GREEN BAY – The Packers have made the free-agent signing of former Bears safety Adrian Amos official.
Here are five things to know about him.
1. He started double-digit games each of his four seasons in Chicago.
Amos started 56 games total from 2015-2018, including all 16 this past season, when he and Eddie Jackson were the mainstay pair of safeties for Chicago's highly touted defense, which ranked first in points allowed and third in yards allowed. Jackson was the bigger playmaker of the two, but the 6-foot, 214-pound Amos still turned in a career-best two interceptions and nine passes defensed in 2018.
2. He made a big play in the playoffs.
Amos added a third interception last year in the NFC Wild Card playoff game vs. Philadelphia at Soldier Field, picking off Eagles QB Nick Foles in the end zone midway through the second quarter to keep the game tied at 3. The turnover helped the Bears take a 6-3 lead into halftime in a game they eventually lost on a missed field goal on the final snap.
3. Pro Football Focus gives him strong grades.
Among safeties with more than 600 snaps in 2018, Amos' overall defensive grade from PFF ranked eighth and his coverage grade ranked seventh. He played 1,029 defensive snaps last season, a jump from 670 in 2017, when his overall grade was third among safeties and his coverage grade also seventh.
Snapshots of newly-signed Green Bay Packers S Adrian Amos
Chicago Bears free safety Adrian Amos warms up before an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
Chicago Bears free safety Adrian Amos (38) warms up before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears safety Adrian Amos (38) warms up before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears safety Adrian Amos (38) waits to be introduced before an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears special teams coordinator Chris Tabor, right, confers with defensive back Adrian Amos as the Bears take part in drills against the Denver Broncos during a joint NFL football training camp session Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at Broncos' headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Chicago Bears safety Adrian Amos (38) breaks up a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (19) during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) runs back an intercepted pass for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate (84) eludes Chicago Bears free safety Adrian Amos (38) during the third quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) and cornerback Kyle Fuller (23) breaks up a pass intended for Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Chicago Bears free safety Adrian Amos (38) tackles Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Phillip Dorsett (15) in the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Sam Riche)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) tackles Buffalo Bills' Logan Thomas (82) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Chicago Bears defensive back Adrian Amos listens to reporters after the NFL football team's voluntary veteran minicamp Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears defensive back Adrian Amos celebrates after Chicago Bears defensive back Prince Amukamara (20) runs to the end zone for a touchdown after intercepting a pass intended for Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny (20) during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Buffalo Bills' Logan Thomas (82) is tackled by Chicago Bears' Adrian Amos (38) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) runs after intercepting a pass thrown by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, left, runs against Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos Jr. during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) tackles Buffalo Bills' Logan Thomas (82) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) intercepts a pass in the end zone during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos, right, applies pressure as New York Giants tight end Scott Simonson tries to make a catch during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. Simonson did not make the catch. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos pushes Detroit Lions tight end Darren Fells (87) out of the bound during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Bears strong safety Adrian Amos (38) runs after intercepting a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
4. He made a big splash early for the Bears.
As a fifth-round pick out of Penn State in 2015, Amos was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. That year he led Chicago's defense with 108 total tackles, based on coaches' film review, the first Bears rookie to lead the team in that category since Brian Urlacher in 2000.
5. He was durable in the college ranks, too.
Amos started the final 38 consecutive games of his college career at Penn State, earning honorable mention All-Big Ten three times and intercepting seven passes.
