Tight finish Jimmy Graham has no longer magically reversed time and long gone again to his glory days since becoming a member of the Bears. He used to be held and not using a catch for the second one time in 3 video games because the Bears misplaced at house to the Lions 34-30.
He were given only one goal out of Mitch Trubisky’s 34 passes.
While Graham has been a just right possibility within the crimson zone, he hasn’t been a constant manufacturer for the Bears another way. He submit 60 yards towards the Falcons and 55 towards the Titans, however has been below 35 in all different video games.
That pattern best figures to proceed because the Bears build up rookie Cole Kmet’s position. Kmet performed extra snaps than Graham every of the remaining two video games and Sunday had 5 catches for 37 yards and a landing.
The Bears are nonetheless higher at tight finish than remaining season, when all of the place crew blended for 46 catches, 416 yards and two touchdowns.
Nonetheless, it used to be tentative whether or not Graham could be a part of their plans past this season, and now it kind of feels transparent that he gained’t be. At 34, he’s taking part in on a two-year, $16 million contract. That features a $6 million salary-cap hit this season, however the Bears can get out of the $10 million they might owe subsequent season by way of soaking up a $three million dead-cap hit.