Chicago Bears Transactions 2011

December
DATETRANSACTION
28 December 2011Agreed to terms with OL Edwin Williams on a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
27 December 2011Placed QB Jay Cutler and RB Matt Forte on injured reserve. Signed DT Jordan Miller from the practice squad. Signed G Mansfield Wrotto.
20 December 2011Signed WR Jonathan Haggerty to the practice squad.
19 December 2011Signed RB Armando Allen, DE Thaddeus Gibson and WR Max Komar from the practice squad. Signed RB Robert Hughes to the practice squad. Placed S Chris Conte and WR Johnny Knox on injured reserve.
2 December 2011Agreed to terms with WR Earl Bennett on a four-year contract extension through 2015.
November
DATETRANSACTION
30 November 2011Signed LB Thaddeus Gibson to the practice squad.
29 November 2011Signed LB Patrick Trahan from the practice squad. Waived/injured LB Brian Iwuh.
22 November 2011Signed LS Jake Laptad to a three-year contract. Signed OT Josh Davis and CB Joshua Moore to the practice squad.
21 November 2011Placed C Patrick Mannelly on injured reserve. Waived DE Mario Addison.
18 November 2011Placed T Gabe Carimi on injured reserve. Signed T Levi Horn from the practice squad.
17 November 2011Signed G Ricky Henry.
16 November 2011Signed S Winston Venable. Placed S Anthony Walters on injured reserve.
8 November 2011Signed OL Roberto Garza to a two-year contract extension.
October
DATETRANSACTION
27 October 2011Released S Chris Harris.
11 October 2011Waived S Winston Venable. Signed S Anthony Walters from the practice squad. Signed WR Max Komar and DE Jake Laptad to the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contracts of WR Kris Adams and RB Armando Allen.
September
DATETRANSACTION
7 September 2011Signed FB Tyler Clutts to a three-year contract from the Cleveland practice squad.
5 September 2011Waived CB Joshua Moore. Signed RB Armando Allen to the practice squad.
4 September 2011Agreed to S Brandon Meriweather on a one-year contract. Signed WR Kris Adams, G Ricky Henry, OT Levi Horn, DT Jordan Miller, TE Andre Smith, LB Patrick Trahan and S Anthony Walters to the practice squad.
3 September 2011Placed LB J.T. Thomas on injured reserve. Placed FB Harvey Unga on the reserve/left squad list. Terminated the contract of TE Desmond Clark, RB Chester Taylor, DT Marcus Harrison.
2 September 2011Waived G Johan Asiata, FB Eddie Williams, WR Andy Fantuz, WR Onrea Jones, LB Chris Johnson, LB Tressor Baptiste, LB Deron Minor, CB Antareis Bryan, CB Ryan Jones, OT Josh Davis, P Spencer Lanning, DE Jake Laptad, C Alex Linnenkohl and WR Jimmy Young.
August
DATETRANSACTION
29 August 2011Waived LB Tanner Antle, C J.C. Brignone, DE Vernon Gholston, DT Tank Tyler and QB Trevor Vittatoe.
27 August 2011Waived-injured CB Mike Holmes.
19 August 2011Waived OT Mike Lamphear.
16 August 2011Waived WR Travis Cobb.
8 August 2011Waived QB Matt Gutierrez and RB Dan Dierking.
3 August 2011Waived TE Draylen Ross.
2 August 2011Agreed to terms with TE Desmond Clark. Signed TE Matt Spaeth. Waived S K.J. Gerard.
1 August 2011Waived P Richmond McGee and DT Sean Murnane.
July
DATETRANSACTION
31 July 2011Agreed to terms with C Chris Spencer on a two-year contract and LB Brian Iwuh on a one-year contract.
30 July 2011Agreed to terms with RB Marion Barber on a two-year contract and CB Corey Graham on a one-year contract. Waived G Herman Johnson.
29 July 2011Agreed to terms with OT Gabe Carimi, DE Stephen Paea and S Chris Conte on four-year contracts. Agreed to terms with DT Anthony Adams, DL Vernon Gholston, WR Sam Hurd, P Adam Podlesh, LB Nick Roach, TE Matt Spaeth, FB Will Ta'ufo'ou, WR Roy Williams, and QB Caleb Hanie. Signed DE Jake Laptad, TE Draylen Ross, RB Dan Dierking and T Mike Lamphear.
28 July 2011Traded TE Greg Olsen to the Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed 2012 draft pick.
26 July 2011Agreed to terms with TE Kyle Adams, LB Tressor Baptiste, C JC Brignone, CB Antareis Bryan, DT Corbin Bryant, WR Travis Cobb, T Josh Davis, G Ricky Henry, CB Mike Holmes, RB Robert Hughes, CB Ryan Jones, C Alex Linnenkohl, DT Jordan Miller, LB Deron Minor, DT Sean Murnane, TE Andre Smith, S Winston Venable, S Anthony Walters, WR Jimmy Young, WR Kris Adams, DE Mario Addison, LB Tanner Antle, LB Dom DeCicco, P Spencer Lanning, WR Dane Sanzenbacker and QB Trevor Vittatoe.
February
DATETRANSACTION
28 February 2011Released DT Tommie Harris, LB Hunter Hillenmeyer and OT Kevin Shaffer.
25 February 2011Signed coach Lovie Smith to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
18 February 2011Signed P Richmond McGee to a two-year contract.
16 February 2011Extended the contract of offensive line coach Mike Tice one year, through 2012. Re-signed running backs coach Tim Spencer, linebackers coach Bob Babich and defensive backs coach Jon Hoke.
4 February 2011Signed WR Andy Fantuz to a reserve/future contract.
3 February 2011Named Mike Phair defensive line coach.
January
DATETRANSACTION
24 January 2011Signed G Johan Asiata, CB K.J. Gerard, OT Levi Horn, LB Chris Johnson, LB Patrick Trahan and FB Eddie Williams to reserve/future contracts.
18 January 2011Signed QB Matt Gutierrez to a reserve/future contract.
10 January 2011Signed WR Onrea Jones and DT Tank Tyler to reserve/future contracts.