Bears' Zah Frazier out for 2025 season on NFI for personal matter

The Chicago Bears announced on Tuesday that fifth round draft pick Zah Frazier will miss the 2025 season after being placed on the non football injury list for a personal matter that prevented him from taking part in the team’s offseason program and training camp. General manager Ryan Poles described the situation as complicated and said the issue appeared to have started before Frazier joined the Bears, adding that staff members have worked to identify the root cause and support the player's path back to the field.

Poles said Frazier will not play this year but will remain engaged with the organization. He will participate in meetings, workouts in the weight room, and sessions with the medical staff as he prepares for a potential return in 2026. “A situation that presented itself in a category that I would say is personal,” Poles explained. “As we dug into it, tried to help him out, it revealed itself as something that happened before he got here. So, credit to our staff finding the root cause of what he was going through. So, he’ll be down for the year but he’ll spend time going to meetings, in the weight room and with the medical staff preparing for next season to get ready...