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The '''Chicago Bears''' are a [[National Football League]] [[franchise]] based in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. They are part of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play in the NFC North Division.
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The '''Chicago Bears''' are a [[National Football League]] ([[NFL]]) team based in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. They are members of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) North Division.
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==Roster==
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===Quarterbacks===
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*18 - Kyle Orton
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*8 - Rex Grossman
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*12 - Caleb Hanie
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===Running Backs===
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==History and League Success==
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*43 - Jason Davis
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The Bears were founded in 1919 in Decatur, Illinois, as the Decatur Staleys (named after their founder, A. E. Staley) and joined the NFL in 1920 as a charter franchise.<ref>The Bears are one of only two charter franchises (along with the Chicago Cardinals, now the [[Arizona Cardinals]]) that are still in operation.</ref> and in 1921, the team moved to Chicago and became the Chicago Staleys for one year, changing its name to the Bears after the team was purchased by [[George Halas]] (who was the coach at the time; the Halas family still owns the team).
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*22 - [[Matt Forte]]
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*27 - Kevin Jones
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*29 - Adrian Peterson
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*25 - Garrett Wolfe
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===Fullbacks===
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The Bears have played in two [[Super Bowl]]s, winning in 1985 with the famed "Monsters of the Midway" defense. They also won eight NFL titles prior to the NFL-AFL merger. They have the most retired jersey numbers, the most members enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and the most victories of any franchise.
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*37 - Jason McKie
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===Wide Receivers===
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==NFC North Rivals==
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*19 - Devin Aromashodu
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*[[Detroit Lions]]
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*85 - Earl Bennett
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*[[Green Bay Packers]] (the Bears-Packers rivalry is the oldest continuously played rivalry in the NFL, with over 200 games played; when the NFL celebrated its centennial season in 2019, it began the season with a Bears-Packers matchup in commemoration, as opposed to its usual tradition of opening with the defending Super Bowl champion)
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*86 - Marty Booker
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*[[Minnesota Vikings]]
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*81 - Rashied Davis
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*23 - [[Devin Hester]]
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*80 - Brandon Lloyd
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*84 - Brandon Rideau
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===Tight Ends===
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==References==
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*88 - Desmond Clark
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{{reflist}}
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*87 - Kellen Davis
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*82 - Greg Olsen
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===Offensive Tackles===
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== External links ==
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*78 - John St. Clair
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*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/bears/index.html Team site]
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* - Frank Omiyale
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*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?teamId=3 Chicago Bears]
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*76 - John Tait
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*74 - Chris Williams
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*69 - Fred Miller
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===Guards===
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*67 - Josh Beekman
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*72 - Dan Buenning
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*63 - Roberto Garza
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*60 - Terrence Metcalf
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===Centers===
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{{NFL Teams}}
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*65 - Patrick Mannelly
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===Defensive Ends===
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*97 - Mark Anderson
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*99 - Ervin Baldwin
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*96 - Alex Brown
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*93 - Adewale Ogunleye
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===Defensive Tackles===
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[[Category:NFL]]
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*95 - Anthony Adams
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*91 - Tommie Harris
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*94 - Marcus Harrison
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*71 - Israel Idonije
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*75 - Matt Toeaina
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*98 - Dusty Dvoracek
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===Linebackers===
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*55 - [[Lance Briggs]]
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*59 - Gilbert Gardner
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*92 - Hunter Hillenmeyer
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*90 - Joey LaRocque
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*53 - Nick Roach
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*54 - [[Brian Urlacher]]
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*52 - Jamar Williams
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*58 - Darrell McClover
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===Cornerbacks===
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*21 - Corey Graham
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*24 - Marcus Hamilton
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*26 - Trumaine McBride
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*33 - Charles Tillman
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*35 - Zackary Bowman
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*31 - Nathan Vasher
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===Safeties===
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*36 - Brandon McGowan
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*30 - Mike Brown
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* - Josh Bullocks
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*38 - Danieal Manning
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*44 - Kevin Payne
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*20 - Craig Steltz
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===Kickers===
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*9 - Robbie Gould
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===Punters===
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*4 - Brad Maynard
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==See also==
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*[[Detroit Lions]]
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*[[Green Bay Packers]]
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*[[Minnesota Vikings]]
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*[[National Football Conference]]
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== External links ==
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*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/bears/index.html Team site]
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*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?teamId=3 Chicago Bears]
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[[Category:National Football League]]
   
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
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