Agreeing to terms with Victor Cruz on a one-year deal is yet another roll of the dice for the Chicago Bears.
Wide receiver is a bit of a conundrum at Halas Hall these days. Chicago’s decision to let Alshon Jeffery walk in free agency stripped the club of its top weapon in the vertical passing game. Say what you want about Jeffery’s soft-tissue problems and four-game PED suspension, he was by far the best receiver in the building since Brandon Marshall left town.
Cruz, 30, had a couple terrific years in New York (2011-12), but underwhelmed the past three seasons, mostly because of injuries.