2016 Chicago Bears season
Roster changes
Free agency officially began on March 9.

2016 Chicago Bears season

Section Title: Roster changes
Table Section Text: Free agency officially began on March 9.

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2016 team

LB	Sam Acho	UFA	March 28	Chicago Bears

CB	Alan Ball	UFA	August 4	Arizona Cardinals

OT	Nick Becton	RFA	March 9	Chicago Bears

WR	Josh Bellamy	ERFA	April 18	Chicago Bears

G	Vladimir Ducasse	UFA	May 16	Baltimore Ravens

RB	Matt Forte	UFA	March 9	New York Jets

TE	Robert Housler	UFA	March 14	Chicago Bears

WR	Alshon Jeffery	UFA	March 8	Chicago Bears

DE	Jarvis Jenkins	UFA	March 16	New York Jets

LB	Shea McClellin	UFA	March 16	New England Patriots

CB	Sherrick McManis	UFA	March 10	Chicago Bears

WR	Marc Mariani	UFA	March 12	Chicago Bears

S	Sherrod Martin	UFA	–	–

TE	Zach Miller	UFA	March 14	Chicago Bears

C	Will Montgomery	UFA	–	–

S	Ryan Mundy	UFA	–	–

G	Patrick Omameh	RFA	June 2	Jacksonville Jaguars

CB	Tracy Porter	UFA	March 9	Chicago Bears

S	Chris Prosinski	UFA	March 25	Chicago Bears

LB	LaRoy Reynolds	RFA	March 16	Atlanta Falcons

RB	Jacquizz Rodgers	UFA	March 9	Chicago Bears

WR	Deonte Thompson	RFA	March 24	Chicago Bears

DT	Mitch Unrein	UFA	March 12	Chicago Bears

RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent

Sentence(s)

On March 16, defensive end Jarvis Jenkins joined the Jets, while linebackers Shea McClellin and LaRoy Reynolds signed with the Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, respectively.

final_sentence: On March 16, defensive end Jarvis Jenkins joined the Jets, while linebackers Shea McClellin and LaRoy Reynolds signed with the Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, respectively.