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Chicago Bears: I Want Plaxico Burress (and Mateen Cleaves) on the Team

 
Fact: The Chicago Bears need a WR (who has more than zero career NFL receptions). Fact: The Chicago Bears drafted 19984450.6 WRs (in reality three, plus one undrafted free agent) this year to address the need. Fact: Even if you super-glued them all together to form one superhuman receiver named Juaquin Knoxkinderpeterman, they would not be as good as Plaxico Burress. (Insert shooting or leg joke, or shooting in the leg joke here.)   Yes, I would like Plaxico Burress to be a Chicago Bear. He can catch footballs. He can run fast. He can jump high. He can make acrobatic plays. He can push this team over the top. Am I wrong to want this guy on my favorite football team despite his legal troubles? The fact is, in a brilliant offseason by Jerry Angelo, this could be the icing on the cake. I believe the addition of Plax makes the Bears a lock for the NFC North and serious contenders for home field advantage. While Burress would be an important piece of the puzzle, clearly ... (link)

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