Bears trade DL Gervon Dexter to Falcons for CB Clark Phillips III, draft pick

The Bears started cut day with a trade, agreeing to send defensive tackle Gervon Dexter to the Falcons for cornerback Clark Phillips III and a fifth-round pick Sunday morning, a source confirmed. The Bears added depth to a defensive backs room that desperately needed it. Phillips has started seven games and appeared in 21 more in three seasons with the Falcons. A triceps injury in Week 4 last season cost him the rest of the year. Former Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham, who was…