What felt like the inevitable has finally happened: The Chicago Bears have waived wide receiver Javon Wims.
Chicago also signed defensive back Dionte Ruffin, which the team announced via Twitter on August 26. The Bears had waived Ruffin on August 16,
The Bears selected Wims out of Georgia in the seventh round (224th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft, and while he managed to become one of the better blocking wide receivers on the team, a series of missed opportunities and some bad judgment calls made his release an expected one.
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Wims’ Exit Was Spurred By Multiple Things
First, there was The Drop. In the NFC Wild Card game against the New Orleans Saints in January, Wims dropped what may have been one of the best-thrown balls of Mitch Trubisky’s career. Trubisky executed a perfect flea-flicker, heaving the ball into the end zone from about 50 yards out. It practically landed in Wims’ hands, but he couldn’t come down with it.
Wims was also ejected Week 8 against the Saints for punching New Orleans defensive back CJ Gardner-Johnson in the helmet. The league suspended him for two games for the following:
Then, there was his questionable social media activity. Wims ‘liked’ a tweet from a fan last season saying Chicago was “where receivers go to die”– not exactly the best way to endear yourself.
All of this, coupled with his lack of production on the field and new veteran additions in the wide receivers room, led to his release.
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