"I just try to come out here and do what I can each day and just be myself and just make plays," he said, adding that he never even entertained the thought that he wouldn't measure up at the NFL level.
The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Beard originally signed with Indianapolis as an undrafted rookie from Cincinnati, where he had 75 tackles and two sacks in four years. He was cut last month.
Grossman, 35, was given a physical Tuesday morning and a workout was planned after the team's practice.
Pernell McPhee has been a steady pass rusher off the edge with five sacks, but the Bears see a better pass rush inside as critical to beating San Diego and quarterback Philip Rivers.
RENTON, Wash. (AP) 锟?It doesn't take long for the speed of Kevin Pierre-Louis to catch your eye.