The Bears claimed cornerback Johnthan Banks via waivers on Monday.
The Lions waived Banks over the weekend. A second-round pick of the Buccaneers in 2013, Banks was traded by the Bucs to the Lions in early November.
Banks, 27, had played in two games for the Lions. He was a starter for his first two seasons with the Bucs but had fallen out of the rotation last season and did not start a game this season before the trade.
Banks had seven interceptions over his first two seasons with the Bucs. He’s started 37 of 52 career games.
