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Chicago Bears sign TE Sam Roush

Chicago Bears signed TE Sam Roush.

Event type
Free agent signing
First reported
Jul 11, 2026
Official
Jul 11, 2026
Player
Sam Roush
Position
TE

Known details

Compensation
Signed a 4 year $7.33 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
Outcome
The value of this move will become clearer once the player's role and place on the active roster are established.

How this move reshapes the Tight Ends room

Chicago Bears tight ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Tight Ends Coach: Jim Dray
82Colston Loveland7816/175465948289$6.1M22.36'6"245
72Cole Kmet8417/179699989676$7.8M27.46'6"258
62Sam RoushNEW648/1700505068$1.8M——267
45Hayden LargeNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——250
45Qadir Ismail385/17005096—$885K26.46'6"215
45Nikola Kalinic333/171201893—$1.0M29.56'4"245
45Stephen Carlson405/1737143292—$1.1M29.66'4"240
Last season · 2025Tight Ends Coach: Jim Dray
82Colston Loveland7816/175465948289$6.1M22.36'6"245
72Cole Kmet8417/179699989676$7.8M27.46'6"258
45Stephen Carlson405/1737143292—$1.1M29.66'4"240
45Nikola Kalinic333/171201893—$1.0M29.56'4"245
45Qadir Ismail385/17005096—$885K26.46'6"215
45Thomas GordonLEFT385/17005096—$885K25.96'5"250
40Durham SmytheLEFT5817/17890988648$3.0M31.06'4"248

Timeline

  1. RumorJul 11, 2026

    Chicago Bears sign TE Sam Roush

    Signed a 4 year $7.33 million contract with Chicago (CHI)

  2. RumorJul 11, 2026

    Chicago Bears sign TE Sam Roush

    Signed a 4 year $7.33 million contract with Chicago (CHI)

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