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Bears sign CB Joejuan Williams off Vikings’ practice squad

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Joejuan Williams warms up before practice in 2021.

Three days after watching three cornerbacks get hurt against the Chiefs, the Bears added some insurance Wednesday when they signed Joejuan Williams off the Vikings practice squad.

A second-round pick by the Patriots in 2019 out of Vanderbilt, Williams played 36 games in three seasons with the team. He started one game.

Williams signed with the Vikings in the spring, was released on cut day and rejoined the team on the practice squad the next day. Williams, 25, has eight passes defensed in his career.