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Bears Sign Marquise Goodwin to One-Year Deal

The Bears have found their potential replacement for Cordarrelle Patterson by signing Marquise Goodwin.

by
Matt Berklan
April 16, 2021

Photo: Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group

After Cordarrelle Patterson signed with the Falcons earlier in the week, the Chicago Bears found a potential replacement by inking veteran wide receiver Marquise Goodwin to a one-year deal.

Bears signed former 49ers’ WR Marquise Goodwin.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 16, 2021

Goodwin, a seven-year NFL veteran, has logged 140 receptions, 2,323 yards, and 13 touchdowns over 75 career games. Goodwin previously spent four years with the Buffalo Bills and three with the San Francisco 49ers. He joined the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020 but eventually opted out of out due to COVID-19 concerns. The table below provides a look at his year-by-year stats:

Receiving & Rushing Table
					Games		Receiving											Rushing								Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Rush	Yds	TD	1D	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
2013	23	BUF		88	12	1	32	17	283	16.6	3	13	59	1.4	23.6	53.1%	8.8	3	13	0	1	17	4.3	1.1	0.3	20	14.8	296	3	1	2
2014	24	BUF		88	10	0	9	1	42	42.0	0	1	42	0.1	4.2	11.1%	4.7	3	8	0	1	12	2.7	0.8	0.3	4	12.5	50	0	1	0
2015	25	BUF		88	2	0	2	2	24	12.0	0	2	14	1.0	12.0	100.0%	12.0									2	12.0	24	0	0	0
2016	26	BUF	WR	88	15	9	68	29	431	14.9	3	20	84	1.9	28.7	42.6%	6.3									29	14.9	431	3	0	4
2017	27	SFO	WR	11	16	16	105	56	962	17.2	2	46	83	3.5	60.1	53.3%	9.2	4	44	0	3	18	11.0	2.8	0.3	60	16.8	1006	2	0	8
2018	28	SFO	WR	11	11	8	43	23	395	17.2	4	19	67	2.1	35.9	53.5%	9.2	4	9	0	0	5	2.3	0.8	0.4	27	15.0	404	4	1	3
2019	29	SFO	wr	11	9	6	21	12	186	15.5	1	10	38	1.3	20.7	57.1%	8.9	1	15	0	1	15	15.0	1.7	0.1	13	15.5	201	1	0	2
Career					75	40	280	140	2323	16.6	13	111	84	1.9	31.0	50.0%	8.3	15	89	0	6	18	5.9	1.2	0.2	155	15.6	2412	13	3	19
4 yrs		BUF			39	10	111	49	780	15.9	6	36	84	1.3	20.0	44.1%	7.0	6	21	0	2	17	3.5	0.5	0.2	55	14.6	801	6	2	6
3 yrs		SFO			36	30	169	91	1543	17.0	7	75	83	2.5	42.9	53.8%	9.1	9	68	0	4	18	7.6	1.9	0.3	100	16.1	1611	7	1	13

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/16/2021.

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Goodwin will presumably fill the role of kick returner vacated by Patterson. Goodwin averages 21.6 yards per return on 22 career opportunities.

Flanking newly-signed Andy Dalton, Goodwin adds much-needed speed to the Bears’ receiving corps. During his time at the University of Texas, Goodwin impressed as a track and field standout. He also participated in the 2012 Olympics in London.

The Bears must continue to add new receivers to provide Dalton better depth options than Javon Wims and the untested Riley Ridley. This signing also comes on the heels of a season full of rumors surrounding Allen Robinson and Anthony Miller, both of whom could be looking to head to the door after this year.

Moves are starting to pick up as the offseason approaches the NFL Draft. Stay tuned to the Bears On Tap podcast for updates, analysis, and commentary on all the latest developments.