The Bears have released linebacker Sam Acho, as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. The move was expected after Acho missed the bulk of 2018 with a pectoral injury. 
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Without Acho, the Bears will have to search for quality linebacker depth and special teams help elsewhere. They’ll also have to replace his locker room presence – Acho was a respected leader in the Bears’ locker room and the 30-year-old (31 in September) provided the club with veteran leadership.
In 2017, Acho started 12 games and played on 60% of the Bears’ defensive snaps. In that time, he posted 27 tackles, three sacks, and one pass defensed. Last year, he had just two tackles across his four games.
If healthy, Acho will have no problem finding a new home
A 30 plus player with injury problems won’t find it easy getting a job. Much easier to draft a back up/ special teams player
He’ll be a Bronco.
Welcome to Chicago Clay Matthews
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Matthews to chgo wb nice. How much will it take to sign him?
If anything, the money will be used to resign Lynch.
Only if Lynch is healthy… And Fangio doesn’t grab him.
Mathews turns 33 in May.. not a chance we spend any of our already limited cap space on him . Plus, he’s a packer . Gotta see how Amos/Callahan plays out and go from there
Historically the Bears have always been able to find good linebackers.
Heey guys! 3 years in the future here! Guess what? You were all wrong! But no one will ever see this comment. Sad.