Wide receiver was a position of need for the Bears after losing Alshon Jeffery, a free agent who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. But the Bears have a number of wide receivers who will vie for playing time, including Cameron Meredith, Kendall Wright and Markus Wheaton.
Cruz, 30, spent his previous six seasons with the New York Giants, and he had big seasons in 2011, 2012 and 2013, catching 241 passes for 3,626 yards and 23 touchdowns in 46 games in those three seasons.
But his production has decreased in recent seasons, largely because of injuries. He had 39 catches for 586 yards and one touchdown in 2016, when he appeared in 15 games, including 12 starts.
The Giants released him on Feb. 13.
Cruz is 2 1/2 years removed from major knee surgery and would have counted $9.4 million against the Giants' salary cap in 2017.
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