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Bears agree to 1-year deal with Ray McDonald
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald despite his having some brushes with the law.Bringing in McDonald, who played under new Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio in San Francisco, could be controversial in Chicago given his legal troubles.The 49ers cut McDonald in December after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her following a night of drinking in which she injured her head in a fall by his swimming pool.“Those things we’ve looked into,” general manager Ryan Pace said at the NFL meetings in Phoenix. “I can tell you this, we know those are ongoing. But we wouldn’t be where we’re at right now if we didn’t feel comfortable with where that’s at.