As cutdowns toward final 53-man rosters continue across the NFL, the Bears have released veteran cornerback Desmond Trufant, reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
While a one-year, $1.075 million deal in the off-season didn’t lock in much, it was presumed the 31-year-old Trufant would be the Bears’ boundary cornerback opposite Jaylon Johnson, following the release of former All-Pro Kyle Fuller. A former Pro Bowler himself with the Falcons, Trufant had enough experience to be a complementary piece.
But circumstances can change on a whim.
Reports through the spring dictated that Trufant wasn’t doing much to separate himself from a crowded prove-it room of cornerbacks at Halas Hall.