Bears sniffing around S Charlie Peprah

Hardin’s injury may be more severe than we thought:

Peprah was a regular starter for the Green Bay Packers for the last two seasons. The 29-year-old safety had a career-high 94 tackles and five interceptions last season.

The Packers released Peprah after he failed a physical on the first day of training camp. The Bearsplan to examine Peprah’s knee to determine the effects of an earlier arthroscopic surgery, the Tribune reported.