Watford signed a one-year deal with the team earlier this year
By James Neveau ••
The Chicago Bears have begun trimming their roster down ahead of the deadline next weekend, and offensive lineman Earl Watford was released by the team on Sunday.
Watford, who signed a one-year deal with the Bears earlier this year, was expected to compete for a roster spot on the team’s line, but with his departure several players could potentially benefit as they continue battling for a job with the team.
Players like Rashaad Coward, Eric Kush, and Bradley Sowell would all certainly fit that bill, as would Jordan Morgan.
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Javier Baez blasted a pair of home runs in the series and drove in five total runs, and he continued bolstering his case as an MVP candidate.
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David Bote became just the third Cubs rookie to have multiple walk-off home runs in the same season, joining Gabby Hartnett and Kris Bryant with his game-winner Friday.
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Daniel Murphy clobbered his first home run as a Cub in the series, and ultimately went 7-for-18 with two home runs, four RBI, and a double in the series.
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Ben Zobrist made some spectacular catches in the series, including this one in Friday's contest.
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Kyle Hendricks continued his strong run of late, giving up just two hits and no runs in Sunday’s win over the Reds.
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Kyle Schwarber is showing signs of coming back around, as he blasted home runs in back to back games to wrap up the four game sweep.
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In the four-game series against the Reds, Anthony Rizzo went 6-for-13 with five runs scored, four extra-base hits, and four RBI.
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As the series ended, the Cubs dropped their magic number to 29.
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The Sammy Sosa hop is enough of a reason to feature Baez twice, as he's closing in on 30 home runs and 100 RBI on the season.
The Bears have until Sept. 1 to get down to 53 players on their active roster, and they have yet to make determinations on starting positions at left guard, where James Daniels is expected to be the favorite along with Kush, and reserve positions on other parts of the line.
