The Bears on Thursday terminated the contract of defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff and signed defensive lineman Ziggy Hood.
Ratliff, 34, appeared in 18 games with 17 starts in three seasons with the Bears, recording 63.5 tackles, eight sacks and 2.5 tackles-for-loss.
“We felt moving forward without Jeremiah was in the best interest of our team,” Bears general manager Ryan Pace said in a statement. “We appreciate his contributions and wish him well.