Jamon Brown signing adds experienced guard to Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears will add a guard with starting experience to their practice squad

The Chicago Bears brought 15 players that they released back to the practice squad on Sunday. However, the 16th player they added came from outside the organization. Jamon Brown, who was released by the Atlanta Falcons was added to the practice squad as the final player and only player outside the organization.

This is a very interesting move considering his position. Anyone that follows the Chicago Bears knows that right guard was a glaring hole last season when Kyle Long went down. The Bears drafted two players but in the seventh round. They added Germain Ifedi, but to a small deal and to change positions from tackle to guard.

Ifedi has won the job by all accounts, but it has been years since he has taken an NFL snap at right guard. Having depth in the form of Brown is smart considering there are a lot of ways that this move could go.

When you look at the Bears roster, Ifedi has 13 starts at right guard. Rashaad Coward has 13 starts at right guard. Lachavious Simmons, Alex Bars, and Arlington Hambright have zero. Every guard option on their roster combined has 21 fewer starts at guard than Jamon Brown, who has started 47 games in the NFL since 2015.

It is worth noting that he has bounced around from the Rams to the Giants to the Falcons and now Chicago since 2015. Teams start him and move on. However, for a position that has the potential for the bottom to fall out, having a backup option such as Brown is pretty valuable.

Brown likely saw the right guard situation and thinks that once again, he can get on the field. So far, he has found starter snaps at each and every stop. Will Chicago add to the list?