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1996 Chicago Bears
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 26th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 12th.
Differential of -22 points (-1.4/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Dave Wannstedt (7-9-0)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Dave Krieg | 38 | 16 | 12 | 226 for 377, 2,278 yards, 14 td, 12 int, & 16 rushes for 12 yards and 1 td | |
| QB | Erik Kramer | 32 | 9 | 4 | 73 for 150, 781 yards, 3 td, 6 int, & 8 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Raymont Harris | 26 | 2 | 10 | 194 rushes for 748 yards, 4 td, & 32 catches for 296 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 114th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Rashaan Salaam | 22 | 1 | 6 | 143 rushes for 496 yards, 3 td, & 7 catches for 44 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 21st pick / 1995 |
| FB | Tony Carter | 24 | 2 | 11 | 11 rushes for 43 yards, 0 td, & 41 catches for 233 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Curtis Conway | 25 | 3 | 16 | 81 catches for 1,049 yards, 7 td, & 8 rushes for 50 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| WR | Michael Timpson | 29 | 7 | 15 | 62 catches for 802 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 21 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Keith Jennings | 30 | 7 | 5 | 6 catches for 56 yards, 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Bobby Neely | 22 | Rook | 5 | 9 catches for 92 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Ryan Wetnight | 26 | 3 | 5 | 21 catches for 223 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Andy Heck | 29 | 7 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1989 |
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| LG | Todd Perry | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993 |
| C | Jerry Fontenot | 30 | 7 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
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| RG | Todd Burger | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Chris Villarrial | 23 | Rook | 8 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 152nd pick / 1996 |
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| RT | James O. Williams | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Albert Fontenot | 26 | 3 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 112th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Jim Flanigan | 25 | 2 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 74th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Carl Simpson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 1993 |
| RDE | Alonzo Spellman | 25 | 4 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Joe Cain | 31 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1988 |
| MLB | Bryan Cox | 28 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| MLB | Barry Minter | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 168th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Vinson Smith | 31 | 8 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Donnell Woolford | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Walt Harris | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Marty Carter | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Mark A. Carrier | 28 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Jaeger | 32 | 9 | 0 | 19 of 23 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1987 |
| P | Todd Sauerbrun | 23 | 1 | 0 | 78 punts for a 44.8 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| PR | Bobby Engram | 23 | Rook | 2 | 31 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1996 |
| KR | Jack Jackson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 116th pick / 1995 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Clifton Abraham | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Florida State | 12/9/1971 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 143rd pick / 1995 |
| Greg Briggs | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-3 | Ark-Pine Bluff,Texas Southern | 10/19/1968 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 120th pick / 1992 |
| Todd Burger | 26 | G | 11 | 8 | 303 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/20/1970 | 2 | |
| James Burton | 25 | DB | 16 | 3 | 184 | 5-9 | Fresno State,Hawaii | 4/27/1971 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 151st pick / 1994 |
| Joe Cain | 31 | LB | 16 | 15 | 242 | 6-1 | Oregon Tech,Stanford | 6/11/1965 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1988 |
| Mark A. Carrier | 28 | DB | 13 | 13 | 192 | 6-1 | USC | 4/28/1968 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| Marty Carter | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. State | 12/17/1969 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| Tony Carter | 24 | RB | 16 | 11 | 230 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/23/1972 | 2 | |
| Kerry Cash | 27 | TE | 3 | 2 | 245 | 6-4 | Texas | 8/7/1969 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 125th pick / 1991 |
| Jon Clark | 23 | T | 1 | 0 | 345 | 6-6 | Temple | 4/11/1973 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 187th pick / 1996 |
| Curtis Conway | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 196 | 6-1 | USC | 1/13/1971 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| Bryan Cox | 28 | LB | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-4 | Western Illinois | 2/17/1968 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| Rob Davis | 28 | C | 16 | 0 | 284 | 6-3 | Shippensburg | 12/10/1968 | Rook | |
| Mike Dulaney | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/9/1970 | 1 | |
| Bobby Engram | 23 | WR | 16 | 2 | 188 | 5-10 | Penn State | 1/7/1973 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1996 |
| Jim Flanigan | 25 | DT | 14 | 14 | 290 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/27/1971 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 74th pick / 1994 |
