Dec

18

Four Chicago Bears headed to Pro Bowl

Posted by Brandon Mendelson

December 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Although they had their playoff hopes dashed yesterday, at least four Chicago Bears are smiling today.
Linebacker Lance Briggs, defensive tackle Tommie Harris, kick return God (too much?) Devin Hester and special teams player Brendon Ayanbadejo are all headed to Hawaii.
They are all pros at the Pro Bowl with Devin and Brendon having gone last year […]

Oct

3

Bears terminate Obafemi Ayanbadejo

Posted by Brandon Mendelson

October 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Chicago Bears ended the contract of fullback Obafemi Ayanbadejo, the older brother of special teams player Brendon Ayanbadejo. Obafemi signed with Chicago prior to the season, but was suspended before playing a regular season game, after testing positive for a banned substance.
Obafemi completed a four-game suspension after violating the NFL policy […]

Sep

5

Chicago Bears Name Captains

Posted by Brandon Mendelson

September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Chicago Bears named the five players who will serve as team captains for the 2007 campaign. The captains are: Olin Kruetz , Muhsin Muhammad, Brian Urlacher, Mike Brown, and Brendon Ayanbadejo. While the first four were captains last year, Ayanbadejo will be a new captain, replacing Patrick Mannelly.
Rather than just for show […]