Bears swap out quarterbacks

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The Bears swapped out undrafted quarterbacks Thursday, waiving Matt Blanchard and signing Dalyn Williams.

Blanchard has been with the Bears for most of the last few seasons, beginning as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and 2013 before moving to the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts. He also went through minicamp with the Green Bay Packers last offseason.

The Lake Zurich native and Wisconsin-Whitewater product returned to the Bears last season and even got a raise to stick in Chicago, signing a reserve/futures contract in January.

Blanchard, 27, has not appeared in an NFL game.

Williams, an undrafted rookie, threw for 7,458 yards and 56 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions in 39 games for Dartmouth. He also ran for 1,494 yards and 19 TDs.

He holds nearly every Dartmouth career record as a quarterback - passing yards, completions, attempts, completion percentage, efficiency, total offense.

Williams was part of the Bears' rookie minicamp this spring.

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