Lake Forest, IL -- (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears terminated the contract of veteran cornerback Ricky Manning, Jr. on Tuesday.

Manning came to the Bears in 2006 as a free agent and in 31 games, he has posted 106 tackles, three sacks and five interceptions.

Manning spent the first three seasons of his NFL career with the Carolina Panthers.

The UCLA product played 79 career regular season contests after being selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Panthers, accruing 261 tackles and 14 interceptions over that span.

In 2003, Manning intercepted Donovan McNabb three times in the NFC Championship game to guide the Panthers past the Philadelphia Eagles and into their first-ever Super Bowl.