The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Friday, April 26, 2024
Bears Sports NFL

Bears sign heir to soccer royalty

Receiver Jester Weah is the nephew of George Weah, the former FIFA Player of the Year and Ballon D’Or winner.

By  Patrick Finley
   
SHARE Bears sign heir to soccer royalty
The Bears signed receiver Jester Weah to a reserve/futures deal.

The Bears signed receiver Jester Weah to a reserve/futures deal.

Alex Brandon/AP

The Bears signed receivers Reggie Davis and Jester Weah to reserve/future contracts Friday.

Weah joins the Bears after brief stints with the Texans and Washington. The 6-3, 209-pounder played collegiately at Pittsburgh, where he totaled 77 catches for 1,566 yards. He went undrafted in 2018.

Weah is an heir to soccer royalty. His uncle is George Weah, a former FIFA player of the year and Ballon D’Or winner.

Among the greatest soccer players of all time, Weah parlayed his popularity into a stint as a senator in his native Liberia. In 2018, he became president of Liberia.

George’s son Tim plays for the U.S. national team.

Davis spent the season on the Bears’ practice squad before being put on injured reserve last month.

Next Up In Chicago Bears
Bears stadium costs? Add another $1.2 billion
A day later, Rome Odunze's pairing with Bears still 'surreal'
Bears QB Caleb Williams arrives at Halas Hall embracing enormous expectations
Bears get all A's for Caleb Williams-Rome Odunze draft
New Bears QB Caleb Williams sets draft night sales record for Fanatics
After drafting Caleb Williams, GM 'done talking about' Bears' spotty QB history
The Latest
Entertainment and Culture
Heading to C2E2 this weekend? Have a game plan ready to navigate its vast offerings
The massive pop culture convention runs through Sunday at McCormick Place.
By Stefano Esposito
 
Renderings of the proposed new Bears stadium
Editorials
With Bears stadium plans, Springfield should just slam on the brakes
With all the important priorities the state has to tackle, why should Springfield rush to help the billionaire McCaskey family build a football stadium? The answer: They shouldn’t. The arguments so far don’t convince us this project would truly benefit the public.
By CST Editorial Board
 
95_Brooklyn Museum_Cents Sign Travelling from Broadway to Africa via Guadeloupe.jpeg
Art
Chryssa exhibit a vivid reminder of all-but-forgotten Greek artist and her impact on 20th century American art
“Chryssa & New York” is the first museum show in North America in more than four decades to spotlight the artist. It also highlights her strong ties to Chicago’s art world.
By Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times
 
BEARSSTADIUM-042424-11.jpg
Columnists
More stadium drama is on the horizon
If these plans for new stadiums from the Bears, White Sox and Red Stars are going to have even a remote chance of passage, teams will have to drastically scale back their state asks and show some tangible benefits for state taxpayers.
By Rich Miller
 
Renderings of the proposed new Bears stadium
Bears Stadium
Bears stadium costs? Add another $1.2 billion
The Bears put the figure at $4.7 billion. But a state official says the tally to taxpayers goes even higher when you include the cost of refinancing existing debt.
By Fran Spielman and Mitchell Armentrout