PATRICK SCALES NEWS

Starting season on IR The Bears placed Scales (back) on the reserve/injured list Thursday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.

Impact The veteran long snapper sustained a back injury in early August, which kept him out of the Bears' last three preseason games. He'll be forced to sit for a minimum of four games, making Week 5 against the Panthers on Oct. 6 the earliest he can return.

AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with back injury Head coach Matt Eberflus said Thursday that Scales is sidelined with a back injury, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Impact Scales has missed several days of practice due to the back issue, but Eberflus noted that the long snapper is "on track" to play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Bills. If Scales cannot suit up, Cameron Lyons is slated to take serve as the long snapper.

AUGUST 8 • ROTOWIRE

Bears Sign Long Snapper Patrick Scales to 1-Year Deal Patrick Scales will return for a 10th Bears season after agreeing to a one-year deal, according to NFL Network.

MARCH 8 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Bears Sign Long Snapper Patrick Scales to 1-Year Deal Patrick Scales will return for a 10th Bears season after agreeing to a one-year deal, according to NFL Network.

MARCH 8 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Twitter reacts to Bears re-signing LS Patrick Scales The Bears are bringing back long snapper Patrick Scales on a one-year deal. Here’s how social media reacted:

MARCH 8 • USATODAY.COM

Bears Injury Report: New Long Snapper Added Long snapper Patrick Scales suffered a foot injury against Atlanta and the Bears signed another long snapper for the finale.

JANUARY 3 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Bears agree to deal with Titans DE DeMarcus Walker

The Chicago Bears have added help on the defensive line, agreeing to a deal with former Tennessee Titans defensive end DeMarcus Walker

MARCH 14, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago Bears' free-agency news: Cornerback Josh Blackwell and long snapper Patrick Scales will return In his second offseason with the Chicago Bears, general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of salary-cap space to rework a roster that finished 3...

MARCH 13, 2023 • BOSTONHERALD.COM

Bears Sign Long Snapper Patrick Scales to One-Year Deal The Bears signed Patrick Scales to a one-year deal for his eighth season as their long snapper

MARCH 10, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Chicago Bears free-agent tracker: Long snapper Patrick Scales to return In his second offseason with the Chicago Bears, general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of salary-cap space to rework a roster that finished 3...

MARCH 10, 2023 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Will return in 2023 The Bears agreed to a contract with Scales on Friday, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.

Impact Scales in the longest-tenured Bear and will return for at least one more campaign. The long snapper hasn't missed a game over the past three seasons.

MARCH 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Dad life with Patrick Scales ' Inside the Bears Bears long snapper Patrick Scales fills us in on life in the offseason.

APRIL 6, 2022 • CHICAGOBEARS.COM

Bears sign Bengals DT Ogunjobi to 3-year contract

The Chicago Bears have added a disruptive force, signing Cincinnati Bengals stalwart defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi to a three-year contract

MARCH 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Roster Move: Bears sign LS Patrick Scales to extension Long-snapper Patrick Scales will return to the Bears for a seventh season after agreeing on Wednesday to a one-year contract extension.

MARCH 16, 2022 • CHICAGOBEARS.COM

Bears re-sign long snapper Patrick Scales The Bears finally made another move in free agency. It just wasn’t the one fans were waiting for. Long snapper Patrick Scales is back.

MARCH 16, 2022 • USATODAY.COM

With new GM, coach, Bears focus on getting most from Fields

The Chicago Bears opted to make sweeping changes after missing the playoffs for the ninth time in 11 years

MARCH 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returns from COVID list The Bears activated Scales (undisclosed) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.

Impact Sales will resume operating as Chicago's top long snapper, a role that he's handled for three straight years without missing a single contest.

AUGUST 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lands on COVID-19 list Scales was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.

Impact It is likely that Chicago will have to bring in someone to fill the void while Scales tries to pass the league's COVID-19 protocols. The 33-year-old hasn't missed a game as the Bears long snapper in three years.

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bears agree to 1-year contract with long snapper Scales LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with long snapper Patrick Scales.

MARCH 20, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Bears agree to 1-year contract with long snapper Scales The Chicago Bears agreed to a one-year contract with long snapper Patrick Scales

MARCH 20, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Bears agree to 1-year contract with long snapper Scales The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with long snapper Patrick Scales.

MARCH 20, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Bears agree to 1-year contract with long snapper Scales

The Chicago Bears agreed to a one-year contract with long snapper Patrick Scales

MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returning to Bears Scales signed a one-year contract with the Bears on Friday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.

Impact For a third consecutive offseason, Chicago retains its long snapper by way of a one-year deal. Scales missed all of 2017 due to a torn ACL, but he hasn't missed a single game over the past three campaigns.

MARCH 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bears, punter O'Donnell agree to 1-year extension for 2021

The Chicago Bears and punter Pat O’Donnell have agreed to a one-year contract extension for next season

MARCH 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patrick Scales will return to Bears on one-year deal The Bears have reached agreement on a one-year deal with their long snapper, Patrick Scales, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Scal...

MARCH 19, 2020 • YAHOO.COM