Chicago Bears: Veterans in danger following 2018 NFL Draft

Outside Linebacker Howard Jones

This was a pretty easy one, especially because Howard Jones hardly played for the Bears last year and we couldn’t even find a legitimate photo of him in a Bears uniform. Believe it or not, Howard did appear in four games in 2017 and made three tackles to go along with a sack.

Jones had previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well, where he appeared in 20 games over his two seasons with the team. The 28-year-old former Shepherd product is likely a goner by the time the season starts, especially with the rumors of Nick Kwiatkoski being moved over to outside linebacker.

Joel Iyiegbuniwe was drafted in the fourth round as well, and could end up panning out to be a solid rotational piece in the defense, if not a starter at some point in the future. The Bears, of course, have Leonard Floyd, Aaron Lynch and Sam Acho on the outside as well.

Jones could still have a shot to potentially make the practice squad if he were to clear waivers, but with his age still being relatively young and having in-game experience, he’d likely get a shot with another team if he were to be let go by the Bears.