The Chicago Bears needed to make a change on their defensive line, as they have allowed over 124 rushing yards per game this season. They did just that, as ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Oct. 22 that the team cut former Pro Bowler Jeremiah Ratliff and signed defensive tackle Ziggy Hood.

Ratliff, an 11-year veteran, was in his second full season with the Bears after coming over from the Dallas Cowboys, where he made four consecutive Pro Bowls from 2008 to 2011. He recorded 6.5 sacks in his first full season with Chicago last year.

Apparently, his release did not go over well, according to the Chicago Sun-Times' Adam Jahns:

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Jeremiah Ratliff was escorted out of Halas Hall on Wed. by #Bears team security. Ratliff had an animated exchange with GM Ryan Pace outside.

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Lake Forest police were later stationed at Halas Hall on Wed. after #Bears security escorted Jeremiah Ratliff off Halas Hall premises.

On Friday, TMZ provided excerpts from a police report that shed some light on the Bears' decision to cut Ratliff. The report stated Ratliff claimed he told someone "he felt like killing everybody in the building." It also states Ratliff told another person "I am the devil," adding "he wished staff member's children would die."

Following Ratliff's release, Pace released a statement, as reported by Bleacher Report's Matt Eurich:

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Here's GM Ryan Pace's statement on the release of Jeremiah Ratliff:

Ratliff has been a problem off of the field more than once this season. According to Larry Mayer of ChicagoBears.com, the league suspended Ratliff for the first three games of the season for violating its Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

Mayer explained: "The suspension stemmed from an incident that occurred on Jan. 22, 2013, when Ratliff—who played for the Cowboys at the time—was arrested just outside Dallas on suspicion of drunk driving. He pled guilty to the DWI charge in May and was given one year of probation and fined."

The man taking his place, Ziggy Hood, was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars after being activated from injured reserve on Oct. 20. The former Steelers first-round pick spent his first five years in Pittsburgh before signing a four-year, $16 million deal with Jacksonville, per Spotrac.com.

Hood has recorded 12.5 sacks over the first six years of his career, with at least one in every season. Chicago will look to him to help clog up the trenches along the defensive line and slow down the opposition's running game.