Bears will release LB Tremaine Edmunds
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Key Points:
- The Chicago Bears are releasing linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, saving $15 million as he had no guaranteed money left on his contract.
- Edmunds, 27, signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Bears after five seasons with the Buffalo Bills, who drafted him in 2018.
- Over eight seasons, Edmunds has started 119 games, recorded 900 tackles, and made the Pro Bowl in 2019 and 2020.
- The Bears had allowed Edmunds to seek a trade this offseason before deciding to release him.
- The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly interested in linebackers like Edmunds as they transition to a 3-4 defense under new coordinator Christian Parker.
