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Reports: Bears signing ex-Lions WR/PR Kalif Raymond

By Thomson Reuters Mar 10, 2026 | 12:38 PM

The Chicago Bears are signing receiver/return specialist Kalif Raymond to a one-year, $5.1 ​million deal, NFL Network ‌reported Tuesday.

Raymond, 31, spent the past five seasons with NFC North rival Detroit and will ‌be ​reunited with Bears ⁠head coach Ben ⁠Johnson, the Lions’ offensive coordinator from 2022-24.

Last season, Raymond caught 24 passes for ​289 yards and one touchdown in 15 games. ⁠He also returned ⁠a league-high 32 punts ​for 241 yards and a ​touchdown and returned six kickoffs ‌for 161 yards.

In 112 career games (33 starts), Raymond has 190 catches for 2,554 ⁠yards and nine touchdowns. He has returned three punts for scores ⁠and ‌tallied 5,989 all-purpose yards ⁠with the Denver ​Broncos (2016), ‌New York Jets (2017), New ​York Giants (2017), ⁠Tennessee Titans (2019-20) and Lions.

Chicago wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El was Raymond’s position coach in Detroit from 2021-24.

–Field ​Level Media