Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams will get fairly a little bit of expertise added to his pass-catching choices in 2024. Veteran tight finish Marcedes Lewis is ready to re-sign with the Bears for his second season in Chicago — and nineteenth within the NFL, he instructed FOX Sports activities’ Jay Glazer.
As soon as he formally indicators his subsequent Bears contract, the 40-year-old Lewis will turn into the second-oldest NFL participant on an lively roster, behind solely his former Inexperienced Bay Packers teammate and present New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Longtime offensive lineman Jason Peters was the oldest participant within the NFL final season at 41 years outdated, simply forward of Rodgers and Lewis. Peters presently stays an unsigned free agent however has additionally given no indications he’s planning to retire.
Lewis was a first-round choose by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006, and spent the primary 12 seasons of his profession there, serving to Jacksonville to the AFC Championship Recreation in 2017. He caught a landing in that slender loss to Tom Brady’s New England Patriots in what could be Lewis’s closing recreation as a Jaguar. Lewis then spent 5 seasons with the Packers, coinciding with Rodgers’ final two NFL MVP campaigns in 2020 and 2021 and the quarterback’s closing season in Inexperienced Bay in 2022.
Lewis then joined the Bears in 2023, enjoying in all 17 video games at 39 years outdated, recording 4 receptions for 29 yards and a landing. He was primarily used as a blocker, with Cole Kmet the clear No. 1 pass-catching tight finish in Chicago. Lewis figures to play the same function in an upgraded Bears offense in 2024, whereas additionally bringing a wealth of expertise to assist Williams, the No. 1 total choose in final April’s NFL Draft.
The Bears have additionally added veteran huge receiver Keenan Allen and working again D’Andre Swift and drafted huge receiver Rome Odunze No. 9 total to affix incumbents like Kmet and huge receiver DJ Moore, giving Williams loads of high quality receiving choices because the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner seeks to ship on the immense hype surrounding his first NFL season.
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