Earlier today, the Chicago Bears officially announced the uniform numbers of their new free-agent additions and their 2024 draft class. The current roster has 72 players, so once the undrafted free agent class is announced, more rookie jersey numbers will be issued. Chicago’s rookie minicamp will be on May 10 and 11, so that announcement should be soon.

Here’s the full list of new numbers, along with the previous Bear that wore that number.

Bears Draft Class

15: Rome Odunze, WR (Trent Taylor, WR 2023)

18: Caleb Williams, QB (Robert Tonyan, TE 2023)

19: Tory Taylor, Pr (Equanimeous St. Brown, WR 2023)

72: Kiran Amegadjie, OL (Michael Dwumfour, DL 2023)

94: Austin Booker, DE (Rasheem Green, DL 2023)

Veteran Free Agents

4: D’Andre Swift, RB (Eddie Jackson, S 2023)

The Bears’ unofficial ban of number #0 continues.

11: Brett Rypien, QB (Darnell Mooney, WR 2023)

13: Keenan Allen, WR (Tyler Scott, WR 2023)

14: Gerald Everett, TE (Nathan Peterman, QB 2023)

30: Tarvarius Moore, S (Joejuan Williams, CB 2023)

31: Kevin Byard III, S (Jaylon Jones, CB 2023)

36: Jonathan Owens, S (DeAndre Houston-Carson, S 2022)

37: Corliss Waitman, P (Duron Harmon, S 2023)

38: Douglas Coleman III, DB (A.J. Thomas, S 2023)

43: Cameron Lyons, LS (DeMarquis Gates, LB 2023)

45: Amen Ogbongbemiga, LB (Buddy Johnson, LB 2023)

55: Jacob Martin, DE (Dylkan Cole, LB 2023)

65: Coleman Shelton, C (Cody Whitehair, OL 2023)

71: Ryan Bates, iOL (Riley Reiff, OT 2022)

73: Jake Curhan, OT (Michael Schofield, OL 2022)

79: Matt Pryor, OT (Michael Schofield, OL 2022)

81: Dante Pettis, WR (Jake Tonges, TE 2022)

93: Byron Cowart, DT (Justin Jones, DT 2023)

Bears With New Numbers

1: Jaylon Johnson, CB (Justin Fields, QB 2023)

10: Tyler Scott, WR (Chase Claypool, WR 2023)

21: Jaylon Jones, CB (D’Onta Foreman, RB 2023)

78: Michael Dwumfour, DT (Roy Mbaeteka, OL 2023)

A 15-year-old New Jersey girl was arrested for swatting William Shemin Midtown Community School in Bayonne.

It’s unclear if the teenager accused of falsely alerting police to an emergency situation attends the 1,200 student elementary school she shut down for about an hour Monday morning, according to NJ.Com.

Law enforcement closed streets near the campus while making sure the apparent prank posed no risk.

“At no time was the safety of any student, faculty member, or general public at risk,” the Bayonne Police Department said in a statement posted Wednesday.

School officials announced a shelter in place order when the incident unfolded, then lifted the order soon after realizing the report was a hoax.

“Please be advised that the shelter in place has been lifted and all is well at the Den,” the “Home of the Bears” posted Monday.

The suspect in Monday’s swatting reportedly faces a fourth-degree felony charge that would land an adult in prison for up to 18 months. A $10,000 fine could also be imposed.

🔺 The state has felt over 150 aftershocks since the April 4 earthquake

🔺 Wednesday’s was one of the strongest aftershocks

🔺 Over 376 people reported feeling it to the USGS

The state experienced yet another aftershock Wednesday morning nearly a month after the strongest earthquake in New Jersey’s history shook the state.

The magnitude 2.6 earthquake happened at 7:01 a.m. and was centered 2.6 miles WNW of Gladstone near the Morris County/Somerset County border, according to the US Geological Survey. Reports about the earthquake came mostly from Hunterdon, Somerset and Morris counties with reports as far south as Mercer County.

It was the 150th recorded aftershock since the initial magnitude 4.8 earthquake centered near Whitehouse Station on April 4. Another strong magnitude 2.9 tremor was recorded on Saturday.

Did you feel it?

While over 376 people reported feeling Wednesday’s aftershock to the USGS New Jersey 101.5 Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow said if you didn’t feel it that’s normal.

“Anything below a magnitude M3.0 on the Richter scale is barely even worth mentioning. Such quakes are rarely felt by humans. And damage to infrastructure is unlikely,” Zarrow said.

Zarrow said Wednesday’s aftershock was 158 times smaller than the initial earthquake in early April. And it released almost 2000x less seismic energy.

Aftershock kits

“Aftershock kits” have been deployed in and around the earthquake’s epicenter (Hunterdon County) by the U.S. Geological Survey and experts at labs from throughout the country. The temporary seismometers, which are scheduled to be here for months, are taking in any rumblings that may occur in the aftermath of the quake.

Experts will learn more about the frequency of aftershocks, and how energetic they can be. In general, studying aftershocks can provide researchers with vital information about the nature of earthquakes so society can be best prepared for future events.

Previous reporting by Dino Flammia was used in this report

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