The Chicago Bears announced they have signed six players to the roster following rookie minicamp tryouts.
We have signed six players who participated in last week’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 13, 2024
The full list includes:
- WR John Jackson
- DB Leon Jones
- DT Dashaun Mallory
- LB Paul Moala
- WR Freddie Swain
- TE Tommy Sweeney
The moves for Sweeney and Jones were reported yesterday. Sweeney and Swain are both NFL veterans who were trying out alongside the rookies at minicamp.
Sweeney had a medical event during training camp last year with the Giants and was placed on the non-football injury list.
It’s still not clear what exactly happened to Sweeney but he did miss a major chunk of the 2020 season with myocarditis.
Sweeney, 29, is a former seventh-round pick of the Bills back in 2019 out of Boston College. He played through his four-year, $2.6 million rookie contract.
The Giants signed Sweeney to a contract for the 2023 season. He was later placed on the non-football injury list and cut from the list at a later date.
In 2022, Sweeney appeared in five games for the Bills and caught his only target for seven yards.
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