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Bears sign veteran safety Xavier Woods

First publishedAug 7, 20:48 UTC
Last updatedAug 7, 22:19 UTC · 15m ago
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<p>Desperate for help at safety after Coby Bryant hurt his left knee earlier this week, the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> signed Xavier Woods to a one-year deal Friday.</p><p>Woods certainly has the experience — he's started a whopping 121 games in nine NFL seasons. He was drafted by the Cowboys in Round 6 in 2017, playing for four seasons before signing with the Vikings in 2021.

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<p>Desperate for help at safety after Coby Bryant hurt his left knee earlier this week, the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> signed Xavier Woods to a one-year deal Friday.</p><p>Woods certainly has the experience — he's started a whopping 121 games in nine NFL seasons. He was drafted by the Cowboys in Round 6 in 2017, playing for four seasons before signing with the Vikings in 2021. After one season in Minnesota, he played three years in Carolina and one in Tennessee. He had two interceptions in 10 starts with the Titans last year.

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<p>Desperate for help at safety after Coby Bryant hurt his left knee earlier this week, the <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears</a> signed Xavier Woods to a one-year deal Friday.</p><p>Woods certainly has the experience — he's started a whopping 121 games in nine NFL seasons. He was drafted by the Cowboys in Round 6 in 2017, playing for four seasons before signing with the Vikings in 2021.
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