Chicago Bears UDFA signing: Linebacker Nyles Morgan

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

The Chicago Bears signed Undrafted Free Agent Nyles Morgan, a linebacker from Notre Dame

The Chicago Bears brought in a local product. From Crete, Illinois, the Chicago Bears signed linebacker prospect Nyles Morgan. He played at Notre Dame, joining Andrew Trumbetti.

https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/990373231906390016

More from Bear Goggles On

Here are Nyles Morgan highlights 

Morgan did not get an invite to the NFL combine. Morgan was a top 50 recruit coming out of high school, but never really saw it come together while at Notre Dame.

Here are his stats.

In the last two years he was able to get on the field and produce some for Notre Dame. However, as you can see, he was not a major impact player.

NFL.com described Nyles Morgan as:

"Two-year starter and 2017 team captain who plays with good energy but lacks the playmaking, athletic traits that teams look for from linebackers. His road to an NFL roster will likely need to be paved on special teams."

Nyles Morgan was a team captain. He was known as a hustle player. Add in the profile of being a top recruit coming out of high school and you can see why Ryan Pace and company are interested. Maybe the light didn’t click at Notre Dame. Maybe he still has some of the talent that college evaluators saw from him coming out of high school. Maybe the Bears can get that spark.

However, while they try to mine it out of him, they do know that he can provide on special teams. This gives him a base floor. He can compete for a roster spot, and will likely be one of the players who does stick around, and makes the practice squad in year one.

UDFA signings:

Nick Orr

Michael Joseph

Andrew Trumbetti

Ryan Nall

Schedule