Chicago Bears sign Bucs starting linebacker
19 April 2012
The Chicago Bears signed linebacker Geno Hayes to a one-year contract today (terms were not disclosed). Hayes was a low-round draft choice (sixth round in 2008), but he started 13 of 16 games for Tampa Bay last year and 42 games in four years for the Bucs. The Bears have mostly been signing a slew of backups and special teams players since beginning the free-agency period with a block-buster trade for receiver Brandon Marshall, but Hayes could play a bigger role in Chicago than most of those other backups.


