The Chicago Bears on Monday signed veteran defensive back Nick McCloud to a one-year contract.
McCloud arrives in Chicago after totaling 48 career regular-season games played (16 starts) for the Cincinnati Bengals (2021), New York Giants (2022-24) and San Francisco 49ers (2024). Since entering the league in 2021 as an undrafted free agent with the Buffalo Bills, McCloud has totaled 84 tackles (61 solo), 10 passes defensed, including one interception, three tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, as well as an additional forced fumble in the postseason. McCloud, who added two postseason appearances with the Giants in 2022, has also spent time on the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills (2021).
A native of Rock Hill, S.C., McCloud prepped collegiately at Notre Dame (2020) and North Carolina State (2016-19), amassing 49 career games played with four interceptions and three fumble recoveries. In his lone season at Notre Dame, McCloud earned Third-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors after collecting a team-high eight passes defensed for the Fighting Irish.
