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Well...yes. Absolutely. Bears are in somewhat of a unique situation. The Khalil Mack trade, while being the best acquisition in team's history, has a significant cost. They are losing two first round picks on rookie contracts. David Montgomery trade did the same thing albeit to a much lesser degree. So, it is a mathematical certainty that they will not be able to do things like pay Burton and Shaheen after the next couple of years. So, they need things like a UDFA stepping in without a loss in productivity. Clearly, they set their sights on TE and came up short.
And, yes, they committed valuable resources. Those UDFAs took up valuable preseason snaps. In modern day NFL, you need to find value everywhere.
You need bodies in the preseason......signing UDFA to take up spots is a necessity....you are not necessarily looking for guys to stick on the roster.