LAKE FOREST, Ill. - In their long overdue effort to revamp their defensive front, the Chicago Bears on Tuesday signed former Redskins defensive end Jarvis Jenkins to a one-year contract, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Brad Biggs of the Tribune said on Twitter that the deal would become official pending a physical.
Jenkins, a second-round pick by the Redskins in 2011, started 33 games in Washington the last three seasons, recording 28 combined tackles but no sacks.
The fourth-year man from Clemson leaves the Redskins' 29th-ranked defense to join a Bears group that is 30th-best in yards allowed and second-worst unit in scoring defense.
He will look to feature in first-year defensive coordinator Vic Fangio's 3-4 scheme, a group in dire needs of run-stoppers on the edge, though provides little in the way of run defense.
Jarvis missed his rookie campaign after tearing his ACL in a preseason game against the Ravens.
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