Bears lose former special teams ace to Steelers
The Bears are losing one of their core special teams players to the Steelers.
Another former Chicago Bears veteran is signing elsewhere in free agency. On Monday, running back Travis Homer agreed to a deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The #Steelers are signing former #Bears and #Seahawks RB and special teamer Travis Homer, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 23, 2026 Homer joined the Bears as a free agent prior to the 2023 season, coming over from the Seattle Seahawks, and spent the last three years as a core special teams player while also serving as running back depth. After his first season as a Bear, Homer missed a combined 14 games the next two seasons due to injuries. In 2025, he totaled 10 tackles on special teams and carried the ball one time for negative yardage.
The departure of Homer creates another hole for Richard Hightower's special teams unit after losing players such as Amen Ogbongbemiga and Jonathan Owens. It also leaves the Bears with only four running backs on the roster who have appeared in a regular season game (D'Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai, Roschon Johnson, and Brittain Brown). This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears lose former special teams ace to Steelers