2 recent Chicago Bears additions may see playing time Sunday
The Chicago Bears claimed Michael Ojemudia off of waivers, releasing Taco Charlton to clear a roster spot for him. This is a typical Ryan Poles if you have been following the team.
He knows the roster is not where it should be, and has been taking swings on players released by other teams all season. Most of them are players who were once drafted high or had shown flashes, but still are pretty young.
Chicago Bears add Michael Ojemudia
Ojemudia was a third-round pick in 2020 and is just 25 years old. In that, he checks the criteria for bets Poles likes to take. He saw the field often as a rookie, logging over 800 snaps. However, since then he has failed to maintain his role.
The team added a lot to the room after relying on Ojemudia so much, and the GM that drafted him was gone after his rookie season. Then the coach that drafted him was gone after his second season. It is easy to see how he fell out of favor.
He went from a developing asset and a player that was unwanted. At the least, the Chicago Bears can stick him into the mix and see if he shows anything worth keeping him this offseason.
The team is starting with Jaylon Jones, Kyler Gordon, and Josh Blackwell. All three have shown enough that they may not get benched, but Ojemudia should immediately be the CB4, and at times, they should try to get him looks on the outside.
Chicago Bears are likely to call up Terrell Lewis
To make room for Ojemudia, the team let go of Taco Charlton. It currently leaves them with three edge rushers on the roster. However, a very similar player to Ojemudia was also added to the practice squad last week.
Terrell Lewis is an edge rusher let go by the Rams. He was a third-round pick who saw the field as a rookie but fell out of favor. The team did not need to claim him, but they got him into their practice squad.
Still, with Charlton out of the way, it is most likely that Lewis gets called up. The team can use his two roster elevations and call him up from the practice squad this Saturday, and next Saturday. It will be the fourth edge rusher role, but Charlton was starting to get 10-15 snaps per game as that rusher.
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Expect the team to call up Terrell Lewis, and give him a similar role.