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Bears upgrade roster, maintain flexibility in draft with free-agent additions on defensive line

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The Bears made two significant acquisitions as part of a necessary overhaul of their defensive line when free agency opened Monday. But don’t assume the deals they made with defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo are the end of that project.

Jarrett, a two-time Pro Bowl selection in his decade with the Falcons, was released Monday morning and agreed to a three-year, $43.5 million deal with the Bears in the afternoon, a source said.