Bears Sign Scotty Miller: Depth Signing, Not a Depth Chart Shaker

As ESPN's Adam Schefter reported, the Chicago Bears have agreed to sign wide receiver Scotty Miller after the 28-year-old attended rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. Miller converts his audition into a contract and slots onto the 90-man roster, giving the Bears another body at a position that has seen significant investment under head coach Ben Johnson's offense.

Miller is a known commodity with a narrow ceiling. His peak came in Tampa Bay's 2020 Super Bowl run — 33 catches, 501 yards, three touchdowns in the regular season, plus another score in the playoffs — but that was six years ago. The last two seasons in Pittsburgh produced just nine receptions for 62 yards in 2025, numbers that reflect a player operating at the fringes of an active roster rather than contributing meaningfully to an offense. His value has always been rooted in his sub-4.4 speed and ability to threaten vertically on specific schematic packages, not in volume.

For Chicago, this is a low-cost, low-risk depth move during the offseason roster-building phase. The Bears' relevant receiving corps still centers on D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze, with the team's offensive identity running through Caleb Williams' arm. Miller's path to meaningful snaps in 2026 requires injuries ahead of him on the depth chart — a realistic but not probable scenario at this stage.

From a prop-bet perspective, this signing barely moves the needle on any individual line. Miller's presence doesn't compress targets for Moore or Odunze in any meaningful way — he's a camp body competing for a 53-man spot, not a featured option. If anything, the signing reinforces that Chicago's target share will remain concentrated. Williams' passing yards and touchdown props, Moore's receiving yards, and Odunze's receptions all stay structurally intact. The only scenario where Miller becomes relevant to a prop market is a preseason game spot start, where his vertical speed could inflate a modest receiving yards number against backup coverage.

Watch Miller's 53-man roster odds as training camp progresses. If he sticks, he's a low-floor, high-variance deep threat on a team that threw the ball effectively last season. But for now, this is an offseason transaction that belongs in the footnotes, not the feature.