Alex Bars


Alex Bars is an American football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame.

College career

Bars was a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for five seasons. He spent his freshman year on the scout team before playing in six games with two starts as a sophomore. He started all 12 of Notre Dame's games at right tackle as a junior and all 13 games of his senior year at left guard. Bars returned as a graduate student for a fifth season of NCAA eligibility and was named a preseason All-American by the Sporting News, but tore his MCL and ACL five games into the season against Stanford. Over the course of his college career, Bars played in 36 games with 32 starts.

Professional career

Bars signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019. Bars was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2019. The Bears promoted Bars to the active roster on October 15, 2019. He made his NFL debut on November 28, 2019 against the Detroit Lions. Bars played in five games during his rookie season.