As we get closer to the NFL season we are counting down the days and the players on the Chicago Bears roster. This is a list that is focusing on the top 90 players on the roster and highlighting what their potential impact can be.
We are all the way down to number 76 today.
Chicago Bears 2022 roster ranking: No. 76 Shon Coleman
Shon Coleman is going to compete at right tackle in training camp. In 2016, Coleman was a third-round pick by the Cleveland Browns. Coleman hit the ground running, and was active during his rookie season, then started a full season in 2017.
He was not great but never got the chance to improve on his play. Coleman was traded to the 49ers in 2018. He made the practice squad in 2018, but in 2019 dislocated his ankle and fractured his fibula, ending his year.
Coleman opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID, and in 2021 when he came back the 49ers place him on the IR and let him go. Coleman spent a brief stint with the Colts but they cut him after the NFL draft. Then he signed with the Chicago Bears.
So, from 2019-2021 he has seen injuries and COVID completely derail his career. If he could get back to his 2017 play perhaps he would be competing to make the roster. Still, that is a long time ago and Coleman is a different player than he was back then.
The reason he sits so high on the list is that the Bears really do not have their offensive line fledged out yet. While Larry Borom and Teven Jenkins seem to be options one and two at right tackle, Coleman could easily be the third option. With both of them being injured last year, it may not take much to see him active.
At the same time, the trajection his career is going on may mean this is his last stop, rather than the stop that rejuvenates his career.