Roster Moves: Bears sign two veteran players |
The Chicago Bears on Thursday signed veteran wide receiver Miles Boykin and veteran defensive back Shaun Wade to one-year contracts.
Boykin joins the Bears in 2025 after totaling 73 career games played (25 starts) for the Baltimore Ravens (2019-21) and Pittsburgh Steelers (2022-23), spending portions of last season on the practice squads of the New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks. Boykin, a third-round selection (93rd overall) by Baltimore in the 2019 NFL Draft, has totaled 38 career receptions for 498 yards (13.1 avg.) and seven touchdowns, as well as 17 special teams tackles. A Tinley Park, Ill., native, Boykin appeared in 37 career games over his four seasons of action at the University of Notre Dame (2015-18), totaling 1,206 yards on 77 receptions (15.7 avg.) with 11 receiving touchdowns, including eight in his final season with the Fighting Irish (2018). Wade arrives in Chicago after spending the entirety of the 2024 season on the practice squad of the Los Angeles Chargers. Since entering the league as a fifth-round selection (160th overall) by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2021 NFL Draft, Wade has appeared in 20 career games (six starts), all with the New England Patriots. After spending the offseason and training camp with Baltimore in 2021, Wade was traded to New England in advance of the start of the regular season. In 2023, Wade saw action in 14 games for New England, starting six in the secondary for the Patriots. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Wade prepped collegiately at Ohio State University (2017-20), totaling 35 career games played, including 19 starts, for the Buckeyes. Wade capped his collegiate tenure as a consensus All-American in 2020, receiving Big Ten Conference Defensive Back of the Year honors.
