Overview
- The Bears, which announced the waiver Thursday, moved on after Frazier missed 2025 on the Non-Football Injury list because of a private matter.
- Head coach Ben Johnson said Friday it was time to part ways and that Frazier’s trajectory was not pointing back toward a role.
- A 2025 fifth-round pick from UTSA who GM Ryan Poles said had a mountain to climb after a lost year, Frazier never played a regular-season snap for Chicago.
- The departure opens chances for fourth-round rookie Malik Muhammad and raises scrutiny on incumbent Tyrique Stevenson, with Terell Smith and Jaylon Jones also competing as rookie minicamp begins.
- The NFL’s Non-Football Injury list keeps a player off the field for non-football conditions while the team retains his rights, which is why few specifics about Frazier’s situation were shared.