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player ready...The Bears are continuing to sign draft choices at a rapid pace, announcing a deal with fifth-round pick Corey Graham on Monday. Graham, from New Hampshire, was one of three defensive backs the Bears selected in last month’s draft.
Graham becomes the third of the Bears’ nine draft picks to agree to terms. The Bears were the first team to have all their draft picks signed last year.
Graham did not attend last weekend’s mini-camp because of college requirements at New Hampshire. He is also rehabbing a fractured fibula that occurred in the sixth game of his senior season.
Graham, 5 feet 11 inches and 195 pounds, started all 42 games in which he played at New Hampshire and set a school record with a 27.5-yard average on 65 kickoff returns. He also intercepted 12 passes and was a college teammate of David Ball, an undrafted receiver who has impressed Bears coaches with his pass catching.