Bears Rookie WR Squirrel White Retires From NFL After Minicamp
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Bears head coach Ben Johnson misplaced a large receiver from his roster on May 11.
The Chicago Bears have introduced that considered one of their rookie extensive receivers is retiring from the NFL at age 25 following their two-day rookie minicamp.
According to the team’s transaction wirethe Bears positioned former Florida State extensive receiver Squirrel White — who they signed as an undrafted free agent final week — on the reserve/retired listing on Monday, May 11. He will not depend towards the staff’s 90-man offseason roster complete, however the Bears will retain the rights to his NFL contract.
White signed a UDFA contract with the Bears on May 8 and took part within the first day of their rookie minicamp over the weekend, however The Chicago Tribune’s Sean Hammond reported that he left observe with the staff’s coaching workers earlier than the second exercise.
At 5-foot-9 and 177 kilos, White appeared like an extended shot to make the Bears’ 53-man roster after catching simply 5 passes for 52 yards throughout his injury-hampered season with the Seminoles in 2025. He caught 131 passes for 1,665 yards and 6 touchdowns in his earlier three seasons at Tennessee and confirmed level return upside at each colleges.
Instead, White will name him quits on his NFL profession earlier than it correctly begins.
Bears Offset Squirrel White’s Exit With 2 WR Signings
White is not within the combine for one of many depth roles within the Bears’ 2026 receiving rotation, however the staff did not waste time including extra our bodies to the place group.
In addition to inserting White on the retired listing, the Bears additionally introduced Monday that they signed veteran Scott Miller and undrafted rookie Kyron Hudson (Penn State) to their 90-man roster after each participated of their rookie minicamp on a tryout foundation.
Miller is a seven-season NFL veteran with 99 profession receptions who provides the Bears with extra pace and expertise of their bottom-roster competitors behind high starters Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III. Meanwhile, Hudson is a bodily and big-bodied rookie coming off a quiet closing collegiate season at Penn State, catching simply 23 passes.
The Bears have high quality depth of their receiver room behind their starters after including veteran Kalif Raymond and third-round rookie Zavion Thomas throughout the offseason. They additionally welcome again Jahdae Walkerwho made the roster as an undrafted rookie in 2025 and located his manner onto the sphere as a part of the rotation earlier than the top of the 12 months.
With that in thoughts, Miller and Hudson are each possible competing for the sixth receiver spot on the Bears’ preliminary 53-man roster, if the staff elects to maintain these many wideouts. Even nonetheless, their signings add extra depth to the competitors pool for coaching camp.
Jordan J. Wilson is a sports activities reporter who covers the NFL and MLB for Heavy.com, with a deal with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers. He has beforehand lined all ranges of sports activities — highschool, school and professional — for quite a lot of publications together with The Indianapolis Star, The News-Gazette, Springfield State-Journal Register and Peoria Journal Star. More about Jordan J. Wilson
