Addressing their need for a veteran defensive tackle, the Chicago Bears reached agreement with unrestricted free agent Anthony Adams on Sunday evening, ESPN.com has learned.
The four-year veteran, who played his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers before going into the free-agent market earlier this month, was rated by ESPN.com as the 25th-best player available in the veteran pool. He was one of only two players from that group who was still available.
Adams, 26, will sign a four-year contract with the Bears, the financial details of which were not immediately available. The two sides began negotiating in earnest late last week.
In acquiring Adams, a starter for most of his career with the 49ers, the Bears add a proven player at a position which has grown perilously thin in the offseason. Star tackle Tommie Harris should return from the hamstring injury that prematurely ended his 2006 season, but beyond that, there isn't much depth or experience.