The Chicago Bears are releasing former Pro Bowl cornerback Kyle Fuller, according to a report.

Releasing Fuller would save $11 million against the cap, but they would also have to eat $9 million in dead money.

Andy Dalton says the Chicago Bears have assured him that the team's starting quarterback job is his.

Dalton agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal earlier this week. Chicago still has Nick Foles under contract, while Mitchell Trubisky signed with the Buffalo Bills in free agency.

"They told me I was the starter," Dalton said. "That was one of the reasons why I wanted to come here. So every conversation I've had has been that, so that's the assurance that I've gotten."

Dalton has thrown for 33,764 yards, 218 touchdowns and 126 interceptions over nine seasons with Cincinnati and one with Dallas.

The Buffalo Bills have agreed to a contract with Mitchell Trubisky.

Trubisky will serve as the backup quarterback to Josh Allen.

Trubisky was the second overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft ahead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.

The Chicago Bears made a serious play to try and acquire Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks.

According to Dan Patrick, the Bears offered three first-round picks, a third-rounder and two starters for the quarterback.

The Seahawks were interested by the offer, but Pete Carroll ultimately declined.

Earlier this week the Bears signed Andy Dalton to help fill holes at quarterback.

The Chicago Bears engaged in a "very aggressive pursuit" of a trade for Russell Wilson, but were told by the Seattle Seahawks no trade would be considered at this time.

The Bears were on Wilson's list of four teams along with the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders. The Cowboys re-signed Dak Prescott last week, while the Saints have retained Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill. The Saints also have salary-cap issues that would make it difficult to absorb Wilson's $19 million base salary for 2021.

The Bears pivoted instead to signing Andy Dalton to a one-year deal.

Andy Dalton has agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Chicago Bears. Dalton will have a chance to compete for the job and could earn an extra $3 million in incentives.

Dalton spent last season with the Dallas Cowboys, signing as Dak Prescott's backup and then serving as starter when Prescott was lost for the season due to injury.

The San Francisco 49ers were also interested in Dalton.

The Chicago Bears have signed Cairo Santos to a five-year contract extension.

The deal could be worth up to $16 million, according to sources.

The final two years of the kicker's deal are voidable, which would bring it to a three-year deal worth a maximum of $11 million.

The Chicago Bears are using the franchise tag on Allen Robinson.

Robinson caught 102 passes for 1,250 yards and six touchdowns during the 2020 season.

Kyle Long plans to come out of retirement and play in the NFL in 2021.

Long announced in January 2020 that he would retire after seven NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Long suffered a gruesome ankle injury in 2016 that cost him the final eight games that year and the first two games of the 2017 season. Long ended up missing six games in 2017 with a variety of ailments, undergoing neck, shoulder and elbow surgeries in the offseason.

The Chicago Bears would love to add a star quarterback this offseason, but if they are unable to accomplish that Nick Foles remains a fallback option.

Foles is under contract at an affordable salary cap number of $6.7 million in 2021. Foles' dead cap number would be higher than that, so there's no salary cap incentive for the Bears to get rid of him.

Ryan Pace has made positive comments about Foles this offseason.

"I respect the way he handled a lot of adversity this year, not just for himself in the quarterback room," Pace said. "He was a leader in the room as a starter or as a backup. And . . . when he was playing, there were some things that, in fairness to him, the offensive line was a little unsettled and the run game wasn't quite where we wanted it to be."