Chicago Bears Release Tim Shaw and Al Afalava

Al Afalava started for the Chicago Bears last season, and Tim Shaw led the team in special team tackles. But the NFL is a cruel league and both are no longer on the team. Afalava wasn’t a huge surprise. Last season the secondary pretty much sucked. Along with Kevin Payne,  not a lot of good things came from this tandom. By drafting Major Wright and trading for Chris Harris, the writing was on the wall.  Alfalava overcame some off-the-field issues while at Oregon State stemming from a drunk driving conviction. He got passed this but now needs to prove to another team he can play. Born in England, Tim Shaw has bounced around the NFL after his time at Penn State. He replaced Brian Urlacher on the roster last season. I’m a little surprised on this move, but others including Brian Iwuh seemed to be more versatile. Ironically enough,  Iwuh also beat Shaw out in Jacksonville last season. Stay tuned for updates on the final roster on my Twitter account (bearshq) and on bearshe...