A little bit of Chicago Bears roster maintenance caught my eye on Tuesday afternoon.
The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain has the scoop, and we’ll discuss more about the roster shakeup after the jump:
The Bears signed LB Dominique Hampton to the practice squad and released LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin.
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain.bsky.social) December 16, 2025 at 3:05 PMBears shakeup linebacker position — what does it mean?
Leaving Chicago’s football team is Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who leaves town after playing three games with the team after signing onto the practice squad in late November. Reeves-Maybin made two tackles while playing 50 special teams snaps during his his run with the team. The Bears had to make a decision whether to add Reeves-Maybin to the full-time roster after elevating him from the practice squad three times. The decision has been made, and Reeves-Maybin is out. Best of luck to him in the future.
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Meanwhile, Dominique Hampton joins Chicago’s practice squad. Hampton was a fifth-round pick (161st overall) by the Washington Commanders in the 2024 NFL Draft. The University of Washington product played safety for the Huskies before transitioning to life as a linebacker after being selected by the Commanders in last year’s NFL Draft. Hampton has just one game (and only six special teams snaps) of regular-season experience under his belt. This could be a developmental project for Chicago’s coaching staff.
With that being said, seeing linebackers in a Tuesday afternoon transaction piques my interest. I try not to read too much into minor roster transactions. But with the Bears opening the 21-day practice window for linebacker Tremaine Edmunds on Monday, any news with players in that position group will raise my antenna. To be clear, I am not 100 percent willing to connect the dots and say — with certainty — that this practice squad linebacker swap means anything. However, I am saying that we need to keep a close eye on Edmunds’ status on Chicago’s injury report this week since we know that the Bears are shuffling the deck chairs in the linebackers room.
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