BREAKING: Chicago Bears announce captains for 2026-27 season
The Chicago Bears will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina, this Sunday to begin their quest for another NFC North crown.
With preseason officially wrapped up, the long and tiring NFL season is set to begin. The Bears have high expectations after a promising 2025-26 campaign, as head coach Ben Johnson will look to continue his upward trajectory.
Johnson enters this season as the second-year head coach of the Bears, and it’s clear he was a slam-dunk hire by GM Ryan Poles. The excellent leadership in the locker room has been obvious since Johnson joined, and the players have responded accordingly.
A big part of that locker room culture is picking the correct captains, and today, the Chicago Bears announced theirs during Ben Johnson’s presser.
#Bears 5 captains
Caleb Williams
Joe Thuney
Grady Jarrett
TJ Edwards
Cairo Santos
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) September 8, 2026
No big surprises here, as Caleb Williams, Joe Thuney, Grady Jarrett, and Cario Santos became captains for the second straight season. Linebacker TJ Edwards is the lone first-time captain.
The one minor shock is Jaylon Johnson not being named a captain, after the team praised his work this offseason. Obviously, skill on the field doesn’t always correlate with the “C” on the chest, but some were expecting Johnson to be named in the group.
It should be noted that the captains are voted in by the rest of the team, not just selected by Johnson.
Chicago Bears HC Ben Johnson has strong words for his leaders in Tuesday presser
In previous years, the Bears have struggled with accountability and leadership.
Who can forget the zoo that former coach Matt Eberflus was running, as it seemed there was a different scandal every other week when he was in charge. Granted, the talent level of that roster was much lower, but his inadequate ability to run a locker room was obvious.
A lot has changed since the hiring of Ben Johnson, and Bears fans can be hopeful (for now) that they are in good hands. Even with the landscape in the NFL changing by the day.
“Huge recognition for all those guys.” Johnson said, “Voted by their peers, and a lot of responsibility comes with that. Obviously, they represent the locker room to the coaches, but also to the fanbase. They’re everything that we want to be about. They go about their business the right way. Really proud of those guys.”
The Bears once again went with two offensive, two defensive, and a special teams captain.
Pressure is on the shoulders of Caleb Williams, but more importantly, on this shaky defense. Leaders will need to continue emerging on that side of the ball.
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