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| HT/WT: 5-11, 200 lbs |
| Birthplace: West Monroe, LA |
| Age: 31 |
| School: Louisiana Tech |
| Experience: 10 |
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Top Xavier Woods News
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Xavier Woods: Cut by Chicago
The Bears released Woods on Saturday.
The veteran safety has appeared in four games this season, making two starts, and recorded 12 tackles (five solo) and one fumble recovery across 116 defensive snaps. Woods has 10 years of experience and has 123 career regular-seasons starts under his belt.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Cleared to play Week 2
Woods (groin) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Vikings.
A groin injury prevented Woods from playing in the Bears' Week 1 loss to the Panthers, but the veteran safety logged a full practice Friday, which was enough for him to avoid an injury designation for Sunday's NFC North tilt. Woods is expected start alongside rookie first-rounder Dillon Thieneman at safety, with Elijah Hicks, Skyler Thomas and Malik Muhammad all providing depth at the position.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Limited in Wednesday's practice
Woods (groin) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice session.
Woods popped up on the Bears' injury report last week due to a groin injury, which prevented him from playing in this past Sunday's regular-season opener against the Panthers. The Bears gave up 37 points in that game, so Woods' return against the Vikings this Sunday would be a significant boost to Chicago's secondary. The veteran safety will have two more opportunities to increase his practice participation and avoid an injury designation for Week 2.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Inactive against Carolina
Woods (groin) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Woods was injured in practice this week and won't get to face his former team after spending the 2022-24 campaigns with Carolina. The Chicago secondary is already in disarray, with Coby Bryant (knee) on injured reserve and Kyler Gordon (calf) on reserve/PUP to begin the season.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Viewed as game-time call
Woods (groin), who is listed as questionable for Sunday's contest against the Panthers, is viewed as a game-time decision, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
The Bears have optimism that Woods will be able to play through his groin injury Sunday, but official word on his status won't arrive until the team releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to the 1 p.m. ET kickoff. If Woods isn't able to suit up, it would be another hit to an already depleted Chicago secondary that is without Coby Bryant (knee) and Kyler Gordon (calf).
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Listed questionable for Week 1
Woods (groin) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
Woods wasn't listed on the injury report Wednesday but was added to it Thursday, getting in back-to-back limited sessions to end the week. Elijah Hicks and Skyler Thomas would be in line for elevated snaps on defense if Woods is unable to play.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Still tending to groin issue
Woods (groin) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.
Woods did not appear on the Bears' official injury report Wednesday, but he popped back up Thursday, and his availability for Week 1 is again up in the air. He'll probably have to log a full practice Friday to avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: On track to play at Carolina
Woods (groin) was not listed on the Bears' official injury report Wednesday.
Woods suffered a groin injury during Chicago's preseason opener versus the Browns, but it appears he's now back to full strength ahead of the start of the regular season. The free-agent acquisition projects to occupy one of the Bears' starting safety spots to start the new campaign.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Departs preseason opener with groin issue
Woods suffered a groin injury during Saturday's preseason win over Cleveland, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.
Woods made one tackle before he had to exit due to the issue. The extent of the injury isn't yet clear, nor is the timeline for the veteran defensive back to be ready to play again. With Cam Lewis (leg) also currently sidelined, undrafted rookie Skyler Thomas may get a larger opportunity to show off his skill set.
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Bears' Xavier Woods: Headed to Windy City
Chicago signed Woods (hamstring) on Friday.
In a corresponding transaction, the Bears placed cornerback Dallis Flowers on their injured reserve list. The veteran Woods played 11 games with Tennessee in 2025, recording 39 tackles (23 solo) and two interceptions before suffering a season-ending hamstring injury.
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Xavier Woods: Stint with Titans ends
The Titans released Woods (hamstring) on Wednesday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Unlike center Lloyd Cushenberry, who was let go by Tennessee with a failed physical designation, Woods' release wasn't accompanied by such a qualification, which implies he's past the hamstring issue that ended his 2025 campaign in December. Prior to that, the 30-year-old safety recorded 39 tackles in 11 games during his lone campaign with the Titans.
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