Saturday was a rough day for two former Bears in their NFL careers, as both Kyle Sloter and Alex Wesley were waived.
For Sloter, the move comes as the Minnesota Vikings elected not to keep him for the final year of a three-year contract he signed after originally being on their practice squad.
You’ve all been asking for the ‘why’ in Kyle Sloter’s situation. Here is a thread:
In training camp, Mike Zimmer mentioned how Sloter performs better in games than he does in practices. Media sees full practices thru Aug. Mix of good and bad moments that I & others reported.
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) August 31, 2019
This is actually something UNC head coach Earnest Collins, Jr, and I addressed on this past Tuesday night’s coaches show.
However, as Sunday afternoon took shape:
Excited for my new opportunity with the Arizona Cardinals!
— Kyle Sloter (@KyleSloter) September 1, 2019
As for Wesley, he confirmed with our Aaron Rath that his waiving came because of an injury. We’ll discuss that story with additional insight on this week’s “Troy and Aaron BEARS All” when it drops on Tuesday.