The Bears have signed seven players to 2023 reserve/future contracts
Larry Mayer reported that the Bears on Monday signed the following practice squad players to 2023 reserve/future contracts:
Chase Allen, tight end
Adrian Colbert, safety
Kuony Deng, linebacker
Kellen Diesch, offensive tackle
Gerri Green, defensive end
Jake Tonges, tight end
Nsimba Webster, receiver
Webster saw the field for ten snaps on offense and 17 on special teams this season. Colbert played ten snaps of special teams for the Bears this season. Gerri Green played four special team snaps. Jake Tonges played in four matchups. He played in 16 offensive plays, was targeted once, and had no receptions in the four games he played. Tonges played in 11 snaps on special teams. Nsimba Webster played in two games for the Bears. He had two receptions for 14 yards against the Philadelphia Eagles.
For anyone wondering what are future/reserve contracts, here is a quick explanation. So that teams don't need to wait until March to start stocking their training camp roster, the NFL allows reserve/future contracts. These players will be signed for training camp for the 2023 league year but don't begin counting against a team's roster limit until March. Hence the term «future.»
Anybody currently a free agent is allowed to sign a reserve/future contract. A team's practice squad is immediately abolished at the end of the season, and all players become free agents. These players can sign with the Bears or another team on a reserve/future deal.
It is important to note that players with expiring contracts cannot sign a reserve/future contract. Their contracts technically don't expire until the end of this league year.
