Overview
- The Bears signed long snapper Scott Daly off the New Orleans Saints’ practice squad on Sept. 22 and added him to their 53-man roster.
- Chicago moved to part ways with rookie Beau Gardner after snapping errors that contributed to a blocked chip-shot field goal and prompted coach Ben Johnson to say the snap operation “was not clean.”
- Daly had snapped for the Saints in Week 2 after veteran Zach Wood went to injured reserve, and New Orleans quickly signed Cal Adomitis to replace Daly on their roster.
- Practice-squad rules let another team sign a player only to its active roster, which allowed the Bears to poach Daly and forced rapid, low-profile moves at the specialized long-snapper position.
- Daly returns to a role he held in 2024–25 after a peripatetic 2026 that included stints with Tampa Bay, Green Bay’s practice squad, and New Orleans, and the move aims to stabilize kicking and punting units that have shown poor timing and low kicking metrics.