The Chicago Bears signed quarterback Miller Moss to the practice squad and elevated him for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers, a move that gives him a game-day role after spending the 2026 offseason and training camp with Chicago. Wide receiver Kaden Davis was elevated with him, while defensive back Keidron Smith was released from the practice squad.
The move matters now because it changes the Bears' roster for one specific Sunday matchup and puts Moss in line for an active game-day spot under NFL elevation rules. Standard elevations do not last beyond the game, which means both Moss and Davis will move back to the practice squad afterward unless the Bears make another change.
Moss is not a stranger to the building. He signed with the Bears as an undrafted free agent, spent the 2026 offseason and training camp with the club, and later returned on the practice squad. His college work gives the move some weight: he spent the 2025 season at Louisville, where he helped lead the Cardinals to a 9-4 record as a starter, completed 244-of-380 passes for 2,769 yards and 16 touchdowns, and previously started nine games in his final season at USC with 18 passing scores.
Davis also gives the Bears a known option. He spent training camp with Chicago before signing to the practice squad ahead of the regular season, and he had five receptions for 93 yards in the preseason, including four catches for 88 yards in the opener against Cleveland. He has appeared in three regular-season games, all with Cleveland from 2024-25.
The wrinkle is that Moss' elevation does not answer the longer roster question by itself. Because standard elevations revert after the game, the Bears are only borrowing his availability for Sunday. That leaves the real issue not whether he was promoted, but how much of a role he can claim in a one-game window and whether Chicago wants to keep him close once the game is over.
