Ramirez Agrees to One-Year Deal with the Chicago Bears

Manny Ramirez is ready to Bear all…

The 33-year-old Mexican-American NFL offensive linemanhas signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears, according to ESPN.

Manny Ramirez

The move reunites Ramirez with Bears coach John Fox, whom Ramirez played for as a member of the Denver Broncos team from 2011-14.

Ramirez played for Fox in Denver before being traded to the Detroit Lions last year.

Fox said last week that he expected the Bears to pursue another free-agent offensive lineman with positional versatility. Ramirez has experience playing both guard and center.

The veteran Ramirez was traded from Denver to Detroit during the first night of the 2015 NFL draft, when the Broncos moved up to take Shane Ray and the Lions moved back to draft Laken Tomlinson, the player who eventually replaced Ramirez in the starting lineup with Detroit.

Ramirez appeared in all 16 games for Detroit last season, playing 463 snaps between guard and center.

He spent four seasons in Denver prior to his second stint in Detroit, including being the starting center for the Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, a game the Broncos lost to the Seattle Seahawks 43-8.

Ramirez was initially drafted by the Lions in 2007 as a fourth-round pick.

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