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Former Bears DE Aaron Lynch ends retirement, to rejoin Jaguars

Former Chicago Bears defensive end Aaron Lynch retired in August due to personal reasons, but was reinstated on Wednesday. File Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI
1 of 3 | Former Chicago Bears defensive end Aaron Lynch retired in August due to personal reasons, but was reinstated on Wednesday. File Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Former Chicago Bears defensive end Aaron Lynch has ended his retirement and is set to rejoin the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Lynch was reinstated on Wednesday from the NFL's reserve/retired list and added to the Jaguars' exempt list. He now needs to go through five days of COVID-19 testing as part of the league's protocol. Lynch could be eligible to report to the Jaguars facility as soon as Monday.

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The 6-foot-5, 285-pound defensive end entered the league as a fifth-round pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2014 NFL Draft. Lynch joined the Bears before the 2018 season. He signed with the Jaguars on May 5 before he retired three months later due to personal reasons.

Lynch, 27, had a career-high 6.5 sacks in 2015. He had six total tackles, three tackles for a loss, two sacks and two passes defensed in 16 games during his final season in 2019 with the Bears.

The South Florida product has 105 total tackles, 36 tackles for a loss, 20 sacks, 10 passes defensed, an interception and a fumble recovery in 73 career appearances. He has 22 career starts.

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The Jaguars face the Los Angeles Chargers at 4:25 p.m. EDT on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.

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