Free agent tight end Marcedes Lewis officially signs with Bearsc originally appeared in NBC Sports Chicago
Free agent tight end Marcelo Lewis signed a contract with the Chicago Bearsannounced the team in a press release on Monday.
Lewis appeared in all 17 Bears games last season, with four receptions for 29 yards and a touchdown for Chicago.
In 18 NFL seasons, Lewis had 436 receptions for 5,113 yards and 40 touchdowns, with 33 of those scores coming as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
According to the Bears, Lewis ranks third among tight ends in games played, needing just four starts to break Jason Witten’s record of 271 games played at the position.
Lewis tweeted about his decision to return to the Bears on Monday:
Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported on Sunday that Lewis was visiting the Bears, aiming to help Caleb Williams‘adjustments for the NFL and to reinforce the team’s restricted space for next year.
The Bears already have Cole Kmet It is Gerald Everett under contract for the season, with Lewis helping give them one of the best run-blocking tight ends in the league, according to statistics from Pro Football Focus.