Bears sign free-agent linebacker Matthew Adams to one-year deal

On Saturday, the Chicago Bears signed former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Matt Adams. 

Adams played 17 games for the Colts last season, finishing with 10 total tackles playing 79 percent of Indianapolis' special teams snaps. 

Pro Football Focus has Adams (91.0) graded as the third-highest special teams player in the NFL over the last two seasons, behind only San Francisco 49ers' George Odum (91.6) and New England Patriots' Cody Davis (92.7)

The 26-year-old Adams played four seasons with the Colts. In 58 games with Indianapolis, Adams compiled 55 tackles (six for loss), with a fumble recovery. 

Adams started nine games over his first two seasons in the NFL. In 2018, he made five starts finishing with 33 tackles, two QB hits and a fumble recovery. Adams had ten tackles in four starts in 2019. 

Adams was a seventh-round pick by Indianapolis in 2018. He now joins Chicago, where he'll reunite with former Colts defensive coordinator, Matt Eberflus. The Bears hired Eberflus as their new head coach in late January.