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Chicago Bears
Location: Chicago, Ill. | Stadium: Soldier Field (61,500) | President and CEO: Ted Phillips | GM: Jerry Angelo
Coach: Lovie Smith | League Championships: 8 | Super Bowls: 1
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Bears report: Strategy and personnel
 

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FRANCHISE PLAYER
None.

TRANSITION PLAYER
None.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

--OG Ruben Brown missed the final eight games of the season with a shoulder injury that required surgery, which, after 13 NFL seasons, is probably a career ender.

--DT Antonio Garay is a bottom-of-the-depth chart player who finished the season on injured reserve with a fractured ankle.

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
None.

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS
None.

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

--WR Marty Booker: FA Dolphins; $3.5M/2 yrs, SB unknown.

--WR Brandon Lloyd: FA Redskins; $645,000/1 yr, $40,000 WO; 2008 cap: $485,000.

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED

--LB Lance Briggs: UFA; $36M/6 yrs, $4M SB/$3.75M RB; $4.75M RB '09, $3.3M RB '10.

--WR Rashied Davis: RFA; $5.86M/3 yrs, SB unknown.

--QB Rex Grossman: Potential UFA; $3M/1 yr, $1.5M guaranteed.

--S Brandon McGowan: RFA; $1.47M/1 yr.

PLAYERS LOST

--S Adam Archuleta (released).

--LB Brendon Ayanbadejo: UFA Ravens; $4.9M/4 yrs, $1.9M SB.

--WR Bernard Berrian: UFA Vikings; $42M/6 yrs, $$5M SB/$8M RB; $3M RB '09.

--TE John Gilmore: UFA Buccaneers; terms unknown.

--QB Brian Griese (traded Buccaneers).

--CB Ade Jimoh (released).

--DT Jimmy Kennedy: UFA Jaguars (Bears had individually negotiated right of first refusal and did not match); $655,000/1 yr, $50,000 SB.

--T Fred Miller (released/failed physical).

--WR Muhsin Muhammad (released).

--DT Darwin Walker (released).

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July 25, 2008 11:19 am

"BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Star kick returner Devin Hester was at Chicago Bears training camp Friday, although there was no word if signed a contract.

Hester skipped the first practices this week as a ...(more)

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July 25, 2008 2:39 pm
(POLL)

As of this season, that includes the third round pick(Earl Bennett). 

I think that it is going to be Marcus HarrisonDusty Dvoracek can not stay healthy to save his l ...(more)

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Since:Aug 18, 2006

July 24, 2008 10:32 pm

Searching online this evening I ran across this video clip:

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=825031

Kurt Bryan of Piedmont High Schoolnear San Diego, California drew up a scheme to make all 11 men on offense ELIGIBLE to catch the ball.

The plan began at Humphries ...(more)

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July 24, 2008 11:35 pm