Bears Pick Up Hamilton, Drop Bradley

After suffering one tackle and two pass breakups at the hands of of Tampa Bay’s cornerback Marcus Hamilton, the Chicago Bears decided to turn foe into friend by adding Hamilton to their roster. The Bucs waived Hamilton on Monday, who had spent the 2007 season on the practice squad, along with the first two games this season. The Bucs took Hamilton in the seventh round of the 2007 draft from Virginia. He was added to the active roster for last Sunday’s game because Bucs cornerback Elbert Mack was suspended for a game and cornerback Aqib Talib had a hamstring injury that took him out of the match.

To make room for Hamilton on the roster, the Bears waived wide receiver Mark Bradley. Bradley was chosen in the second round of the 2005 draft and played in seven games his first year in the league for 18 catches and 230 yards. He tore his ACL, which sidelined him for the rest of the season. He had 14 receptions, 282 yards and three touchdowns in 2006, but had an ankle injury that sidelined him for five games. He wasn’t injured last season, but had only 71 yards and one touchdown. Reserve your Chicago Bears tickets at StubHub.com.

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