Bears 2022 free agency preview: Will Patrick Scales stay in Chicago?

Free agency is just around the corner, and Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of work to do with this roster. There are some important decisions he has to make about who to add to the current roster and which pending free agents to retain heading into 2022.

Looking ahead to free agency, we’re breaking down every Bears free agent’s 2021 season, including the team’s need at the position and predicting whether they stay or go in free agency.

Up next is long snapper Patrick Scales. Scales has been with the Bears since the 2015 season. The relationship he has built with the special teams unit is unique. Keeping But will keeping Scales be a priority when it comes to special teams this offseason?