On Tuesday, the Chicago Bears invited a player they faced this preseason to their facility for a closer look.
National Football League insider Aaron Wilson reported that the Bears worked out former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chris Oladokun.
Oladokun, drafted in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, spent the last two seasons on the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City released him during final roster cuts in August.
He did start for the Chiefs against the Bears in the final game of the preseason. Oladokun completed nine of his 16 pass attempts for 66 yards and two interceptions as the Bears won 34-21.
In three preseason contests, he was 22-of-33 through the air for 250 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions. He ran six times for 19 yards and was sacked twice.
He was active for the Chiefs’ 2023 regular-season finale as the backup to Blaine Gabbert, while Patrick Mahomes sat out with an ankle injury. Oladokun has yet to appear in a game but does have a pair of Super Bowl rings.
The Bears have two quarterbacks on their current roster, first-round pick Caleb Williams and Tyson Bagent, and undrafted rookie Austin Reed on their practice squad.
Oladokun began his collegiate career at South Florida before transferring to Samford in 2019. He played the final season of college football at South Dakota State, where he threw for 3,164 yards, 25 touchdowns, and seven interceptions, earning an All-Missouri Valley Conference honorable mention selection.
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