Bears Sign Safety

The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with safety Glenn Earl, to a one year deal worth the veteran minimum of $620,000. Earl has not played a game in the NFL in two-seasons.

Earl had his career seemingly cut short in the final preseason game of 2007, when he suffered a Lisfranc injury of the foot. Earl was placed on injured reserve for 2007, and was released in 2008. He has not played in the NFL since then, but is healthy again now that the foot is fully healed.

Earl, 27, will likely be competing to play on special teams, and as a nickel defender, as he re-adjusts to the speed of the game after his two-year lay-off.

A four-year veteran, Earl was originally a fourth-round pick of Houston in the 2004 draft. The former Notre Dame standout provided size and play-making ability to the Texans' secondary before his injury. And in 2006, he had a career-high 74 tackles.

For his career, Earl has 153 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions, and four passes defensed. He has 31 starts and has played in 37 games. Earl has a good shot to adding to his career start total by joing the Bears, who recently released veteran safety Mike Brown.