Lake Forest, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Five-time Pro Bowl safety Adrian Wilson has signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears, the team announced Monday.<\/p>\n
The Bears also signed tight end Jeron Mastrud, a four-year veteran who started 12 games with the Oakland Raiders last season.<\/p>\n
Wilson had been regarded as one of the league’s premier safeties during his 12-year tenure with the Arizona Cardinals from 2001-12, earning All-Pro honors three times in addition to his five Pro Bowl citations. The 34-year-old joined the New England Patriots last offseason, but spent the entire 2013 campaign on injured reserve after tearing his Achilles tendon in August.<\/p>\n
The Patriots released Wilson, one of only 13 players to record 20 or more sacks and interceptions over the course of their career, in April.<\/p>\n
Wilson made 14 starts for the Cardinals in 2012, compiling 54 tackles, three sacks and one interception.<\/p>\n
Mastrud, who spent three seasons with Miami prior to landing with the Raiders in 2013, has primarily served as a blocking specialist, as his six receptions in 2013 were a career high.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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