This is what roster churn looks like: a 6-5, 312-pound man stuffing into an airplane to Chicago on Wednesday, landing at midnight and waking up early the next morning to take a physical and practice for the first time.
“It was wild,” Alex Leatherwood said.
The No. 17 overall pick just a year ago, Leatherwood was cut by the Raiders on Tuesday and claimed by the Bears the next day. It was a low-risk bet for a rebuilding team — though the Bears will owe him $5.9 million over the next three seasons.
The former Alabama star, though, is the kind of high-pedigree gamble the Bears should be taking during a rebuilding season.