blogdownchicagobears.com - 4/30/2009
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19 Bears were assigned jersey numbers Wednesday, including wide receiver Earl Bennett, the only incumbent who’ll be sporting new digits in 2009. No word yet on how it’ll help him get his first NFL catch, but if it worked for Mark Bradley… oh, wait.
Earl Bennett Speaks Up about Jay Cutler Trade
bearsbacker.com 4/5/2009 — Earl Bennett spoke about being reunited with his old teammate at Vanderbilt:
"I was surprised, I thought it was a joke."
"Jay just asked me if I was ready, he is going to be a great asset to our offense, and I think we're going to get things rolling. He is a great guy. He's going to do a ...
Earl Bennett struggled learning Bears' plays
eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com 3/20/2009 — The Chicago Bears drafted WR Earl Bennett with their third-round pick in last year's NFL draft . In college (Vanderbilt), Bennett set the SEC career mark for receptions (236).
Bennett wasn't as successful making the transition to the NFL.
" I struggled [learning] the plays last year ," ...
Chicago Bears' Earl Bennett's problem: Learning the plays -
chicagotribune.com 3/19/2009 — One of the biggest mysteries last season was the absence of rookie receiver Earl Bennett from the Bears ' offensive package. The third-round draft pick from Vanderbilt offered a simple explanation. "I struggled [learning] the plays last year," ...
Angelo Content With Bears' Receivers
nfl.fanhouse.com 5/1/2009 — by Matt Snyder Ever since the Bears landed Jay Cutler , the media and fans alike have flooded the internet with bashing of the Bears receiving corps. Raise your hand if you've either said, heard someone say, or read someone else saying "Who's he going ...
Where is Earl Bennett?
zonersports.com 11/21/2008 — The Bears were in desperate need of a playmaker at Wide Receiver, even after a trip to Retread Island where Angelo found Marty Booker and Brandon Lloyd in the bargain bin. So Angelo used his first pick in round 3–#70 overall–to select Earl Bennett from Vanderbilt.
So where is he?
Grading the Chicago Bears' 2009 Draft —
Bleacher Report - NFL 4/30/2009
The Chicago Bears' draft started before most of the NFL teams. The Bears shocked the football world when Jerry Angelo made a bold play to acquire frustrated QB Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos.
Once Cutler became available, the Bears ended up ...
Chicago Bears Draft Aftermath: Now What? —
Bleacher Report - NFL 4/29/2009
With the draft over, everyone has had time to look over their picks and the list of undrafted free agents. So now the question becomes, which rookies will stick, which will get cut, and what poor, unsuspecting veterans will be handed their papers ...