The Bears are adding Calgary Stampeders Tre Roberson, the Canadian Football League cornerback confirmed Tuesday night. The deal is largest compensation package for a player to leave the CFL since the Dolphins paid Cameron Wake 11 years ago, according to ESPN.
Roberson played on the other side of the ball — quarterback — at Indiana and Illinois State. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Vikings in 2016, spending most of the year on their practice squad.
So blessed to be @ChicagoBears thank you for the opportunity in allowing me to help this organization get to the goal of winning a super bowl. Thank you to my agent for fighting hard for me through this whole process @camRONweiss @DynamicSportGrp#beardown
— Tre Roberson Sr (@tre5_roberson) January 29, 2020
The Bears have veterans Kyle Fuller and Prince Amukamara under contract for next season, though they could part with the latter with minimal financial penalty. Roberson will have to earn any playing time he gets, though the Bears are not particularly deep at his position. Kevin Toliver replaced Amukamara when he was hurt late in the season. Buster Skrine is the Bears’ slot cornerback.
