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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 08: Isaiah Foskey #55 of the New Orleans Saints looks on after playing the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome on September 08, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The Chicago Bears are a little light at the defensive end position, with a player being moved to the IR.
The Bears placed second-year edge rusher Austin Booker on the injured reserve list with a knee injury in late August and are rolling into Monday Night Football with four defensive ends.
The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain suggests the team could sign one of the edge rushers they’ve tried out in recent days.
The Bears Working Out Players But Standing Pat
The four edge rushers on the Bears’ active roster are Montez Sweat, Dayo Odeyingbo, Daniel Hardy and Dominique Robinson.
The Bears had 11 players, including three defensive ends, tryout for the team on Thursday. The most notable was Isaiah Foskey, Fishbain said, but no signing has been made.
Isaiah Foskey
GettyNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – SEPTEMBER 08: Isaiah Foskey #55 of the New Orleans Saints looks on after playing the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome on September 08, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Fishbain notes the Bears’ front office is “keeping their eyes” on who’s available, but the team is rolling with who they have for Monday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field.
Recent statements from general manager Ryan Poles suggests that the Bears feel confident about the defensive lineman because of the interior rush, led by Grady Jarrett and Gervon Dexter Jr.
“I think this was the best training camp Montez Sweat’s had. He’s in really good shape, ready to go,” Poles said in late August. “I think Dexter’s ready to make a move. And then when you put those guys together with Grady — he’s been a great addition, not only on the field, but his leadership — that whole group is really lifted in terms of their play and their mentality. And then with Dennis, I’m sure there’s things we haven’t even seen yet in terms of him helping and enhancing and creating confusion to get to the quarterback.”
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GettyCHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 17: General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears looks on during the NFL Preseason 2025 game between Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on August 17, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Bears Tryout Isaiah Foskey, Myles Cole, Hayden Harris
Out of Notre Dame, Foskey was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second-round of 2023 under former head coach Dennis Allen, who now is the Bears’ defensive coordinator.
His availability isn’t without reason—and Allen knows him better than most. Foskey was waived by the Saints as part of final roster cuts just two weeks ago.
In addition to Foskey, the Bears hosted defensive ends Myles Cole and Hayden Harris on Thursday.
Out of Texas Tech, Cole was drafted in the seventh-round by the Jacksonville Jaguars but was waived by the team at final cuts.
Harris, out of Montana, went undrafted and was cut by the Buffalo Bills days after he got into a scuffle at practice. Bills head coach Sean McDermott said at the time that he was most upset with veteran offensive lineman Alec Anderson and not Harris. He said Anderson gave a “cheap-shot.”