Twitter reacts to Bears signing TE Marcedes Lewis

FOX Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer broke the news over the weekend that veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis is meeting with the Chicago Bears on Monday to re-sign with the club.

A little Sunday scoopage for @ChicagoBears fans, @MarcedesLewis89 tells me he is going to Chicago to meet with team tomorrow with intention of re-signing there tomorrow. Barring something unforeseen this will be Lewis’s 19th season as he comes in to help a young QB. 19 seasons,…

— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) June 9, 2024

Lewis had already signed a one-year deal for Chicago last August, and it appears he saw enough to want to stick around.

Social media was full of opinions on this move, with some Bears fans praising the signing and others quipping about how long Lewis has been in the league. Still, others mused about what this signing meant for other free agents the Bears could still pursue, like DE Yannick Ngakoue, and what this means for the team.

Let’s go! pic.twitter.com/uwoPZ1um7m

— ChBearsUpdates (@chbearsupdates) June 9, 2024

Big dawg let’s gooo!!

— 8 (@BC10278) June 9, 2024

YESSSSSS LET’S GO.

— Jaybills Games ?? (@JaybillsGames) June 9, 2024

If Marcedes Lewis signs with Chicago I think my new favorite stat will be that he’s the only player to ever catch passes from both Caleb Williams and David Garrard. https://t.co/E9ga5zkMKX

— Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) June 9, 2024

Marcedes Lewis (oldest player on Bears) was 18 years old when Rome Odunze (youngest player on Bears) was born

— DaWindyCity Productions (@dwcprodz) June 9, 2024

Marcedes Lewis was part of the 2006 draft class, which also included 2024 Hall of Fame inductee Devin Hester. https://t.co/QHHr8iDdel

— 2nd City Gridiron (@2ndCityGridiron) June 9, 2024

Marcedes Lewis was drafted in the same first round as DeMeco Ryans, who is entering his eighth season as a coach. https://t.co/auyWo8I4In

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) June 9, 2024

Now that the #Bears are expected to bring back Marcedes Lewis, we can see they’re open to veteran FA signings.

I’d still expect them to sign an EDGE before the regular season kicks off. Really think Yannick Ngakoue is worth another look on a one-year deal.

— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) June 10, 2024

Ahead of Week 18 — his 268th career game — last season, sat down with Lewis to reflect, and he clearly wasn’t retiring. “I’m putting teach tape out there, and I’m still doing that at the level that I want to do it at,” he said. “So I want to play.”

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— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) June 9, 2024

The #Bears are an incredibly young roster but have some high quality veteran leaders who’ve played football at a high level for a very long time.

Bringing back Marcedes Lewis is yet another way to keep the entire locker room together because it’s a very long season.

— Coach Usayd Koshul (@usaydkoshul) June 9, 2024