Long-snapper Patrick Scales will return to the Bears for a seventh season after agreeing on Wednesday to a one-year contract extension through 2022.
Scales has appeared in 86 games in six seasons with the Bears. He served as the team's long-snapper in the final five contests in 2015 and all 16 games in 2016 before missing the entire 2017 season with a torn ACL he sustained in the third preseason game. Scales has since returned to play in all 65 contests the past four seasons. He has recorded 10 special teams tackles, including a career-high four stops last year.
Before joining the Bears, Scales appeared in two regular-season games and two playoff contests with the Ravens in 2014. He entered the NFL in 2011 with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent from Utah State and also has spent time with the Dolphins, Jets and Buccaneers.
Take a look at the Bears players who have re-signed with the team to continue their careers in Chicago, players from the 2021 roster who are currently free agents and the players who have signed with other teams.
OL Alex Bars
Signed with Las Vegas Raiders
DB Artie Burns
Signed with Seattle Seahawks
DB Deon Bush
Unrestricted Free Agent
WR Damiere Byrd
Unrestricted Free Agent
DB Marqui Christian
Unrestricted Free Agent
DB Xavier Crawford
Restricted Free Agent
QB Andy Dalton
Agreed to terms with New Orleans Saints (March 29)
OL James Daniels
Signed with Pittsburgh Steelers
DB Tashaun Gipson Sr.
Unrestricted Free Agent
WR Marquise Goodwin
Unrestricted Free Agent
TE Jimmy Graham
Unrestricted Free Agent
WR/returner Jakeem Grant Sr.
Agreed to terms with Cleveland Browns
DL Akiem Hicks
Unrestricted Free Agent
TE J.P. Holtz
Restricted Free Agent
TE Jesper Horsted
Signed to one-year contract (April 4)
DB DeAndre Houston-Carson
Re-signed to one-year contract (March 20)
DL Margus Hunt
Unrestricted Free Agent
OL Germain Ifedi
Signed with Atlanta Falcons (April 7)
LB Bruce Irvin
Unrestricted Free Agent
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
Signed with Seattle Seahawks
TE Jesse James
Unrestricted Free Agent
LB Christian Jones
Unrestricted Free Agent
LB Cassius Marsh Sr.
Unrestricted Free Agent
OL Sam Mustipher
Tendered one-year contract (March 8)
RB Ryan Nall
Signed with Dallas Cowboys (April 8)
DL Bilal Nichols
Signed with Las Vegas Raiders
P Pat O'Donnell
Signed with Green Bay Packers
LB Alec Ogletree
Unrestricted Free Agent
OL Jason Peters
Unrestricted Free Agent
WR Allen Robinson II
Agreed to terms with Los Angeles Rams
LS Patrick Scales
Signed to one-year contract extension through 2022 (March 16)
OL Lachavious Simmons
Re-signed to one-year contract (March 16)
DB Teez Tabor
Signed with Atlanta Falcons
OL Elijah Wilkinson
Signed with Atlanta Falcons
RB Damien Williams
Signed with Atlanta Falcons
