The Chicago Bears' 2024 season is over following the team's Week 18 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
As the offseason begins for the Bears, so does the realization that the roster will never be the same as it currently is constructed.
Following the Bears' Week 18 game against the Packers, a look at who will be saying farewell to the team this offseason.
5. Teven Jenkins
This is probably the one that will disappoint Bears fans. However, he has not been able to find a real fit with the team. He started his career at left tackle, and he was a draft pick of Ryan Pace. Ryan Poles moved him to right tackle, then right guard, then left guard, where he has played for the last two years.
Jenkins has struggled to stay healthy this season and given that fact, it seems likely that he will be on a new team this offseason.
4. Larry Borom
Bears fans will be excited to see Borom go. However, Borom was a fifth-round pick but has made less than 30 starts in his four seasons with the Bears. While that does speak to him being able to stick in the NFL despite his draft status, it also speaks to the Bears' poor run of injuries at tackle.
3. Kevin Byard
Kevin Byard was not necessarily bad, but he has not made an impact on a struggling defense. The Bears can save $7M this offseason by letting him go. The reality is that if they do let him go, he will not be able to sign for that much on the open market. This is his last game playing on that contract, that is for sure.
2. Keenan Allen
Keenan Allen had the worst year of his career with the Bears. He will be 33 years old and is a free agent this offseason. The odds of the Bears extending an offer his way should be low, and the odds of him wanting to come back may be lower.
1. Gerald Everett
Gerald Everett came into the year with a career-low of 244 yards, and this year, he currently has 36 yards. He came here because he had a good relationship with Shane Waldron and was phased out once Waldron left. Everett will save the Bears $5.5M in cap space if they release him.