Chicago Bears sign 9 players to futures contracts for 2025

QB Austin Reed among players sticking around in 2025

January 06, 2025 at 4:24 pm CST

Austin Reed looks to a throw during the Chicago Bears NFL football team's rookie camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) — Austin Reed Quarterback Austin Reed looks to throw during Bears rookie minicamp on May 10 at Halas Hall in Lake Forest. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh/AP)

LAKE FOREST – The Chicago Bears signed nine players to futures contracts for the 2025 season. These players will be on the 90-man roster heading into the 2025 season.

The Bears signed the following players to futures contracts Monday, one day after the season ended with a win over Green Bay:

OL Theo Benedet
OL Chris Glaser
WR John Jackson
LB Carl Jones
DE Jamree Kromah
QB Austin Reed
OL Ricky Stromberg
WR Samori Toure
TE Joel Wilson

All nine of these players were on the Bears practice squad this season. Reed was essentially the team’s third-string quarterback. Benedet had a starring moment on HBO’s “Hard Knock” in August before an injury ended his season. Jackson is a close friend of quarterback Caleb Williams. The two played together at USC.

Futures contracts can be given to anyone who was not on the 53-man roster. They usually are at the league’s minimum salary and don’t count against the team’s salary cap until the new league year begins in March.

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Sean Hammond

Sean is the Chicago Bears beat reporter for the Shaw Local News Network. He has covered the Bears since 2020. Prior to writing about the Bears, he covered high school sports for the Northwest Herald and contributed to Friday Night Drive. Sean joined Shaw Media in 2016.