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Bears find towering cornerback courtesy of Vikings discard pile

Third-round Dallas draft pick Nahshon Wright signs for one year to challenge for Chicago Bears roster spot.
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Dallas cornerback Nahshon Wright tries to tackle Chargers wide receiver Michael Bandy in preseason play.
Dallas cornerback Nahshon Wright tries to tackle Chargers wide receiver Michael Bandy in preseason play. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

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The later part of free agency still hasn't ended for GM Ryan Poles and the Bears, as they continued to fortify their depth Tuesday following Monday's start to offseason work.

The Bears signed former Vikings and Cowboys player Nahshon Wright to a one-year deal and one look at him will tell someone why they did it.

You don't find 6-foot-4 cornerbacks on every street corner. A guy like that might even be able to break up Hail Mary passes.

The 200-pound cornerback from Oregon State was a third-round draft pick by Dallas in 2021, the 99th overall pick, and has 33 games played with three starts. He made 37 tackles, five pass defenses and an interception in three seasons with Dallas and a 2024 season with the Vikings.

The Vikings had just released Wright Monday after they had him on the practice squad for almost all season. He got into one game last year.

The Cowboys traded him to Minnesota even up for cornerback Andrew Booth after the 2023 season.

Coming to Chicago, Wright will be up against steep competition for playing time. Josh Blackwell,

Terell Smith, Shaun Wade, Nick McCloud and Ameer Speed are on the roster as backups behind starters Jaylon Johnson, Tyrique Stevenson and Kyler Gordon.

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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.