Jarrett was an unquestioned leader for the Falcons throughout his tenure, but the veteran was released just hours before free agency opened up, and the Bears soon after locked Jarrett down to a three-year deal.

Thuney and Jarrett are proven, consistently productive players you don't always see available in the free-agency window — a chance to fuel a Bears' leap to playoff contention. But at 32 and 31, do they come with a catch?

Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett had a very eventful day on Monday. He was formally released by the Atlanta Falcons, the team that took him in the fifth round back in 2015. For those who are not familiar, his father is Jessie Tuggle, a former NFL linebacker, who played his entire career with Atlanta from 1987-2000.