The Bears have released veteran fullback Jason McKie this afternoon.



McKie has been with the Bears for seven seasons and has been an over-looked factor in what once was smash mouth football, the Bears offense. But unfortunately, he saw his role decrease significantly this season.

It seemed as though there would be no role this season for him as well with new offensive coordinator Mike Martz who uses the position sparingly. The fullback in Martz's system should be more of an athlete and that is why the Bears recently signed fullback Eddie Williams, a pass catching fullback/ H type back. With the monster in line blocker Will Ta'ufo'ou already on board, there seemed no need for the aging McKie.


With that being said, the Bears signed cornerback Tim Jennings, a 5-8, 185-pound cornerback who played the last four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.


Can't tell you what was going on in JA's mind when he already had a little playmaker in DJ Moore...but Jennings has started 21 games and is not as bad as his size might lead you to think.

Stay tuned.