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The Chicago Bears have reached agreement on a one-year contract with free-agent defensive end Ray McDonald, the team said Tuesday. Terms of the agreement, which is pending McDonald passing a physical exam, are not yet known. McDonald was released by the San Francisco 49ers in December after law enforcement officials in San Jose, California, said he was under investigation on suspicion of sexual assault. McDonald hasn't been charged in that case, which remains open. Bears general manager Ryan Pace told reporters at the owners meetings in Arizona that, because there were character issues with McDonald to consider, Bears chairman George McCaskey weighed in on the decision before the team went through with the move. McDonald paid for his own ticket to travel to Chicago and met with McCaskey for two hours, Pace said. George McCaskey also consulted with Virginia McCaskey and received her blessing before signing off on McDonald's addition. Pace said he also placed a...