The Bears have signed 38-year old QB Todd Collins.  Collins played in 3 games for the Redskins last season and he completed 12 of 23 passes (52.2%) for 144 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs (71.6 QB Rating).  He also had 1 carry for 0 yards.  Collins has now played in 49 games (20 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 381 of 674 passes (56.5%) for 4,479 yards with 22 TD passes and 19 INTs (76.0 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 83 times for 152 yards (1.8 ypc) in his career.  Collins has a 10-10 record as a starting QB in the NFL.  Collins instantly becomes the Bears’ #2 QB behind Jay Cutler, bumping Caleb Hanie to #3.

The Bears have signed 26-year old QB Matt Gutierrez.  Gutierrez played in 1 game (0 starts) for the Chiefs last season and he completed his only pass attempt for 3 yards.  He has now played in 6 games (0 starts) in his NFL career and he has completed 2 of 2 passes for 18 yards (104.2 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 5 times for -13 yards (-2.6 ypc) but most of those, if not all of them, were kneel downs to run out the clock.  Gutierrez will likely get a chance to battle for the #2 or #3 QB for the Bears the rest of this pre-season.

UPDATE:  (8/31/2010) - The Bears have released Matt Gutierrez.  You could see this was going to happen as soon as the Bears inked Todd Collins.

The Bears have signed 26-year old linebacker Brian Iwuh.  Iwuh played in 15 games for the Jaguars last season and he had 29 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  He has now played in 58 games in his NFL career and he has 83 tackles and 1 forced fumble.  This was a good signing for the Bears as Iwuh will provide depth at linebacker and help on special teams.

The Bears have signed 26-year old CB Tim Jennings to a 2-year deal.  Jennings played in 15 games (5 starts) for the Colts last season in which he has made 57 tackles, defensed 10 passes and he has 2 interceptions.  He has now played in 53 games (21 starts) in his NFL career in which he made 161 tackles, defensed 20 passes, he intercepted 4 passes and he forced 3 fumbles.  This was a good little move for the Bears as Jennings should help them out in the secondary.

The Bears have signed 22-year FB/TE Eddie Williams to a 1-year deal.  Williams spent most of his rookie year on the practice squad before breaking his ankle which ended his season.  Williams was a 7th round pick out of Idaho April by the Redskins.  Williams is 6′1″, 249 and he has good receiving and blocking skills.  It never hurts to add a player like Williams who has potential to help them on offense and special teams in 2010.