Bears sign Marquise Goodwin to a one-year deal

Posted by Charean Williams on April 16, 2021, 7:22 PM EDT
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Marquise Goodwin intends to play in 2021, and he has found a place to play in 2021.

The receiver signed a one-year contract with the Bears, the team announced Friday night.

The 49ers traded Goodwin to the Eagles during the 2020 draft weekend, but Goodwin opted out of the 2020 season over COVID-19 concerns. Due to the conditions of the trade, Goodwin’s rights reverted back to the 49ers last month.

San Francisco cut Goodwin, making him a free agent.

Goodwin, 30, spent three seasons with the 49ers after four with the Bills. He has 140 catches for 2,323 yards and 13 touchdowns since the Bills made him a third-round choice in 2013.

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16 responses to “Bears sign Marquise Goodwin to a one-year deal”

  1. Sounds good on its face but how much did he lose taking a year off? Every year counts in an NFL career and I think a lot of players and teams are going to be unpleasantly surprised at how much the opt-out cost them. That’s a year they’ll never be able to make up. Hope it works out for the Bears though… they could use something going right for a change.

  3. Can’t fault Goodwin for opting out considering he has had three (!) stillborn births and when he finally had a daughter she was only half a year old when the season would have started. Forget “each year counts” and “he’ll be unpleasantly surprised” and “a year he’ll never make up”. His daughter would be a life he could never make up losing had he exposed her to covid after losing his first three children. Goodwin won’t regret opting out and shouldn’t. Life is more important than football.

  4. This guy is more in love with his family and Instagram-influencer life than the game of football. He’ll be among the first round of cuts.

  7. Man O Man there sure is a lot of Kicking a team when there down going on here. We all know that Bears Managment has not done the best of job of picking players , but this whole quarterback hatred is getting pretty sad all over the country. It’s the fans that suffer, not ownership. It’ pretty damned sad that the only qb ever to win a superbowl with the Bears thinks they are a joke.

  10. “ It’ pretty damned sad that the only qb ever to win a superbowl with the Bears thinks they are a joke”

    No one cares what McMahon thinks or says. He was on a all time great time, which if he’d have healthy, should have won multiple superbowls. He was mediocre at best.

  11. bassplucker yea he had a year of no injuries since he opted out, he should be fresh and ready to go, you ever think of that?

  12. vietsta4o8 says:
    April 16, 2021 at 8:26 pm
    This guy is more in love with his family and Instagram-influencer life than the game of football.

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    Um, that’s a good thing. We should all place higher priorities on spending time with our families and enjoying life than we do our chosen profession. We only get to do this once. Welcome to Chicago, Marquisse. Here’s at least one Bears fan who’s glad to have you.

  13. Speed helps everything and he can fly. Sprinkle in a new QB/WR both learning each other and the playbook at the same time and that will increase the level of difficulty. Especially with Covid protocols during the off season. It’s hard to keep up hope, but I do like this at least.

  15. Um, that’s a good thing. We should all place higher priorities on spending time with our families and enjoying life than we do our chosen profession. We only get to do this once. Welcome to Chicago, Marquisse. Here’s at least one Bears fan who’s glad to have you.

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    He’s taken up a spot on the roster that could have been given to someone hungrier, more passionate and hasn’t already made millions in the NFL.

  16. He’s taken up a spot on the roster that could have been given to someone hungrier, more passionate and hasn’t already made millions in the NFL.

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    You cannot judge a man’s passion / hunger by how much money he’s made or how much he likes spending time with his family. There’s this old guy in Tampa who has made a ton of money in the NFL yet still seems to be hungry and passionate.

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