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Alyssa Barbieri

39 players who are locks for the Bears’ 53-man roster

The Chicago Bears wrapped their preseason with a 24-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

But now is when the real work begins for the Bears, who have to trim their roster from 87 to 53 players by 3 p.m. CT on Tuesday, which means there are going to be some tough cuts.

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After looking at some of the players likely to get the axe before Tuesday’s deadline, here are the 39 players who should be locks for the Bears’ roster:

1
DT Andrew Billings

AP Photo/Melissa Tamez

Age: 28

Experience: 6th season

2023 cap hit: $2.69 million

2
FB Khari Blasingame

AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps

Age: 27

Experience: 5th season

2023 cap hit: $2 million

3
OT Larry Borom

AP Photo/Matt Durisko

Age: 24

Experience: 3rd season

2023 cap hit: $1.02 million

4
S Jaquan Brisker

Quinn Harris/Getty Images

Age: 24

Experience: 2nd season

2023 cap hit: $1.67 million

5
OG Ja'Tyre Carter

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 24

Experience: 2nd season

2023 cap hit: $897,328

6
WR Chase Claypool

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 25

Experience: 4th season

2023 cap hit: $2.99 million

7
OG Nate Davis

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 26

Experience: 5th season

2023 cap hit: $6.92 million

8
DT Gervon Dexter Sr.

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 21

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $1.22 million

9
LB Tremaine Edmunds

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 25

Experience: 6th season

2023 cap hit: $14.68 million

10
LB T.J. Edwards

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 26

Experience: 5th season

2023 cap hit: $5 million

11
QB Justin Fields

Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 24

Experience: 3rd season

2023 cap hit: $5.14 million

12
P Trenton Gill

Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 24

Experience: 2nd season

2023 cap hit: $889,252

13
CB Kyler Gordon

AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski

Age: 23

Experience: 2nd season

2023 cap hit: $1.97 million

14
RB Khalil Herbert

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 25

Experience: 3rd season

2023 cap hit: $972,677

15
S Elijah Hicks

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 23

Experience: 2nd season

2023 cap hit: $889,252

16
S Eddie Jackson

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 29

Experience: 7th season

2023 cap hit: $17.09 million

17
OG Teven Jenkins

AP Photo/Ben VanHouten

Age: 25

Experience: 3rd season

2023 cap hit: $2.28 million

18
CB Jaylon Johnson

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 24

Experience: 4th season

2023 cap hit: $3.55 million

19
RB Roschon Johnson

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 22

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $942,172

20
OT Braxton Jones

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 24

Experience: 2nd season

2023 cap hit: $944,888

21
DT Justin Jones

Jason Miller/Getty Images

Age: 26

Experience: 6th season

2023 cap hit: $7.4 million

22
TE Cole Kmet

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 24

Experience: 4th season

2023 cap hit: $7.36 million

23
TE Marcedes Lewis

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 39

Experience: 18th season

2023 cap hit: $2 million

24
WR Darnell Mooney

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 25

Experience: 4th season

2023 cap hit: $3.06 million

25
WR DJ Moore

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 26

Experience: 6th season

2023 cap hit: $20.16 million

26
DE Yannick Ngakoue

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Age: 28

Experience: 9th season

2023 cap hit: $10.44 million

27
C Lucas Patrick

AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps

Age: 30

Experience: 7th season

2023 cap hit: $5.38 million

28
DT Zacch Pickens

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

Age: 23

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $1.04 million

29
LB Jack Sanborn

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 23

Experience: 2nd season

2023 cap hit: $872,500

30
K Cairo Santos

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 31

Experience: 10th season

2023 cap hit: $4.5 million

31
LS Patrick Scales

© Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 35

Experience: 9th season

2023 cap hit: $1.09 million

32
WR Tyler Scott

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 21

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $915,863

33
LB Noah Sewell

AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski

Age: 21

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $831,237

34
CB Terell Smith

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

Age: 24

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $818,971

35
CB Tyrique Stevenson

Quinn Harris/Getty Images

Age: 23

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $1.17 million

36
TE Robert Tonyan

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 29

Experience: 6th season

2023 cap hit: $2.65 million

37
DE DeMarcus Walker

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

Age: 28

Experience: 7th season

2023 cap hit: $6.41 million

38
C Cody Whitehair

Quinn Harris/Getty Images

Age: 31

Experience: 8th season

2023 cap hit: $14.1 million

39
OT Darnell Wright

AP Photo/Melissa Tamez

Age: 21

Experience: 1st season

2023 cap hit: $3.81 million

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