A day after trading linebacker Jonathan Bostic to New England, the Bears have jettisoned another Phil Emery draft pick by waiving safety Brock Vereen, who had begun training camp as the starting free safety and for whom the Bears had traded up in the 2014 draft.
In moves expected to upgrade their troubled special teams, the Bears signed linebacker Chris Prosinski and linebacker LaRoy Reynolds.
Vereen’s decline was precipitous, culminating with him being beaten badly by Seattle Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham for a 30-yard touchdown. Vereen, the Bears’ second fourth-round pick in the 2014 draft, played just three regular-down snaps in the Seattle game, with the Graham catch the low point.