2006 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Lovie Smith (13-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
2006 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Lovie Smith (13-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
2006 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 2006 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
Chicago piled up points with 427 points, while the solid defense yielded 255. Rex Grossman passed for 3,193 yards. Muhsin Muhammad hauled in 60 balls for 863 yards. Bernard Berrian and Desmond Clark were targeted regularly, too.
Thomas Jones rushed for a team-leading 1,210 yards for the Bears.
The opportunistic defense manufactured 44 turnovers, topping in the league. Ricky Manning and Charles Tillman each intercepted 5 opponent throws. Mark Anderson topped pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 40 sacks.
Lovie Smith coached the team. The 2006 Chicago Bears lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Mark Anderson | DE | May 26, 1983 | 6'4" | 255 | Alabama | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 1 |
| 94 | Brendon Ayanbadejo | LB | September 6, 1976 | 6'1" | 230 | UCLA | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 32 | Cedric Benson | RB | December 28, 1982 | 5'11" | 222 | Texas | Midland, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 80 | Bernard Berrian | WR | December 27, 1980 | 6'1" | 190 | Fresno St. | Winton, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 70 | Alfonso Boone | DT | January 11, 1976 | 6'4" | 318 | Mount San Antonio JC | Saginaw, MI USA | 12 | 4 |
| 16 | Mark Bradley | WR | January 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 201 | Oklahoma | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 55 | Lance Briggs | RLB | November 12, 1980 | 6'1" | 238 | Arizona | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Alex Brown | RDE | June 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 262 | Florida | Jasper, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Mike Brown | SS | February 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 212 | Nebraska | Scottsdale, AZ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 74 | Ruben Brown | LG | February 13, 1972 | 6'3" | 300 | Pittsburgh | Englewood, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Desmond Clark | TE | April 20, 1977 | 6'3" | 255 | Wake Forest | Bartow, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Airese Currie | WR | November 16, 1982 | 5'10" | 186 | Clemson | Columbia, SC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Rashied Davis | KR | July 24, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 22 | Tyler Everett | S | November 4, 1983 | 5'11" | 202 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Justin Gage | WR | January 25, 1981 | 6'4" | 208 | Missouri | Indianapolis, IN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 90 | Antonio Garay | DT | November 30, 1979 | 6'4" | 300 | Boston Col. | Rahway, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Roberto Garza | RG | March 26, 1979 | 6'2" | 296 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Rio Hondo, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | John Gilmore | TE | September 21, 1979 | 6'4" | 260 | Penn St. | Marquette, MI USA | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | Robbie Gould | K | December 6, 1982 | 6'1" | 181 | Penn St. | Jersey Shore, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Griese | QB | March 18, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Miami, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Rex Grossman | QB | August 23, 1980 | 6'1" | 222 | Florida | Bloomington, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Chris Harris | SS | August 6, 1982 | 6'1" | 206 | La-Monroe | Little Rock, AR USA | 11 | 7 |
| 91 | Tommie Harris | LDT | April 29, 1983 | 6'3" | 300 | Oklahoma | Killeen, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 23 | Devin Hester | PR | November 4, 1982 | 5'10" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Hunter Hillenmeyer | LLB | October 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 238 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 15 | 13 |
| 71 | Israel Idonije | DT | November 17, 1980 | 6'7" | 290 | Manitoba | Lagos, Nigeria | 13 | 1 |
| 53 | Leon Joe | LB | October 26, 1981 | 6'1" | 235 | Maryland | Fort Washington, MD USA | 9 | 0 |
| 99 | Tank Johnson | RDT | December 7, 1981 | 6'3" | 300 | Washington | Chandler, AZ USA | 14 | 10 |
| 35 | Todd Johnson | SS | December 18, 1979 | 6'1" | 200 | Florida | Sarasota, FL USA | 12 | 6 |
| 20 | Thomas Jones | RB | August 19, 1978 | 5'10" | 220 | Virginia | Big Stone Gap, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Olin Kreutz | C | June 9, 1977 | 6'2" | 292 | Washington | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Patrick Mannelly | LONG | April 18, 1975 | 6'5" | 265 | Duke | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Danieal Manning | FS | August 9, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Corsicana, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 24 | Ricky Manning | RCB | November 18, 1980 | 5'9" | 185 | UCLA | Fresno, CA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 27 | Marcus Maxey | CB | February 2, 1983 | 6'3" | 198 | Miami (FL) | Navasota, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Brad Maynard | P | February 9, 1974 | 6'1" | 186 | Ball St. | Tipton, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Darrell McClover | LB | August 25, 1981 | 6'2" | 219 | Miami (FL) | Hollywood, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Brandon McGowan | S | September 16, 1983 | 5'11" | 200 | Maine | Jersey City, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Jason McKie | FB | May 22, 1980 | 5'11" | 240 | Temple | Gulf Breeze, FL USA | 15 | 12 |
| 60 | Terrence Metcalf | OG | January 28, 1978 | 6'3" | 325 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Fred Miller | RT | February 6, 1973 | 6'7" | 320 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | WR | May 5, 1973 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Lansing, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Adewale Ogunleye | LDE | August 9, 1977 | 6'4" | 260 | Indiana | Brooklyn, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Adrian Peterson | RB | July 1, 1979 | 5'10" | 210 | Georgia Southern | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Gabe Reid | TE | May 28, 1977 | 6'4" | 260 | BYU | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 13 | 1 |
| 48 | J.D. Runnels | FB | June 19, 1984 | 5'11" | 237 | Oklahoma | Midwest City, OK USA | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Ian Scott | RDT | November 8, 1981 | 6'2" | 305 | Florida | Greenville, SC USA | 15 | 7 |
| 78 | John St. Clair | T | July 15, 1977 | 6'4" | 320 | Virginia | Roanoke, VA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | Derrick Strait | CB | August 27, 1980 | 5'11" | 189 | Oklahoma | Austin, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | John Tait | LT | January 26, 1975 | 6'6" | 315 | BYU | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Charles Tillman | LCB | February 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 196 | La-Lafayette | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Nick Turnbull | S | July 28, 1981 | 6'2" | 216 | Florida International | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Brian Urlacher | MLB | May 25, 1978 | 6'4" | 258 | New Mexico | Pasco, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Nathan Vasher | RCB | November 17, 1981 | 5'10" | 180 | Texas | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 21 | Dante Wesley | CB | April 5, 1979 | 6'1" | 211 | Ark-Pine Bluff | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Jamar Williams | LB | June 14, 1984 | 6'1" | 236 | Arizona St. | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Rod Wilson | LB | November 12, 1982 | 6'2" | 217 | South Carolina | Cross, SC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Cameron Worrell | S | December 14, 1979 | 5'11" | 199 | Fresno St. | Merced County, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
