The Chicago Bears are bringing back Marcedes Lewis, re-signing the veteran tight end to a one-year contract. Lewis played in 17 games for Chicago last season, finishing with four receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown.
FILE - Green Bay Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis runs down the field after a catch during an NFL football game, Oct. 10, 2021, in Cincinnati. The Chicago Bears brought back Lewis on Monday, June 10, 2024, re-signing the veteran tight end to a one-year contract. LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears brought back Marcedes Lewis on Monday, re-signing the veteran tight end to a one-year contract.
Lewis played in 17 games for Chicago last season, finishing with four receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown. He returns to a tight end room that also includes Cole Kmet and Gerald Everett, who agreed to a The Bears haven’t had a winning record since they went 12-4 in 2018, but they are hoping to take a step forward this upcoming season after takingThe 40-year-old Lewis has played in 268 games in 18 NFL seasons. If he appears in four games this season, he will pass Jason Witten for the most for a tight end.
The 6-foot-6 Lewis, a Southern California native, was selected by Jacksonville in the first round of the 2006 draft. He has 436 receptions for 5,113 yards and 40 touchdowns, spending 12 years with the Jaguars and five seasons with the Green Bay Packers before joining the Bears.
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