The Bears and Zaccheaus have agreed to terms of a contract, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Zaccheaus had a bounceback with Washington last year, forming a nice pairing with rookie QB Jayden Daniels to the tune of 45 catches for 506 yards and three touchdowns on 64 targets over 20 games between the regular season and playoffs. With veteran WR Keenan Allen hitting free agency this week, Zaccheaus will fill the opening left behind alongside DJ Moore and Rome Odunze while getting to work with another signal-caller from the 2024 class in Caleb Williams.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Quiet in playoffs
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Zaccheaus finished the 2024 regular season with 45 catches for 506 yards and three touchdowns on 64 targets, then added seven catches for 45 yards on 10 targets in three playoff games.
Zaccheaus was Washington's third or fourth WR for most of the year, and he came on strong at the end of the regular season, with the final three games accounting for 41 percent of his receiving yardage (206) and all three TDs. He had far less success in the playoffs, while teammate Dyami Brown had 229 receiving yards in the three games -- nearly as many as his total from the regular season (308). Both Zaccheaus and Brown are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, and the same goes for fellow veterans Noah Brown (kidney), Jamison Crowder and K.J. Osborn. That leaves Terry McLaurin and Luke McCaffrey as the only Washington wideouts under contract for 2025, which could put the team in the market for a major upgrade via free agency and/or the draft. If Zaccheaus returns, he'll likely be somewhere between third and fifth on the depth chart.
Zaccheaus (hip) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
Zaccheaus maintained his activity level from Wednesday, giving him just one more opportunity to return to full participation this week or else risk heading into the weekend with a designation for Sunday's NFC Championship Game at Philadelphia. In two regular-season matchups with the Eagles, he combined for a 6-80-2 line on 10 targets.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Limited in practice Wednesday
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Zaccheaus was a limited participant in practice Wednesday due to a hip injury.
Zaccheaus briefly exited last Saturday's 45-31 divisional-round win over Detroit due to what was listed as a hip injury, but he ultimately returned to the contest and finished with zero catches on two targets. Though he was limited to begin this week, Zaccheaus will have two more chances to upgrade to full practice participation before the Commanders potentially give him a designation for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Eagles.
Zaccheaus suffered a groin injury during Saturday's divisional-round contest at Detroit.
Prior to his exit late in the second quarter, Zaccheaus hadn't hauled in either of his two targets. As long as Zaccheaus is sidelined, Dyami Brown, Jamison Crowder and Luke McCaffrey will be the available wide receivers behind top option Terry McLaurin.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Catches three passes for 19 yards
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Zaccheaus caught each of his three targets for 19 yards in a 23-20 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Zaccheaus finished second among Washington's wide receivers in snap share (68 percent), slightly ahead of Dyami Brown, who took 58 percent of snaps and caught each of his five targets for 89 yards and a touchdown. Zaccheaus out-produced Brown in each of the final three games of the regular season, catching 15 of 22 targets for 206 yards and three touchdowns during that stretch, so both figure to be involved in the offense during Washington's next playoff game Saturday at Detroit.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Two grabs in season finale
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Zaccheaus caught two of five targets for 51 yards in Sundays 23-19 win over the Cowboys.
Zaccheaus cooled off quite a bit in Week 18 after a string of strong performances, and the wideout's two catches were his lowest reception total since Week 12. The 27-year-old became an important part of the Commanders' passing attack after Noah Brown (torso/kidney) was injured in Week 13, finishing the year with 45 receptions for 506 yards and three touchdowns on 64 targets. Zaccheaus is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason after only one season with Washington, and a good playoff run should increase his marketability, beginning in the wild-card round when the Commanders visit the Buccaneers.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Week 18 Waiver Priority List
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I liked Zaccheus going into Week 17 against Atlanta following his breakout performance in Week 16 against Philadelphia when he scored 24 PPR points, and he delivered with 23.3 PPR points against the Falcons. In his past two games, Zaccheus has become a go-to option for Jayden Daniels with 13 catches for 155 yards and three touchdowns on 17 targets, and he should stay hot against the Cowboys in Week 18. As long as the Commanders are playing their starters, then consider Zaccheus a No. 3 Fantasy receiver in all leagues.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Sleeper WRs
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Zaccheus is only worth a look in deeper leagues if you're desperate for a No. 3 Fantasy receiver. But he just had a solid outing in Week 16 against Philadelphia, and he could carry that over to Week 17 against Atlanta. It's back-to-back revenge games for Zaccheus, who spent 2023 with the Eagles and the first four years of his career with the Falcons. Against Philadelphia, Zaccheus had five catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns on eight targets, and Atlanta is No. 3 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers. With Noah Brown (kidney) out, Jayden Daniels will hopefully lean on Zaccheus again in Week 17.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Two TDs in comeback win
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Zaccheaus caught five of eight targets for 70 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 36-33 win over the Eagles.
The veteran wideout came into the day with zero TDs on the season, but Zaccheaus was a huge part of a dramatic comeback victory, catching scores of four and 49 yards from Jayden Daniels in the fourth quarter, two of five passing TDs on the day for the rookie QB. Dyami Brown also left Sunday's game late with a hamstring injury, which could put Zaccheaus in line for a bigger role in Week 17 against the Falcons, and potentially a second straight revenge game -- he spent 2023 with Philly after his first four NFL campaigns came with Atlanta.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Catches three passes
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Zaccheaus caught each of his three targets for 14 yards in a 42-19 win over the Titans on Sunday.
