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Chicago Bears: Jake Butt chooses to retire from the NFL

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Just like that, the Chicago Bears tight end room is shaken up once again. Not too long ago, the Chicago Bears signed Jake Butt to the roster and I thought if he was able to remain healthy he’d have a very good chance of being the fourth tight end on the Chicago Bears 2021 roster. Instead, it was reported that Jake Butt has retired from the NFL as of today.

Jake Butt has suffered from some horrible injury luck throughout his career.