Bears Sign Former 3rd-Round CB After Release From Vikings

According to the team's transaction wire, the Bears signed cornerback Nahshon Wright to a one-year contract for the 2025 season, reaching an agreement with the 2021 third-round pick just one day after his release from the Vikings.

Wright has played 33 games and made three starts over his first four seasons in the NFL, playing all but one for the Dallas Cowboys — who drafted him with the 99th pick in 2021. He played just 15 special teams snaps for the Vikings in 2024.

The Vikings had acquired Wright in a player-for-player trade last August that saw them send cornerback Andrew Booth Jr., their 2022 second-round pick, to the Cowboys. Despite their hopes, though, he did not make their initial roster.

Now, Wright will try his luck in Chicago; though, he could find it just as difficult to make the Bears' 53-man roster given their cornerback situation.

The Bears are set to return all five of their top cornerbacks from last season in 2025. They have also signed veterans Nick McCloud and Shaun Wade in free agency, adding more competition for the deeper spots in the rotation.

Like most bottom-roster players, Wright will need to earn his keep on special teams if he wants to stick around with the Bears. He has played more snaps in the third phase (626) than on defense (269) thus far in his NFL career, but he will need production to make an impression on coordinator Richard Hightower.