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Bears sign WR Morgan to one-year contract

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April 21, 2014 at 5:27 pm.

The Chicago Bears signed wide receiver Josh Morgan to a one-year contract, the team announced Monday.

The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Morgan has appeared in 79 games with 54 starts in six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (2008-11) and Washington Redskins (2012-13), hauling in 199 receptions for 2,488 yards (12.5 ypc) and 11 touchdowns. He has added 27 kickoff returns for 625 yards, eight punt returns for 59 yards and 12 rushing attempts for 116 yards.

In 2013, Morgan caught 20 passes for 214 yards with 12 kickoff returns for 239 yards and eight punt returns for 59 yards in 14 contests (seven starts).

Morgan originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round selection of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2008 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech.

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