Official Site of the Bears · Mar 15, 2017
Demps to provide veteran leadership
"You gotta be able to take a lickin' to keep on tickin'."@QDemps talks grit and what he'll bring to the #Bears. pic.twitter.com/KjZZ2y9PkA
Bears general manager Ryan Pace generally believes in signing free agents who are ascending players under the age of 28. But he also knows the importance of deviating from that philosophy on occasion.
Seven of the eight free agents the Bears have signed from other teams since last Thursday are 26 or 27 years old. The lone exception is Quintin Demps, a 31-year-old ball-hawking safety.
"Sprinkling in a couple vets here and there I think sometimes can be good," Pace said.
