Former University of Minnesota safety Brock Vereen is signing with the Vikings practice squad and will work out with the team Thursday.
"I'm very excited," Vereen told the Pioneer Press after arriving Wednesday night in Minnesota. "I'm very happy to be here. I'm very happy for the opportunity, and I hope to make the most of it. They told me I'll come in on the practice squad with the opportunity to move up."
Vereen was waived Tuesday by Chicago and cleared waivers Wednesday. He was a fourth-round pick in the 2014 draft.
"I guess I honestly haven't thought about it much," Vareen said about being waived by the Bears.