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Former Bears draft bust given second chance in NFL with new team

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Just a week ago, former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Zacch Pickens was battling for a roster spot as his old team took on the Kansas City Chiefs in the preseason finale. Now it appears Pickens is joining them.

Pickens was one of the 30-plus Bears players who were cut earlier in the week as he did not make the 53-man roster. Instead, a source tells ESPN NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler that Pickens will be heading to Kansas City to join their practice squad.

Free agent DT Zacch Pickens is signing with the #Chiefs practice squad, per source.