Overview
- Chicago signed veteran long snapper Scott Daly to its 53-man roster on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and waived rookie Beau Gardner after Gardner’s high snaps helped produce a blocked 23-yard field goal in Week 2.
- NFL rules require teams to add a practice-squad player to the active roster to sign him away, which let the Bears promote Daly directly from New Orleans and forced the Saints to replace him.
- The New Orleans Saints responded by signing experienced snapper Cal Adomitis to fill the vacancy while starter Zach Wood remains on injured reserve with a calf injury.
- Daly, who snapped for the Bears in 2024–25 and has had short stints with multiple teams this season, returns to stabilize timing and snap accuracy for Chicago’s placekicking and punting operations.
- With only 32 long-snapper jobs in the NFL, the change favors proven reliability over rookie development, and Chicago could attempt to re-sign Gardner to the practice squad if he clears waivers.