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 Garza, 36, will be replaced by Will Montgomery, the former Denver
Broncos center who played for current Bears coach John Fox and
offensive coordinator Adam Gase in 2014.
Montgomery started eight games for the Broncos last season following
five seasons with the Washington Redskins.
Fourteen-year veteran Garza started every game in seven of his 10
seasons with the Bears.
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The Broncos agreed to terms with defensive lineman Antonio Smith on
a one-year contract, reuniting him with the staff that coached him
in Houston.
Smith, 33, was released by the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday in a move
that saved them $4 million in salary cap space.
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The Miami Dolphins signed linebacker and special teams player
Spencer Paysinger to a one-year contract and agreed to a one-year
deal with quarterback Josh Freeman.
Former first-round draft pick Freeman is returning to the NFL after
being out of the league last season. He last played in 2013 with the
Minnesota Vikings, starting one game before he was benched.
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The Minnesota Vikings signed a pair of veteran combine participants,
quarterback Mike Kafka and defensive end Caesar Rayford, and waived
quarterback Pat Devlin.
With Kafka replacing Devlin, the Vikings still have three
quarterbacks on the roster, including starter Teddy Bridgewater and
backup Shaun Hill. Kafka spent last season with Tampa Bay, backing
up Josh McCown and Mike Glennon.
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The Oakland Raiders signed offensive tackle J'Marcus Webb.
A seventh-round pick by the Chicago Bears in 2010, Webb has played
55 games, starting 45, for the Bears (2010-12) and Minnesota Vikings
(2013-14).
Webb signed with the Kansas City Chiefs last year but did not make
the team and returned to the Vikings in November.
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The Atlanta Falcons waived safety Zeke Motta.
Motta was a seventh-round pick by the Falcons in 2013, and recorded
16 tackles while starting one game as a rookie. He missed last
season with a neck injury that landed him on the reserve/physically
unable to perform on Aug. 25.
(Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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