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Nikola Kalinic
Bears logoChicago Bears

Nikola Kalinic

TEposition#86jersey29age6' 4"height248lbs2 yrsexperience
At a glance

Nikola Kalinic is a tight end for the Chicago Bears (No. 86). Nikola Kalinic has not appeared in a box score yet in the 2026 season.

Is Nikola Kalinic playing this week?

Nikola Kalinic is not on the current injury report. The Chicago Bears play next at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Nov 22, 1 PM ET (Week 11), on Fox.

What team does Nikola Kalinic play for?

Nikola Kalinic plays tight end for the Chicago Bears, wearing No. 86. Nikola Kalinic is 29 years old, 6' 4", 248 lbs. League experience: 2 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Nikola Kalinic 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/nikola-kalinic (updated 2026-11-10).

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Nikola KalinicChicago Bears · #86
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · tight ends

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades tight ends with at least 18 targets this season. Kalinic has 0, 18 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • TD0 TD
Small sample · 0 of 18 targetsMethod0 games0 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 42 qualified · min. 18 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 9 min agoGlossary →

Kalinic is under the 18-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 42 qualified tight ends.

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The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bears · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$1.0M a year
Total
$1.0M
Guaranteed
$0K
Share of cap at signing
0.3%
0% of the value guaranteed
18th paid1st in EPApercentiles among 154 TEs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Bears · SFA1 yrs · $1.0M · $1.0M/yrActive
  2. 2025Falcons · SFA2 yrs · $2.0M · $1.0M/yrTerminated
  3. 2025Bears · Practice1 yrs · $234K · $234K/yrElevated
  4. 2025Bears · Practice1 yrs · $274K · $274K/yrElevated
  5. 2025Bears · Practice1 yrs · $315K · $315K/yrExpired
  6. 2024Rams · SFA2 yrs · $1.9M · $973K/yrTerminated
  7. 2024Rams · Practice1 yrs · $225K · $225K/yrElevated
  8. 2024Rams · Practice1 yrs · $263K · $263K/yrElevated
  9. 2024Rams · Practice1 yrs · $302K · $302K/yrExpired
  10. 2023Rams · SFA1 yrs · $870K · $870K/yrTerminated
  11. 2023Rams · Practice1 yrs · $216K · $216K/yrExpired
  12. 2022Colts · UDFA3 yrs · $2.6M · $853K/yrTerminated
  13. 2022Colts · Practice1 yrs · $207K · $207K/yrElevated
  14. 2022Colts · Practice1 yrs · $235K · $235K/yrElevated
  15. 2022Colts · Practice1 yrs · $262K · $262K/yrElevated
  16. 2022Colts · Practice1 yrs · $290K · $290K/yrTerminated
  17. 2022Colts · SFA1 yrs · $1.6M · $788K/yrExpired

No regular-season box score lines yet this season.

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vsBrock BowersLV · 70 targetsvsIsaiah LikelyNYG · 70 targetsvsColston LovelandCHI · 57 targetsvsGeorge KittleSF · 53 targetsvsTyler WarrenIND · 53 targetsvsHarold Fannin Jr.CLE · 53 targetsvsTucker KraftGB · 52 targetsvsSam LaPortaDET · 49 targets
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