The Bears cut running back Tarik Cohen, who was a versatile weapon in his first two seasons but had not played since suffering a torn ACL in Week 3 of the 2020 season, on Friday. The move comes with an injury designation, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, meaning that Cohen could not pass a physical.
Cutting Cohen was somewhat anticipated after new general manager Ryan Poles refused to divulge any update on Cohen’s medical condition when he met with reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine last week.
The move will save the Bears $2.5 million in salary cap pace, per overthecap.