The 2024 National Football League season will be here before you know it.
The NFL offseason is in full swing and soon enough training camp will be here. Franchises will have to make extremely difficult decisions by trimming down the roster and the Chicago Bears are no different.
Chicago has had a very strong offseason so far and seems like it isn't done adding. The Bears even recently re-signed veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis after spending the 2023 season with the team.
Lewis appeared in all 17 games last season with Chicago but was more of a depth option and made just four starts. He now is 40 years old but does have a "strong chance" of making the Bears' active roster, according to the Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs.
"My guess is Lewis has a pretty strong chance of making the roster," Biggs said. "It does raise a question of whether the Bears will keep a fullback on the 53-man roster. A blocking tight end — which would be 90% of Lewis’ role — and a fullback might be a little repetitive for offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, who didn’t have a blocking back last season in Seattle. Perhaps there is a spot for both. The Bears also value the veteran presence that fullback Khari Blasingame offers, and he has gotten work on special teams as well. But it’s something to keep in the back of your mind."
He made just four catches last season, but his value comes from his blocking ability. Although he is nearing the end of his career, it sounds like he may have one more in him.
More NFL: Bears Called 'Top Landing Spot' For Ex-Colts Star Linebacker In Free Agency