The Chicago Bears claimed defensive back Marcus Maxey off waivers from the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday and put wide reciever Airese Currie on injured reserve with a foot injury.

Chicago Bears defensive back Ricky Manning Jr. didn't want to go to trial during the season or have a jury decide his fate. So he pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony assault charge stemming from an altercation with a man in a Los Angeles restaurant, even though he said he didn't commit a crime. "I didn't do what he accused me of," Manning said Wednesday.

Rex Grossman set career highs with 289 yards and four touchdown passes to lead the Bears to a 34-7 victory over Detroit on Sunday. He completed 20 of 27 passes with no interceptions and set a career-high in yards for the second straight week after throwing for 262 in a 26-0 season-opening win at Green Bay.

General manager Jerry Angelo said the Bears looked at Rod Gardner last week to get an idea of what is out there should durability issues continue to plague the wide receivers. After they made it through Sunday without losing any personnel, the Bears might pass on Gardner.

Cedric Benson said his left shoulder, partially dislocated more than a month ago, is fully healed and he's ready to face Green Bay for the first time. "I don't know how much, or what they've got planned, but I'm going to expect to go," Benson said. "I accept [Thomas Jones being the starter]. I'm sure in time it'll work itself out. I'm not mad about nothing or upset about anything, nothing like that. I'm just really happy that my shoulder feels a lot better and I can get back into playing."