Lamarr Houston's roller coaster with the Bears is over.
The outside linebacker, who former general manager Phil Emery inked to a five-year, $35 million in 2014, was released with an injury settlement on Wednesday.
Houston's ride in Chicago had many ups and downs. His first season with the team ended in embarrassing fashion when he tore his ACL while celebrating a meaningless sack in a blowout loss. He had a resurgence the next season, however, playing in all 16 games and leading the team with eight sacks.
Knee problems quickly derailed any progress made, as the seven-year veteran was lost in the second game of last season with another torn ACL.