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Bears Release CB Kyle Fuller, Miss Out on WR Kenny Golladay on Busy Saturday

The Chicago Bears released CB Kyle Fuller on an eventful offseason Saturday.

by
Matt Berklan
March 20, 2021

Photo: Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports

Saturday was a very eventful day for Bears news coming out of Halas Hall. Most of it was not good news.

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Bears Release Kyle Fuller

The Bears were shopping two-time Pro Bowl CB Kyle Fuller this week, but couldn’t find a partner. The Bears were left with a single option, to release him. Unfortunately, the Bears’ cap situation was the reason for the move. This move freed up $11 million in cap space for the Bears.

The Bears have now officially released CB Kyle Fuller. No trade came together. He’s free to sign with a new team ASAP.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 20, 2021

Fuller lasted less than an hour on the market. The Denver Broncos, and former Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, picked Fuller up quickly. While Fuller is gone, the Bears recently signed former Lions CB Desmond Trufant to a one-year deal.

Broncos, CB Kyle Fuller agree to one-year, $9.5 million deal. (via @TomPelissero) pic.twitter.com/CBxF4ZnPcH
— NFL (@NFL) March 20, 2021

Fans are irritated with this move, especially since it mirrors what happened to Adrian Amos. Fuller was a fan favorite who was drafted by the Bears and played hard his entire career, leaving an impressive stat line.

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles						Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty	AV
2014	22	CHI	RCB	23	16	14	4	81	0	31	10	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	64	51	13	3	0		5
2015	23	CHI	RCB	23	16	16	2	24	0	15	9						0.0	55	47	8	0	0		6
2017	25	CHI		23	16	16	2	0	0	0	22						0.0	69	61	8	2	0		6
2018*+	26	CHI	LCB	23	16	16	7	52	0	35	21						0.0	55	45	10	0	0		15
2019*	27	CHI	LCB	23	16	16	3	37	0	29	12						0.0	82	72	10	1	0		10
2020	28	CHI	LCB	23	16	16	1	5	0	5	8	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	65	52	13	0	0		7
Career					96	94	19	199	0	35	82	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	390	328	62	6	0		49

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/20/2021.

Kenny Golladay to Giants

Kenny Golladay, who was a stand out receiver for the Lions last year, met with the Bears earlier this week. Golladay also met with the Giants and made his decision Saturday to go to New York. The Bears reportedly made an “aggressive offer”. It was also reported that this wasn’t to put pressure on Allen Robinson to sign the franchise tag but was “genuine interest”. According to Ian Rapoport, Golladay “clicked” with the Giants coaching staff.

The #Giants lock in a No. 1 WR in Kenny Golladay, paying him $18M a year to do it. The #Bears came on strong with a significant push, essentially a recruiting effort. But Golladay wanted the Giants and the two sides worked the last 24 hours to close the deal.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 20, 2021

Akiem Hicks to stay with the Bears?

According to sources earlier this week, Hicks was demanding a trade. This displeasure came after the Bears signed Andy Dalton to a one-year deal. Fans didn’t blame Hicks, but knew it would be a huge hole to fill. Bears beat reporter Brad Biggs said the previous information with Hicks has now changed, stating Hicks is now likely staying in Chicago. With Eddie Goldman coming back to play this year after sitting out due to COVID-19, the Bears front seven looks strong.

Sources who said Akiem Hicks was available are now indicating he's likely back with the #Bears. They have a major hole to fill at CB but would keep the front 7 of the defense in place. Certainly has been a fluid start to the new league year for the team.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) March 20, 2021

Bears fans are still on edge, craving some positive news knowing that Andy Dalton is not going to put this team over the top.