2008 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Lovie Smith (9-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
2008 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Lovie Smith (9-7)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
2008 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears chalked up 375 points, and the defensive unit allowed 350. Kyle Orton passed for 2,972 yards. Matt Forte hauled in 63 balls, while Devin Hester added 665 receiving yards, while Greg Olsen provided receiving help, too.
Matt Forte rushed for a team-leading 1,238 yards for Chicago.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 32 turnovers. Kevin Payne picked off 4 opponent throws. Alex Brown sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Lovie Smith coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Anthony Adams | DT | June 18, 1980 | 6'0" | 300 | Penn St. | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 97 | Mark Anderson | DE | May 26, 1983 | 6'4" | 255 | Alabama | Tulsa, OK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Kirk Barton | G | November 4, 1984 | 6'5" | 303 | Ohio St. | Massillon, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Josh Beekman | LG | June 30, 1983 | 6'2" | 313 | Boston Col. | Amsterdam, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Earl Bennett | WR | March 23, 1987 | 6'1" | 205 | Vanderbilt | Birmingham, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 86 | Marty Booker | WR | July 31, 1976 | 6'0" | 212 | La-Monroe | Marrero, LA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 35 | Zackary Bowman | DB | November 14, 1984 | 6'1" | 197 | Nebraska | Anchorage, AK USA | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Mark Bradley | WR | January 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 201 | Oklahoma | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 2 | 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 | FS | February 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 212 | Nebraska | Scottsdale, AZ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 72 | Dan Buenning | G | October 26, 1981 | 6'4" | 320 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 88 | Desmond Clark | TE | April 20, 1977 | 6'3" | 255 | Wake Forest | Bartow, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Jason Davis | RB | November 2, 1983 | 5'10" | 245 | Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 5 | 3 |
| 87 | Kellen Davis | TE | October 11, 1985 | 6'6" | 259 | Michigan St. | Adrian, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Rashied Davis | WR | July 24, 1979 | 5'10" | 180 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 98 | Dusty Dvoracek | NT | March 3, 1981 | 6'2" | 300 | Oklahoma | Lake Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Matt Forte | RB | December 10, 1985 | 6'1" | 221 | Tulane | Lake Charles, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Gilbert Gardner | LB | May 9, 1982 | 6'1" | 228 | Purdue | Angleton, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Roberto Garza | RG | March 26, 1979 | 6'2" | 296 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Rio Hondo, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | Robbie Gould | K | December 6, 1982 | 6'1" | 181 | Penn St. | Jersey Shore, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Corey Graham | RCB | July 25, 1985 | 6'0" | 187 | New Hampshire | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 9 |
| 8 | Rex Grossman | QB | August 23, 1980 | 6'1" | 222 | Florida | Bloomington, IN USA | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Marcus Hamilton | DB | February 17, 1984 | 5'11" | 188 | Virginia | Fairfax, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 91 | Tommie Harris | RDT | April 29, 1983 | 6'3" | 300 | Oklahoma | Killeen, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 94 | Marcus Harrison | DT | July 10, 1984 | 6'3" | 310 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Devin Hester | PR | November 4, 1982 | 5'10" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 15 | 8 |
| 92 | Hunter Hillenmeyer | LLB | October 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 238 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 13 | 6 |
| 71 | Israel Idonije | DT | November 17, 1980 | 6'7" | 290 | Manitoba | Lagos, Nigeria | 16 | 3 |
| 27 | Kevin Jones | RB | August 21, 1982 | 6'0" | 228 | Virginia Tech | Chester, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | Olin Kreutz | C | June 9, 1977 | 6'2" | 292 | Washington | Honolulu, HI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Joey LaRocque | LB | March 15, 1986 | 6'2" | 226 | Oregon St. | Valencia, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Brandon Lloyd | WR | July 5, 1981 | 6'0" | 192 | Illinois | Kansas City, MO USA | 11 | 5 |
| 65 | Patrick Mannelly | T | April 18, 1975 | 6'5" | 265 | Duke | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Danieal Manning | KR | August 9, 1982 | 6'0" | 205 | Abilene Christian | Corsicana, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 4 | Brad Maynard | P | February 9, 1974 | 6'1" | 186 | Ball St. | Tipton, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Trumaine McBride | DB | September 24, 1985 | 5'9" | 185 | Mississippi | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 58 | Darrell McClover | LB | August 25, 1981 | 6'2" | 219 | Miami (FL) | Hollywood, FL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Brandon McGowan | DB | September 16, 1983 | 5'11" | 200 | Maine | Jersey City, NJ USA | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Jason McKie | FB | May 22, 1980 | 5'11" | 240 | Temple | Gulf Breeze, FL USA | 11 | 8 |
| 60 | Terrence Metcalf | G-T | January 28, 1978 | 6'3" | 325 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 69 | Fred Miller | T-G | February 6, 1973 | 6'7" | 320 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 93 | Adewale Ogunleye | LDE | August 9, 1977 | 6'4" | 260 | Indiana | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Greg Olsen | TE | March 11, 1985 | 6'6" | 254 | Miami (FL) | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 7 |
| 18 | Kyle Orton | QB | November 14, 1982 | 6'4" | 226 | Purdue | Altoona, IA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 44 | Kevin Payne | SS | December 5, 1983 | 6'0" | 215 | La-Monroe | El Dorado, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Adrian Peterson | RB | July 1, 1979 | 5'10" | 210 | Georgia Southern | Gainesville, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 84 | Brandon Rideau | WR | October 18, 1982 | 6'3" | 198 | Kansas | Beaumont, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Nick Roach | LLB | June 16, 1985 | 6'1" | 246 | Northwestern | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 9 |
| 78 | John St. Clair | LT | July 15, 1977 | 6'4" | 320 | Virginia | Roanoke, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Craig Steltz | DB | May 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 211 | LSU | Metarie, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | John Tait | RT | January 26, 1975 | 6'6" | 315 | BYU | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Charles Tillman | LCB | February 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 196 | La-Lafayette | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 75 | Matt Toeaina | DT | October 9, 1984 | 6'2" | 301 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA 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 | 8 | 7 |
| 74 | Chris Williams | T | August 25, 1985 | 6'6" | 320 | Vanderbilt | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 52 | Jamar Williams | LB | June 14, 1984 | 6'1" | 236 | Arizona St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Garrett Wolfe | RB | August 17, 1984 | 5'7" | 171 | Northern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Cameron Worrell | DB | December 14, 1979 | 5'11" | 199 | Fresno St. | Merced County, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
