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Where are the Bears in the waiver wire order?

alyssa barbieri, bears wire
·2 min read

The Chicago Bears trimmed their roster to 53 players on Tuesday, and it’s almost time for them to start building their 16-player practice squad and potentially make some changes to their roster.

While the Bears released a handful of players, so did the rest of the NFL, which means there are a slew of players on the waiver wire that might interest the Bears, especially at areas like kickoff/punt returner and offensive line.

But teams can’t just go out and sign any player. They’ll need to hope that another team ahead of them in the waiver order doesn’t also want that player. But Chicago is sitting in the top spot in the waiver wire priority, giving them any pick of players to claim.

The waiver claim deadline is Wednesday at 11 a.m. CT.  Those waiver claims will be announced an hour later and then teams can begin filling out their practice squads.

Here’s the order of the waiver priority list, which is identical to the 2024 draft order:

Waiver wire order

  1. Carolina Panthers

  2. Washington Commanders

  3. New England Patriots

  4. Arizona Cardinals

  5. Los Angeles Chargers

  6. New York Giants

  7. Tennessee Titans

  8. Atlanta Falcons

  9. Chicago Bears

  10. New York Jets

  11. Minnesota Vikings

  12. Denver Broncos

  13. Las Vegas Raiders

  14. New Orleans Saints

  15. Indianapolis Colts

  16. Seattle Seahawks

  17. Jacksonville Jaguars

  18. Cincinnati Bengals

  19. Los Angeles Rams

  20. Pittsburgh Steelers

  21. Miami Dolphins

  22. Philadelphia Eagles

  23. Cleveland Browns

  24. Dallas Cowboys

  25. Green Bay Packers

  26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  27. Houston Texans

  28. Buffalo Bills

  29. Detroit Lions

  30. Baltimore Ravens

  31. San Francisco 49ers

  32. Kansas City Chiefs

How do waiver claims work?

With 32 NFL teams trimming their rosters from 90 to 53 players, there will be a lot of players hitting the open market, including some who could interest other rosters. But teams can’t just go out and sign any player. They’ll need to hope that another team ahead of them in the waiver order doesn’t also want that player.

Where are the Bears in the waiver order?

The waiver order is reflected in the 2024 draft order, which means the Bears are ninth in the waiver order, giving them a good chance to land some of their potential top targets.

When is the waiver claim deadline?

The waiver claim deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 11 a.m. CT.  Those waiver claims will be announced an hour later and then teams can begin filling out their practice squads.

This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Where are the Chicago Bears in the waiver wire order?