Bears Sign Embarrassing Nate Davis Replacement Just Hours After Release

It was inevitable that the Chicago Bears were going to move on from Nate Davis at some point, but that didn't make it any less surprising when he was the first casualty on offense after Shane Waldron was fired.

Davis' tenure in Chicago was about as embarrassing as it gets — making just three starts and being cut after signing a 3-year, $30 million contract. But things got even more embarrassing after he was cut. More embarrassing for Davis and for the Bears.

The team wasted no time in immediately signing his replacement onto the 53-man roster, who was unfortunately practice squad player Jake Curhan. When Curhan is your best option (or a guy that a team chooses to replace you with) it's not a good look.

Curhan has been elevated from the practice squad and appeared in two games so far this season for Chicago. He's only played 17 snaps, but has still somehow given up 3 pressures. That's pretty much the Jake Curhan experience though.

An undrafted free agent in 2021, he most recently started 4 games (appearing in 10) for the Seattle Seahawks in 2023. PFF gave him a brutal 39.2 pass blocking grade, having allowed 27 pressures in 187 pass blocking snaps. His other season as a part-time starter (2021) saw him earn a 37.2 pass blocking grade, so it's not even like he's shown improvement over his young career.

Curhan seeing the field would be an absolute disaster for the Bears, and especially for Caleb Williams, who needs all the help he can get.

And of course, the situation is especially bad for Nate Davis. The team had no viable backup plan waiting in the wings. It's not like he was let go as part of an on-field upgrade. The organization decided that, essentially, they'd rather have nothing than have Davis remain on the roster. That's a tough look.

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