The Chicago Bears have re-signed former CFL linebacker James Vaughters.
Vaughters was an exclusive rights free agent. Exclusive rights free agents are players who have completed fewer than three accrued NFL seasons and can only negotiate and sign with their current team.
In his second season with the Bears last year, Vaughters compiled 19 tackles, two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two quarterback hits and three special teams tackles while playing in 14 games, all as a reserve.
Vaughters signed with the Bears in 2019 and appeared in three games as a reserve after spending the previous two seasons with the Calgary Stampeders. He recorded 50 tackles, 11 sacks and eight special teams tackles in 33 games with the Stamps. The six-foot-one, 256-pound linebacker was part of the Grey Cup championship team in 2018.
The 28-year-old Vaughters has earn over $800,000 with the Bears in the last two seasons.
