-signed him to their practice squad after clearing waivers.
From there, Braunecker agreed to a two-year contract with Chicago last year.
In 2019, Braunecker appeared in 11 games for the Bears and caught six passes for 59 yards receiving and one touchdown.
Looking for the latest NFL Insider News & Rumors?
Be sure to follow NFL Trade Rumors on TWITTER and FACEBOOK for breaking NFL News and Rumors for all 32 teams!
