Browns defensive lineman Chris Williams cost the Bears a sixth-round pick in a trade, and brings along one season experience in their coach's system.
Bears GM Ryan Poles wasted no time adding to the team's defensive tackle group after the injury of Zacch Pickens.They traded a sixth-round pick on Saturday to the Cleveland Browns for defensive tackle Chris Williams. The Bears also get a seventh-round Cleveland pick in the deal.
To make room on the roster they waived former Illinois defensive tackle Keith Randolph Jr. and also defensive back Douglas Coleman III, who was carted off the field with an injury Thursday but was reported by coach Matt Eberflus to be fine after being released from the hospital. Williams is familiar to coach Matt Eberflus because his 13 games came for Indianapolis, the first eight coming in 2021 when the current Bears coach was defensive coordinator for the Colts. He was put on the Chiefs practice squad last year after being waived by the Colts in the 2023 offseason, but then was released a day later and Cleveland signed him to its practice squad in December.Williams was stuck in a situation where he would have had a hard time getting on the field.
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