USAT: Bears Wire audio clip

USAT: Bears Wire

Mar 18, 2022

The Chicago Bears and general manager Ryan Poles needed to make a quick pivot on Friday to sign former Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Justin Jones. The Bears are signing Jones for two years and up to $12 million. - The move came shortly after it was revealed their initial plans at the position, which was to sign defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, needed to change after a failed physical. Instead of Ogunjobi, the Bears wound up with Jones to help disrupt opposing offenses. - Jones spent the last four seasons with the Chargers after being selected in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He missed time with injuries, but became a key starter for their defense and had his best season in 2021. He totaled 37 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and three sacks last year. He now joins a Bears team under head coach Matt Eberflus that is overhauling their interior defensive line. - The signing doesn’t exactly provide the same flash that Ogunjobi would have, but do the Bears find themselves in a better spot with Jones instead? Here is our initial grade of the signing.

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