"The versatile Raymond spent the last five seasons in Detroit, helping key the franchise's turnaround as a contributor on both offense and special teams. Johnson was the Detroit Lions' offensive coordinator from 2022-24 before being hired as the Bears' head coach last year."
"In 2025, he set the franchise record for career punt return yards (1,485). He also turned 24 receptions into 289 yards and a touchdown in 15 games. Raymond was named a second team All-Pro in 2022 and 2024 as a punt returner."
"He led the NFL in punt return yards in 2024 with 413. The Lions originally signed Raymond as an unrestricted free agent in March 2021. He entered the league with Denver as an undrafted free agent out of Holy Cross in 2016."
Kalif Raymond agreed to a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears, reuniting with Ben Johnson, the team's new head coach who previously served as Detroit's offensive coordinator. Raymond spent five seasons with the Lions, contributing on offense and special teams during the franchise's turnaround. In 2025, he set a Lions career record with 1,485 punt return yards and recorded 24 receptions for 289 yards and one touchdown across 15 games. Named second-team All-Pro as a punt returner in 2022 and 2024, Raymond led the NFL in punt return yards in 2024 with 413 yards. Originally signed by Detroit as an unrestricted free agent in 2021, Raymond entered the league as an undrafted free agent from Holy Cross in 2016.
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