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Bear's 2001 Roster
| Total: | 87 | |
| Returning veterans | 56 | |
| Trades | 0 | |
| Free agent veterans | 7 | Baxter, Maynard, Powell, Sheldon, Traylor, Washington, Whigham |
| First year free agents | 12 | Coleman, Merritt, Gerald Williams, Donaldson, Edwards, Austin, Howard, Brad Williams, Wise, Boone, Maxie, Sanford |
| Undrafted free agents | 12 | Brown, Burns, Emmerich, Gilliam, Johnson, Lemons, Mitchell, Pisetsky, Smith, Soldano, Ward, |
| Total signed | 80 | |
| Unsigned draftees | 6 | Capel, Gandy, Riley, Robertson, Terrell, Thomas |
| Unsigned veterans | 1 | Robinson |
| Total unsigned players | 7 |
| Practices: | Friday (10:05 am and 3:05 pm) |
| Saturday (10:05 am and 3:05 pm) | |
| Sunday (10:35 am) | |
| Practices will take place at Halas Hall and are open to the media, but not the public. | |
| Jauron conference: | Friday (1:30 pm) |
| Saturday (1:30 pm) | |
| Sunday (after practice) | |
| Player availability: | Friday and Saturday: Open lockerroom 12:30-1:30 p.m. |
| Sunday: After practice |
NOTES:
* BIRTHDAY WISHES - Chicago Bears chairman of the board Ed McCaskey
celebrates his 82nd birthday on Friday, April 27th, 2001.
* CLINIC - The
Chicago Bears will hold their 13th annual Coaches Clinic on
April 29-30. This year's clinic, coordinated by the Bears Assistant
Director of Pro Personnel George Paton, will be held at the Sheraton North
Shore in Northbrook. The event is free of charge and features presentations
by college and pro coaches. The clinic serves as a thank you from the
Bears' player personnel department and coaching staff to all the schools for
their help throughout the year.
* EUROPE LEAGUE
UPDATE - Chicago Bears receiver Ahmad Merritt opened the
2001 NFL Europe season in spectacular fashion with a league-high 137
receiving yards last Saturday, April 21. The native Chicagoan averaged 22.8
yards per catch on six receptions for the Berlin Thunder in a 21-14,
season-opening loss to the Barcelona Dragons. Bryan Edwards started and was
among the team leaders for Franfurt with three catches for 25 yards with a
long play of 17 yards. Todd McMillon also garnered a starting assignment
and recorded four tackles, including three solos and a sack. Gerald
Williams made a positive showing for the Claymores by hauling in three
catches for 17 yards and a touchdown in reserve action. Bears center Brad
Williams was also in action and started at left guard for the Amsterdam
Admirals in their 24-20 loss to the Rhein Fire, the team that current Bear
Marcus Robinson led to the 1998 NFL Europe championship.
* BEARS CARE GALA - The sixth annual Bears Care Gala fund-raiser will be
held Friday, May 11th at 7 pm at the Chicago Ritz-Carlton. Proceeds from
the event benefit breast and ovarian cancer research and treatment programs
at Cook County Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and the Brian
Piccolo Cancer Research Fund at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center.
* PHOTO-OP - Bears wide receivers Bobby Engram and Marcus Robinson will
participate in a photo shoot Friday after the 3:05 pm practice with children
from metro-Chicago YMCAs to promote the Bears' youth football programs,
including Punt, Pass and Kick and the NFL's Flag Football.
* FIELD CONSTRUCTION
- The North River Commission and New City YMCA will
split a $190,000 grant provided by the NFL and the Chicago Bears as part of
the "Community Football Fields Program." Glyn Milburn and Bryan Robinson
will present the check on Wednesday, May 2 at 2:30 pm at the North Park
University football field.
* PLATTEVILLE-BOUND
- The Bears will report for their 18th and final
training camp in Platteville, Wis., on Thursday, July 19. Two-a-day
practices begin on Friday, July 20 with camp set to close on Sunday, Aug.
12. Specific practice times for Platteville will be announced later.
* NEW CHEESEHEADS
- In addition to the six Bear draftees and 12 undrafted
free agents, the following 19 players have never participated in Platteville
training camp: Baxter, Bell, Boone, Brady, Coleman, Edwards, Howard, Maxie,
Maynard, Newkirk, Powell, Sheldon, Sinceno, Traylor, Wallace, Washington,
Whigman, G. Williams and Wise.
2001 BEARS ADDITIONS
The following players were obtained via free agency since the end of the 2000
season.
