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Bears Waive S Brock Vereen

(CBS) In another sign of their aggressive rebuild, the Bears have waived safety Brock Vereen, who they moved up to select in the fourth round of the 2014 draft.

Vereen had an inconsistent rookie season and fell out of favor with the new regime and coaching staff, taking on a reserve role for the most part. He had yet to record a tackle this season and was beaten by Seattle tight end Jimmy Graham in Chicago's loss Sunday.

Vereen is the eighth draft pick of the Phil Emery era -- which spanned three years and a total of 20 players in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 drafts -- who's no longer on the team.

In other news Tuesday, the Bears signed safety Chris Prosinski and linebacker LaRoy Reynolds.

Proskinski has appeared in 56 games across four seasons with the Jaguars (2011-'14) and Eagles (2014). He was a fourth-round pick in the 2011 draft.

Reynolds has appeared in 30 games across three seasons with the Jaguars (2013-'15). He entered the NFL in 2013 as an undrafted free agent out of Virginia.

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