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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Patrick Finley

Bears cutting former Raiders 1st-round pick Alex Leatherwood

Bears guard Alex Leatherwood talks to his teammates Saturday. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

One year after taking a chance of former first-round pick Alex Leatherwood, the Bears are cutting him, a source confirmed Sunday night.

The guard won’t be part of the Bears’ 53-man roster, but he’ll live on in the Bears’ salary cap ledger. The Bears will carry a $4.59 million dead cap charge this season, the result of the four-year, fully guaranteed deal afforded him by virtue of being a first-round pick.

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