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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.
==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==
*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> 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).
*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.  It also won eight NFL titles prior to the NFL-AFL merger.  It has the most retired jersey numbers, the most members enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most victories of any franchise.
*37 - Jason McKie
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===Wide Receivers===
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==NFC North Rivals==
*19 - Devin Aromashodu
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*[[Detroit Lions]]
*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)
*86 - Marty Booker
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*[[Minnesota Vikings]]
*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==
*88 - Desmond Clark
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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 ==
*78 - John St. Clair
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*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/bears/index.html Team site]
* - Frank Omiyale
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*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?teamId=3 Chicago Bears]
*76 - John Tait
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*74 - Chris Williams
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*69 - Fred Miller
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===Guards===
 
*67 - Josh Beekman
 
*72 - Dan Buenning
 
*63 - Roberto Garza
 
*60 - Terrence Metcalf
 
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===Centers===
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*65 - Patrick Mannelly
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===Defensive Ends===
 
*97 - Mark Anderson
 
*99 - Ervin Baldwin
 
*96 - Alex Brown
 
*93 - Adewale Ogunleye
 
  
===Defensive Tackles===
 
*95 - Anthony Adams
 
*91 - Tommie Harris
 
*94 - Marcus Harrison
 
*71 - Israel Idonije
 
*75 - Matt Toeaina
 
*98 - Dusty Dvoracek
 
 
===Linebackers===
 
*55 - [[Lance Briggs]]
 
*59 - Gilbert Gardner
 
*92 - Hunter Hillenmeyer
 
*90 - Joey LaRocque
 
*53 - Nick Roach
 
*54 - [[Brian Urlacher]]
 
*52 - Jamar Williams
 
*58 - Darrell McClover
 
 
===Cornerbacks===
 
*21 - Corey Graham
 
*24 - Marcus Hamilton
 
*26 - Trumaine McBride
 
*33 - Charles Tillman
 
*35 - Zackary Bowman
 
*31 - Nathan Vasher
 
 
===Safeties===
 
*36 - Brandon McGowan
 
*30 - Mike Brown
 
* - Josh Bullocks
 
*38 - Danieal Manning
 
*44 - Kevin Payne
 
*20 - Craig Steltz
 
 
===Kickers===
 
*9 - Robbie Gould
 
 
===Punters===
 
*4 - Brad Maynard
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Detroit Lions]]
 
*[[Green Bay Packers]]
 
*[[Minnesota Vikings]]
 
*[[National Football Conference]]
 
 
== External links ==
 
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/bears/index.html Team site]
 
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?teamId=3 Chicago Bears]
 
 
[[Category:National Football League]]
 
[[Category:National Football League]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]
 
[[Category:Illinois]]

Latest revision as of 18:38, January 30, 2023

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.

History and League Success

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.[1] 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).

The Bears have played in two Super Bowls, winning in 1985 with the famed "Monsters of the Midway" defense. It also won eight NFL titles prior to the NFL-AFL merger. It has the most retired jersey numbers, the most members enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most victories of any franchise.

NFC North Rivals

  • Detroit Lions
  • 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)
  • Minnesota Vikings

References

  1. The Bears are one of only two charter franchises (along with the Chicago Cardinals, now the Arizona Cardinals) that are still in operation.)

External links


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