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Familiarity, opportunity push Marcedes Lewis to Bears

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Marcedes Lewis (left) chatted with Bears quarterback Justin Fields (right) after a Bears-Packers game in 2021. They now are teammates after the Bears signed Lewis to a one-year contract.

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Bears tight end Robert Tonyan were among those trying to convince free agent tight end Marcedes Lewis to join them. And Tonyan won.

“They [the Jets] got six tight ends,” Lewis said.

The Bears, on the other hand, have just two tight ends who caught a pass in the NFL last season — Tonyan and Cole Kmet.