2021 Chicago Bears season
The 2021 season was the Chicago Bears' 102nd season in the National Football League, their 103rd overall, and their fourth and final under head coach Matt Nagy. This was the first season under the NFL's new 17-game schedule.
The Bears finished 6–11, failing to improve upon their 8–8 record from the previous year, causing them to suffer their first losing season since 2017, and failed to return to the playoffs. Nagy along with general manager Ryan Pace were fired on January 10, 2022.
Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 11 | Justin Fields | QB | Ohio State |
| 2 | 39 | Teven Jenkins | OT | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | 151 | Larry Borom | OL | Missouri |
| 6 | 217 | Khalil Herbert | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | 221 | Dazz Newsome | WR | North Carolina |
| 6 | 228 | Thomas Graham Jr. | CB | Oregon |
| 7 | 250 | Khyiris Tonga | DT | BYU |
Notes
- The Bears traded their first-round selection and their fifth-round selection as well as their 2022 first and fourth-round selections to the New York Giants in exchange for a first-round selection.
- The Bears traded their second-round selection, third-round selection and sixth-round selection to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a second-round selection and a fifth-round selection.
- The Bears traded their fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round selection.
- The Bears acquired a conditional seventh-round selection, which could be upgraded to a sixth-rounder, in a trade that sent tight end Adam Shaheen to the Miami Dolphins and the pick ended up becoming a sixth-round selection.
- The Bears traded their sixth-round selection to the [2021 2021 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks] in exchange for 2020 sixth-round and seventh-round selections.