| Albert Fontenot | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 287 | 6-4 | Baylor | 9/17/1970 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 112th pick / 1993 |
| Jerry Fontenot | 30 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| Marlon Forbes | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 12/25/1971 | Rook | |
| Paul Grasmanis | 22 | DT | 14 | 3 | 298 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1974 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 116th pick / 1996 |
| Robert Green | 26 | RB | 10 | 3 | 212 | 5-8 | William & Mary | 9/10/1970 | 4 | |
| Raymont Harris | 26 | RB | 12 | 10 | 226 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/23/1970 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 114th pick / 1994 |
| Sean Harris | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Arizona | 2/25/1972 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1995 |
| Walt Harris | 22 | DB | 15 | 13 | 192 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 8/10/1974 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1996 |
| Andy Heck | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 1/1/1967 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1989 |
| Michael Hicks | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | South Carolina State | 2/1/1973 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 253rd pick / 1996 |
| Dana Howard | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Illinois | 2/25/1972 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 168th pick / 1995 |
| Carlos Huerta | 27 | K | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-7 | Miami (FL) | 6/29/1969 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 315th pick / 1992 |
| Jack Jackson | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 174 | 5-8 | Florida | 11/11/1972 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 116th pick / 1995 |
| John Jackson | 29 | WR | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | USC | 1/2/1967 | 6 | |
| Jeff Jaeger | 32 | K | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/26/1964 | 9 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1987 |
| Keith Jennings | 30 | TE | 6 | 5 | 262 | 6-4 | Clemson | 5/19/1966 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1989 |
| Marcus Keyes | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 303 | 6-3 | North Alabama | 10/20/1973 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 233rd pick / 1996 |
| Erik Kramer | 32 | QB | 4 | 4 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 11/6/1964 | 9 | |
| Dave Krieg | 38 | QB | 13 | 12 | 193 | 6-1 | Milton | 10/20/1958 | 16 | |
| Michael Lowery | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 2/14/1974 | Rook | |
| John Mangum | 29 | DB | 16 | 2 | 187 | 5-10 | Alabama | 3/16/1967 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 144th pick / 1990 |
| Anthony Marshall | 26 | DB | 13 | 3 | 212 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/16/1970 | 2 | |
| Chris J. Martin | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Northwestern | 9/1/1974 | Rook | |
| Shane Matthews | 26 | QB | 2 | 0 | 196 | 6-3 | Florida | 6/1/1970 | Rook | |
| Kevin Miniefield | 26 | DB | 13 | 3 | 182 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 3/2/1970 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 201st pick / 1993 |
| Barry Minter | 26 | LB | 16 | 7 | 242 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/28/1970 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 168th pick / 1993 |
| Bobby Neely | 22 | TE | 11 | 5 | 255 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/22/1974 | Rook | |
| Todd Perry | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 11/28/1970 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993 |
| Evan Pilgrim | 24 | G | 6 | 0 | 304 | 6-4 | BYU | 8/14/1972 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 87th pick / 1995 |
| Carl Reeves | 25 | DE | 5 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | North Carolina State | 12/17/1971 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 198th pick / 1995 |
| Rashaan Salaam | 22 | RB | 12 | 6 | 224 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/8/1974 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 21st pick / 1995 |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 211 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1973 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| Carl Simpson | 26 | DT | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-2 | Florida State | 4/18/1970 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 1993 |
| Vinson Smith | 31 | LB | 15 | 12 | 243 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 7/3/1965 | 8 | |
| Marcus Spears | 25 | T | 9 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/28/1971 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1994 |
| Alonzo Spellman | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 287 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 9/27/1971 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| Steve Stenstrom | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Stanford | 12/23/1971 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 134th pick / 1995 |
| John Thierry | 25 | DE | 16 | 2 | 265 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 9/4/1971 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1994 |
| Michael Timpson | 29 | WR | 15 | 15 | 178 | 5-10 | Penn State | 6/6/1967 | 7 | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| Chris Villarrial | 23 | G-C | 14 | 8 | 318 | 6-3 | Indiana (PA) | 6/9/1973 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 152nd pick / 1996 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 26 | TE | 11 | 5 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 11/5/1970 | 3 | |
| James O. Williams | 28 | T-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 329 | 6-7 | Cheyney | 3/29/1968 | 5 | |
| Donnell Woolford | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 192 | 5-9 | Clemson | 1/6/1966 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 238.4 | 6-1.2 | 2.9 |