These moves likely are meant merely to have enough players at certain positions for practice, but the Bears signed linebacker Barrington Wade and tight end Lachlan Pitts on Tuesday. Both players are expected to practice immediately.
Amid their injuries, especially on defense, the Bears signed two players: linebacker Barrington Wade and tight end Lachlan Pitts.
Wade, 25, starred at Niles North High School before going to Iowa. As an undrafted free agent, he bounced among the Ravens, Broncos and CFL. With no clear path in the NFL, he recently had an XFL tryout.
Then his hometown team called.
“It’s like a dream come true, something I’ve been thinking about since I was a little kid,” he told the Sun-Times. “It’s crazy.”
Pitts went undrafted out of William & Mary this year. He had 28 catches for 543 yards and five touchdowns as a senior.
The Bears waived tight end Jake Tonges with an injury designation and waived kicker Andre Szmyt to make room for the additions.
