The Chicago Bears have released running back Mike Davis, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
So ends a very disappointing (and brief) tenure for Davis in the Windy City.
When the Bears signed Davis to a two-year, $6 million deal back in March, many expected him to actually be Chicago's featured running back heading into 2019.
However, Davis had been nothing of the sort through the first eight games of the season, as he carried the ball just 11 times for 25 yards. Since Week 5, Davis has touched the ball just three times, with all of those touches coming in Week 8.
Cutting Davis comes with a prize.
At the onset of the offseason, the Bears lost safety Adrian Amos to the Green Bay Packers, and as a result, they were set to earn a fourth-round compensatory draft pick. Signing Davis cancelled that out.
But as long as Chicago released Davis before Week 10, it would recoup that draft pick.
It will now do just that.
Davis split the first four years of his NFL career between the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks and had a solid year in 2018, rushing for 514 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 4.6 yards per carry. He also caught 34 passes for 214 yards and a score.
Obviously, his success did not translate in Chicago.
Not that Davis has been the only problem with the Bears in 2019.
Chicago has been one of the NFL's most disappointing clubs this season, as it has gone from a 12-win team that won the NFC North to a squad that sits at 3-5 through nine weeks.
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