The Chicago Bears waived offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood on Sunday, marking the second straight year that the former first-round draft pick from Alabama has been released as NFL teams trimmed their preseason rosters to the regular-season limit.

Leatherwood won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s best college lineman in 2020 as the left tackle for the Crimson Tide’s undefeated CFP national-championship team.

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Leatherwood entered the NFL as the 17th selection in the 2021 draft and started 17 regular-season games and one playoff contest as a rookie for the Las Vegas Raiders – the first four at right tackle and the remaining 14 at right guard.

The Raiders waived Leatherwood on Aug. 30, 2022, in their roster cuts after completing the preseason schedule. The Bears were awarded Leatherwood as a waiver claim the next day.

After playing 1,105 offensive snaps in 17 regular-season games for Las Vegas in 2021, Leatherwood played 32 offensive snaps in four games for Chicago in 2022.

Mononucleosis sidelined Leatherwood early in the 2022 season, and he did not make his season debut until Dec. 4 in the Bears’ 13th game.

Each NFL team must have its 90-player preseason roster reduced to the regular-season limit of 53 players by 3 p.m. CDT Tuesday.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.