Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Thu 6/19/14 3:16 PM

Bears released TE Fendi Onobun. Onobun's release comes after a drop-filled minicamp performance. An annual t-shirt and shorts star, Onobun couldn't even make it to camp this season. Onobun's lone two regular-season receptions came all the way back in 2010 with the Rams.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Tue 4/29/14 10:09 AM

Bears TE Fendi Onobun is ready for an increased offensive role. It's about to be Onobun season. The former basketball player always looks good in shorts and a t-shirt but can never translate it to games. Onobun spent the 2013 season on the Bears' practice squad and has taken part in workouts down in Florida with Brandon Marshall. The Bears are looking for a No. 2 tight end.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Mon 12/30/13 7:48 PM

Bears signed TE Fendi Onobun, TE Zach Miller, QB Jerrod Johnson, DB Sean Cattouse, OT Rogers Gaines, LS Brandon Hartson, DB Demontre Hurst, DT Tracy Robertson, WR Terrence Toliver, DB C.J. Wilson, and LB Lawrence Wilson to reserve/future contracts. The latter eight each finished the season on the Bears' practice squad. Onobun spent last offseason with Chicago, as did Johnson.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Sat 8/24/13 3:34 PM

The Chicago Tribune believes Bears TE Fendi Onobun's roster chances are "dwindling." Onobun was a minicamp and OTAs star in shorts and a t-shirt, but his play predictably fell off once the pads came on. He's been targeted five times this preseason but has zero catches to his name. Onobun has been dropping too many passes, and he had a brutal one in Friday night's game against the Raiders when there wasn't an Oakland defender anywhere near him.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Thu 7/11/13 10:03 AM

Bears TE Fendi Onobun "quietly attracted coaches' notice" in spring practices. This isn't the first time we've seen Onobun's name come up this spring. The Chicago Tribune mentioned in late May that the fourth-year tight end could have a "significant role" if he shows well in training camp. The former basketball player shines without pads on, but we'll see if he can do it when contact begins. We wouldn't bank on it. Chicago is Onobun's sixth team.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Wed 5/22/13 9:42 AM

The Chicago Tribune says TE Fendi Onobun could have a "significant role" on the Bears if he continues to perform as well as he has this offseason. Onobun, a former basketball player, has always been known as a workout warrior who shines without pads on. He was a sixth-round pick of the Rams in 2010, and the Bears are his sixth NFL team. Onobun is long on athleticism, but he's never been able to translate it to the field and we doubt he will in Chicago.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Thu 1/10/13 8:29 PM

Bears signed TE Fendi Onobun to a reserve/future contract. Onobun has bounced all over the league after being a sixth-round pick of the Rams in 2010. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound tight end played four years of basketball at the University of Arizona before joining the Houston Cougars football team in 2009. Onobun brings along his athleticism but has just two career catches.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Wed 9/5/12 3:28 PM

The Raiders worked out free agent TE Fendi Onobun on Wednesday. A former sixth-round pick, Onobun was waived by the Bills last week. Onobun checks in at an impressive 6-foot-6, 249 pounds, but has just two catches in four career games. He's a stronger candidate for the practice squad than 53-man roster.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Fri 12/9/11 10:49 AM

Bills signed TE Fendi Onobun from the Jaguars' practice squad. That was quick. Onobun was just re-signed to Jacksonville's practice squad Friday morning. His signing is a clear signal that starter Scott Chandler (ankle) will be unavailable for the Chargers game. Onobun has more receiving skills than Lee Smith, but he's far from guaranteed to be active on Sunday.

Fendi Onobun
TE FA
Tue 12/6/11 4:16 PM

Jaguars waived TE Fendi Onobun. The former college hoopster played in just one game with Jacksonville, failing to record a catch. He's yet to hone his prodigious athletic gifts into a reliable football skill-set.