Reports: Bears signing ex-Lions WR/PR Kalif Raymond
Detroit Lions wide receiver Kalif Raymond (11) warms up ahead of the Washington Commanders game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. on Sunday, November 9, 2025. 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
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