Bears add veteran Banks to secondary

The Bears on Monday officially placed quarterback Jay Cutler on injured reserve and signed cornerback Johnthan Banks.

Banks was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2013 NFL DraftCutler injured the labrum in his right throwing shoulder Nov. 20 in a road loss to the Giants. He initially rehabbed the injury in an attempt to return to action this season, but it did not respond as well as hoped and he underwent surgery Saturday.

Banks was selected by the Buccaneers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Mississippi State. He was traded to the Lions Nov. 1 in exchange for a seventh-round draft pick and was then released by Detroit on Saturday. Banks has appeared in 52…