Staley Da Bear
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- Mar 16, 2019
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I recently read something about a $1 million winner-take-all race between NFL players. Did anyone from the Bears participate in that?
Aaron K.
Algonquin, Illinois
The event you’re referring was held in late June in South Florida. It was called the 40 Yards of Gold tournament and it was hosted by former NFL receiver Chad Johnson, among others. It featured 16 of the league’s fastest players running 40-yard dashes against each other in a bracket-style tournament. The only Bears player to participate was defensive back John Franklin III, and he nearly won the $1 million prize. Franklin lost to eventual champion Marquise Goodwin, a receiver with the 49ers, by a very narrow margin in the semifinals. Goodwin then beat Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson in the final.
I know that Matt Nagy’s 12 wins were the most ever by a Bears coach in his first season. What are the most wins a Bears coach has ever had in his second year?
Bryan F.
Kettering, Ohio
Lovie Smith’s 11 victories in 2005 are the most by a Bears coach in his second season. Smith led the team to the NFC North title that year before losing in the divisional playoffs to the Panthers at Soldier Field.