The Bears signed former Bronco Jeremiah Attaochu on Sunday to build up their outside linebacker depth behind Khalil Mack and Robert Quinn.
Attaochu, 28, was the Chargers’ second-round pick in 2014 and spent a season with the Jets before working as a part-time starter for the Broncos the last two seasons. In 25 games (10 starts), he had 8.5 sacks, 52 tackles and a forced fumble.
He could be a replacement for Barkevious Mingo, who is an unrestricted free agent after getting 2.5 sacks in 390 snaps last season. The Bears played Mack 83% of their defensive snaps last season and used Quinn on 51%, leaving 36% off the bench.