Zaccheaus played 35 percent of snaps on offense and didn't get a noticeable boost in playing time after Noah Brown left with a rib injury. The Commanders instead turned to Dyami Brown for a regular spot on the perimeter, with Zaccheaus and Luke McCaffrey staying in their familiar depth roles. The Commanders now have a Week 14 bye, followed by a Week 15 road game at New Orleans.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Catches one pass
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Zaccheaus caught one of two targets for 10 yards in a 26-18 loss at Philadelphia on Thursday.
Zaccheaus played 42 percent of snaps on offense, third most among Washington wide receivers on a night when five of them logged at least 30 percent share. Zaccheaus has three of fewer targets in four straight games since drawing 21 targets over a four-game span Weeks 4-7. He'll continue in his depth role Week 12 against Dallas, remaining far off the radar in all but the deepest of fantasy leagues.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Cleared to face Big Blue
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Zaccheaus (hamstring) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Giants, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.
Zaccheaus was a full participant Friday after logging limited practices the previous two days. He'll fill his usual role within a rotation-heavy Washington WR group in which Terry McLaurin is the only sure thing for a full-time role and steady targets each week.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Reps capped in Thursday's practice
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Zaccheaus (hamstring) was a limited practice participant Thursday.
Zaccheaus' practice reps were capped for the second day in a row, and he'll likely need to advance to full participation Friday to avoid taking a designation into Sunday's game against the Giants. If available for the Week 9 contest, Zaccheaus will likely represent a secondary option in the Washington passing game behind wideouts Terry McLaurin and Noah Brown and tight end Zach Ertz. Zaccheaus has yet to find the end zone in eight appearances this season and has been held under 30 receiving yards in all but one of those outings.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Targeted six times
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Zaccheaus caught four of six targets for 27 yards in a 30-23 loss at Baltimore on Sunday.
Zaccheaus split slot work with Luke McCaffrey, handling 38 percent snap share and 42 route share. There's not much likelihood of significant workload growth with Terry McLaurin locked in as the No. 1 receiver and Noah Brown playing well as the No. 2, but Zaccheaus has been shockingly busy when he does get on the field, drawing targets on a team-high 31.0 percent of routes (albeit with a lot of those being screen passes). In any case, there's always risk of the volume not being there when the snap counts are so low, and Zaccheaus had just one catch for 10 yards in the previous game, Week 5 against Cleveland. Expectations should remain modest for Week 7, even in a favorable matchup against the 1-5 Panthers.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Targeted three times
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Zaccheaus caught one of three targets for 10 yards in a 34-13 win over the Browns on Sunday.
Zaccheaus actually got more playing time than he had the week before when he was targeted on six of his nine routes and caught all six passes for 85 yards. With fellow wideout Noah Brown (groin) inactive, Zaccheaus' snap share jumped from 25 percent in Week 4 to 51 percent in Week 5. With or without Brown in the lineup, none of Washington's wideouts besides Terry McLaurin will be a good bet to draw more than three or four targets Week 6 at Baltimore.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Catches all six Week 4 targets
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Zaccheaus caught all six of his targets for 85 yards in Sunday's 42-14 win over the Cardinals.
Zaccheaus led the Commanders in receiving yards while finishing second on the team in targets behind Terry McLaurin's 10. Washington's run-heavy offense has gone with a WR2 by committee behind McLaurin, and it was Zaccheaus' turn to shine while Noah Brown, Luke McCaffrey and Dyami Brown combined for only 47 receiving yards. Zaccheaus came into this game with only 29 receiving yards all season, so he'll be tough to trust in Week 5 against the Browns despite this breakout effort.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Not targeted in Week 3
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Zaccheaus failed to draw a target in Monday's 38-33 win over the Bengals.
After Zaccheaus saw three targets in both of the first two games, the veteran wideout was a complete non-factor in Monday's contest. Zaccheaus was on the field for just five of the Commanders' 59 offensive snaps while operating as Washington's No. 6 receiver. Zaccheaus is not a consideration for fantasy purposes as the Commanders visit the Cardinals in Week 4.
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Commanders' Olamide Zaccheaus: Competing for starting job
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Coach Dan Quinn suggested Thursday that Zaccheaus is competing for the Commanders' No. 2 receiver role, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
2022 first-round pick Jahan Dotson entered camp as a clear favorite for the role, but there have been some signs he's not exactly a lock, including his extended playing time in the preseason opener against New York. Quinn is now confirming there's a competition, with Zaccheaus and Dyami Brown presumably the main candidates to displace Dotson (and rookie third-round pick Luke McCaffrey possibly also in the mix for a top-three role). Zaccheaus only get a few snaps with the first-team offense in the preseason opener, but one of those was a 42-yard catch on the third play of the game.
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Eagles' Olamide Zaccheaus: Targets drop with new team
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Zaccheaus finished the year with 10 catches for 164 yards and a pair of touchdowns in 17 regular-season games.
Zaccheaus was targeted 53 and 61 times in his final two seasons in Atlanta, but that number dropped all the way to 20 after his move to Philadelphia. He went without a target in six games and without a catch nine times. He'll be a free agent this offseason but didn't set himself up well for a substantial payday.
