CINCINNATI – The first round of mandated roster cuts for 2015 come no later than early next week. Those will be scrutinized intently by Bears personnel staff in search of fills for obvious needs in a roster with concerning gaps that have come since the draft and other additions gave the Bears what they hoped would be their pool of options.
But since then the defense has lost two of its three starting linemen – Ray McDonald released, Jeremiah Ratliff suspended for the first three games. None of the projected top four receivers are expected to dress for Saturdays game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and rookie Kevin White won’t be dressing for games anytime soon following shin surgery.