Christmas will come early for Chicago Bears fans this Thursday with a Week 2 matchup against the Green Bay Packers. The Bears overcame some early struggles this past Sunday and went on to beat the Indianapolis Colts 41-21. The Packers struggled in their debut against the San Francisco 49ers and dropped their home opener 30-22. [...]
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Training Camp Thoughts Day 5: Rodriguez, Wootton, Smith and McClellin
The Bears selected tight end Evan Rodriguez in the fourth-round out of Temple. He has shown his athleticism already by lining up at WR, TE, FB and H-back so far in training camp. He could earn playing time in some packages dialed up by Mike Tice this season. I was pretty confident out there, Rodriguez [...]
2012 Bears Training Camp Preview: Tight End Position
The Bears‘ tight end production dropped last season after the departure of former first-round pick Greg Olsen. Olsen fell out of favor in Mike Martz’s offense. Despite Martz being replaced by Mike Tice this offseason, Olsen would have likely demanded a contract with an annual salary of $6 million-plus. He was a nice weapon for [...]
Can Bears TE Kellen Davis Join The Elite This Season?
Kellen Davis didn’t get many chances to shine in Mike Martz’s offense last season. Davis took over as the starting tight end after the Bears decided to trade away former first-round pick Greg Olsen during the off-season. Davis started 15 games while reeling in 18 balls for 206 yards and five touchdowns. At 6’7″, Davis [...]
Q & A With Bears Tight End Evan Rodriguez
Tight end Evan Rodriguez was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fourth-round of the 2012 NFL Draft. The 6’2″ Rodriguez played fullback, H-back and tight end during his time at Temple University. He reeled in 69 passes for 871 yards and seven receiving touchdowns in 37 games at Temple. He has a real chance of earning [...]
2012 NFL Draft, Fourth Round: Bears Select TE Evan Rodriguez
The Bears selected tight end Evan Rodriguez on the third day of the 2012 NFL draft. With their fourth round selection (111th overall), Chicago decided to go with another pass-catching option for quarterback Jay Cutler. Evan Rodriguez, who is 6’2″ and 239 pounds, reeled in 69 passes for 871 yards and seven touchdowns in 37 games at the [...]