| When | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Born | Type | Last team |
| 3-Mar | Brad Maynard | P | 6-1 | 190 | 2/9/1974 | Unrestricted | New York Giants |
| 24-Mar | Keith Traylor | DT | 6-2 | 304 | 9/3/1969 | Unrestricted | Denver Broncos |
| 10-Apr | Ted Washington | DT | 6-5 | 330 | 4/13/1968 | Unrestricted | Buffalo Bills |
| 18-Apr | Donny Brady | CB | 6-2 | 195 | 11/26/1973 | Unrestriced | Baltimore Ravens |
| 18-Apr | Larry Whigham | S | 6-2 | 210 | 6/23/1972 | Unrestriced | New England Patriots |
| Rd | Pick | Draftee | Pos | Ht | Wt | Born | College |
| 1 | 8 | David Terrell | WR | 6-2 | 208 | 3/13/1979 | Michigan |
| 2 | 38 | Anthony Thomas | RB | 6-1 | 226 | 11/11/1977 | Michigan |
| 3 | 68 | Mike Gandy | G | 6-4 | 313 | 1/3/1979 | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 103 | Karon Riley | DE | 6-2 | 251 | 6/18/1980 | Minnesota |
| 5 | 138 | Bernard Robertson | C | 6-2 | 297 | 6/9/1979 | Tulane |
| 7 | 208 | John Capel | WR | 5-11 | 163 | 10/27/1978 | Florida |
2001 BEARS UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT
| Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Born | College |
| Chris Brown | T | 6-6 | 315 | 1/21/1978 | Georgia Tech |
| Rashon Burns | TE/FB | 6-4 | 250 | 1/28/1978 | East Carolina |
| Conrad Emmerich | FB | 6-4 | 268 | 4/27/1978 | Northwestern |
| Rick Gilliam | G | 6-6 | 330 | 7/7/1977 | West Viginia |
| Chris Johnson | FB | 6-1 | 255 | 11/26/1976 | Kansas State |
| Devin Lemons | LB | 6-3 | 222 | 3/20/1979 | Texas Tech |
| David Mitchell | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 10/18/1979 | Ohio State |
| Vitaly Pisetsky | K | 5-10 | 219 | 1/28/1978 | Wisconsin |
| Cade Smith | FB | 6-4 | 232 | 8/29/1978 | Utah State |
| Garrett Soldano | LB | 5-11 | 231 | 5/26/1978 | Western |
| Ryan Ward | T | 6-7 | 310 | 6/12/1977 | New Hampshire |
| Sam Young | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 8/1/1978 | Illinois State |
| April 26-29 | Bears Mini-camp |
| May 22-24 | NFL Spring Meeting, Chicago |
| 1-Jun | Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned unrestricted free agents to receive exclusive negotiating rights for the rest of season if player is not signed by another club by July 15. |
| 1-Jun | Deadline for old clubs to send tender to unsigned restricted free agents or to extend qualifying offer to retain exclusive negotiating rights. |
| June 5-8, 12-15 | Spring Drills - Halas Hall |
| 15-Jun | Deadline for old clubs to withdraw original qualifying offer to unsigned restricted free agents and still retain exclusive negotiating rights by substituting tender of 110% of previous year's salary. |
| 15-Jul | Signing period ends (4:00 PM EST) for unrestricted free agents who received June 1 tender. After this date and through Week 10 the old club has exclusive negotiating rights with its unrestricted free agents. |
| 19-Jul | (tentative) All Bears report to Platteville, WI, by midnight for training camp. |
| 20-Jul | (tentative) Two-a-day practices begin. |
| 4-Aug | Pre-season opener vs. Cincinnati, 7:05 PM. |
| 9-Sep | NFL Kickoff Weekend '01; Bears at Baltimore, Noon kickoff. |
| 2-Jan | Sign WR Ahmad Merritt and TE Shonn Bell |
| 22-Jan | Promote quarterbacks coach John Shoop to offensive coordinator and name Mike Sweatman special teams coach |
| 25-Jan | Re-sign G Brad Williams to a one-year contract |
| 26-Jan | Re-sign T/LS Pat Mannelly to a five-year contract |
| 30-Jan | Name Pat Flaherty tight ends coach, Todd Haley receivers coach |
| 1-Feb | Re-sign FB Scott Dragos to a one-year contract |
| 8-Feb | Re-sign RB Brian Edwards to a one-year contract |
| 12-Feb | Sign DT Demetrious Maxie and DT Jerome King to one-year contracts |
| 19-Feb | Re-sign QB Mark Hartsell and C Ty Wise to one-year contracts |
| 21-Feb | Re-sign DT Van Tuinei to a two-year contract and sign WR Gerald Williams to a one-year contract |
| 22-Feb | Re-sign WR Sulecio Sanford to a one-year contract |
| Designate DE Bryan Robinson with transition player tag | |
| 27-Feb | Sign TE Fred Baxter to a three-year contract |
| Waive DT Brad Culpepper and decline option on RB Curtis Enis | |
| 28-Feb | Re-sign S Ray McElroy to a one-year contract |
| 1-Mar | Tender offers made to RB James Allen, C Olin Kruetz and TE Kaseem Sinceno |
| 2-Mar | Re-structure T Jimmy Herndon to a one-year contract |
| 3-Mar | Sign P Brad Maynard to a five-year contract |
| 5-Mar | Sign DT Carl Powell to a one-year contract |
| Hire Pete Carmichael as Offensive Assistant | |
| 14-Mar | Re-sign QB Shane Matthews to a two-year contract |
| 24-Mar | Sign DT Keith Traylor to a three-year contract |
| 10-Apr | Sign DT Ted Washington to a three-year contact |
| 18-Apr | Sign CB Donny Brady and S Larry Whigham to one-year contracts |
| Re-sign restricted free agent C Olin Kreutz to a one-year contract | |
| 24-Apr | Re-sign RB James Allen to a one-year contract |
| Sign OT Ryan Ward to a one-year contract | |
| Sign OT Rich Gilliam to a one-year contract | |
| Sign WR Fred Coleman to a one-year contract | |
| 25-Apr | Re-sign CB Walt Harris to a one-year contract |
| Re-sign TE Kaseem Sinceno to a one-year contract | |
| 26-Apr | Waive DT Jim Flanigan |
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