Bears general manager Ryan Pace generally believes in signing free agents who are ascending players under the age of 28. But he also knows the importance of deviating from that philosophy on occasion.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Safety Quintin Demps often resembles a player-coach for the Chicago Bears in practice while answering questions from young defensive backs. A defensive secondary badly in need ...

In the past two years, the Bears' unprecedented inability to pick off opposing passes has been a glaring weakness. Only the Jacksonville Jaguars had fewer interceptions last year than the Bears' 8.

Quintin Demps may be just the answer the Chicago Bears need in their struggling secondary. Chicago struggled to take the football away last season, while Demps was hauling in six interceptions by ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Safety Quintin Demps often resembles a player-coach for the Chicago Bears in practice while answering questions from young defensive backs. A defensive secondary badly in need ...