The Bears talked to safety Tashaun Gipson about signing with them last offseason. The Texas native chose the Texans — and a three-year, $22.5 million contract — while the Bears got Ha Ha Clinton-Dix on a discount one-year, $3.5 million deal.
When the Texans cut Gipson last week, then, the Bears could skip the get-to-know-you phase of their courtship. With the Texans still paying him more than $3 million, Gipson agreed to a one-year deal with the Bears.
“Chicago was definitely a familiar interest, dating back to last year,” Gipson said in a videoconference from his Dallas-area home Tuesday.