Former Chiefs defensive lineman Jaye Howard passed his Bears physical and received a contract offer from the team, a source tells Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). However, he left without signing and he’ll now visit other teams. The Bears, according to Schefter, remain an option for Howard.
Howard, 28, was released by the Chiefs late last month in a move that saved the team $3.8MM. The Bears were the first team to bring Howard in for a visit and it’s not immediately clear which teams are now slated to meet with him. Because the Chiefs released him with a failed physical designation, the fact that he got a medical greenlight from the Bears is notable. Howard missed half of last year’s games due to a hip ailment, but it sounds like he’ll be ready to play in Week 1.
Last year, Howard recorded 23 tackles and one sack and graded out as Pro Football Focus’ 55th best interior defensive linemen out of 127 qualified players. He had 5.5 sacks in 2015, but the advanced metrics have never been wild about his play.
We should’ve seen Pace’s horrible draft coming when he grossly overpaid for Glennon. He did the same for his picks too & now that trend continues with undrafted FA
He has no idea what a player’s value to the team is worth so as long as hes’ there the Bears will overpay.
Pace is taking a lot of risks because his job’s on the line. He’ll get the hook if the Bears are horrible again this season (almost a certainty).
You don’t draft a developmental QB at 3 and a div 2 tight end in the second round if your job is on the line.
they traded for the second pick.
Well just inept … first he drafted QB at 2 not 3 and made one of the worse trades in history in doing so …. and yes his job is on the line BECAUSE of the inept draft