Bears Sign Guard Vladimir Ducasse To 1-Year Contract

(CBS) -- The Chicago Bears have signed guard Vladimir Ducasse to a one-year contract.

Ducasse has appeared in 63 games with 11 starts over five seasons with the New York Jets (2010-'13) and Minnesota Vikings (2014).

A 6-foo-5, 325-pound Port-au-Prince, Haiti native, Ducasse has started six contests at left guard, four at right guard and one as a sixth-eligible lineman during his NFL career.