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2013 Chicago Bears season
OwnerThe McCaskey Family
(Since 1983)
General managerPhil Emery
(Since 2012)
Head coachMarc Trestman
(1st year)
Home fieldSoldier Field
(Since 1971)
Local radioWBBM · WCFS · WLEY · WSCR
Results
Record1–0
Division place2nd NFC North

The 2013 Chicago Bears season is the franchise's 94th season in the National Football League. The season will be the first year under new head coach Marc Trestman, as Lovie Smith was fired on December 31, 2012, when the Bears missed the playoffs after a 7–1 start.[1] The team will play at Soldier Field for the 11th season since its reconstruction in 2001.

For the first time since 1999, Brian Urlacher will not be on the Bears' opening day roster, as he was released on March 20,[2] and he later announced his retirement from the NFL on May 22.[3]

Offseason

Organizational changes

On December 31, 2012, nine-year head coach Lovie Smith was fired.[1] After Smith's firing, the Bears requested interviews with Montreal Alouettes' head coach Marc Trestman, Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Singletary and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer, Houston Texans' offensive coordinator Rick Dennison, Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan, Seattle Seahawks' offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, Atlanta Falcons' special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong, Dallas Cowboys' special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis, Green Bay Packers' offensive coordinator Tom Clements, Denver Broncos' offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, New Orleans Saints' offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael, and Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, along with in-house candidate and special teams coordinator Dave Toub.[4] The hunt later narrowed down to Trestman, Bevell and Arians.[5] Ultimately, Trestman was hired on January 15.[6]

After Trestman's hiring, he hired New Orleans Saints' offensive line coach Aaron Kromer as offensive coordinator, and the Cowboys reported that DeCamillis will join the Bears as the team's assistant head coach/special teams coordinator.[7] Trestman also hired Andy Bischoff and Michael Sinclair as tight ends and defensive line coaches, respectively; both coaches had worked with Trestman in Montreal.[8] Alouettes offensive coordinator Pat Meyer also joined the Bears as offensive line coach,[9] along with Purdue defensive coordinator Tim Tibesar as linebackers coach.[10] Former Alouettes coaches Brendan Nugent and Carson Walch were hired as offensive quality control assistants.[11]

On January 15, Toub announced that he is leaving the Bears for the Kansas City Chiefs.[12] Two days later, it was announced that defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli will not return.[13] Eight assistants were also dismissed: quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates, running backs coach Tim Spencer, wide receivers coach Darryl Drake, tight ends coach Mike DeBord, offensive line coach Tim Holt, linebackers coach Bob Babich, defensive backs coach Gill Byrd,[14] and offensive coordinator Mike Tice.[15] To replace Bates and Spencer, Chicago hired Matt Cavanaugh and Skip Peete as quarterbacks and running backs coach, respectively.[16] To take Marinelli's place, the Bears hired Jacksonville Jaguars' defensive coordinator Mel Tucker.[17] On February 21, Trestman's staff was completed after the Bears hired Alabama coach Mike Groh as wide receivers coach.[18]

On January 19, Bears director of physical development Rusty Jones announced that he is retiring after 28 years in the NFL.[19] He was eventually replaced by Mike Clark.[20] On January 28, Chicago hired former Bears safety Chris Harris as defensive quality control, with Sean Desai serving the same position, along with Dwayne Stukes as assistant special teams coordinator.[21]

On May 3, Bears pro scouting director Chris Ballard, who had been hired by general manager Phil Emery, left the team for the Chiefs, and was replaced by assistant director of college scouting Kevin Turks.[22] Reginal scout James Kirkland was also let go. On May 6, executive director and Southeastern Conference overseer Ted Monago joined the St. Louis Rams.[23] On the same day, Kevin Turks and Dwayne Joseph were promoted to director of pro personnel and assistant director of pro personnel, respectively; Chiefs area scout Ryan Kessenich was also hired as a scout.[24] Chicago also hired Jay Muraco as scout of the East Coast and Andre Odom as a scouting assistant. The Bears also promoted Breck Ackley to South Central area scout and Sam Summerville to scout the Southeast area and David Williams to player personnel and scout.[25] On May 16, the Bears promoted Southeast area scout Mark Sadowski to senior national scout.[26]

Roster changes

Additions

Departures

2013 draft class

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft

The Bears entered the draft with needs at positions like offensive lineman, linebacker, defensive lineman and cornerback.[63] In the first round, with the twentieth pick, the Bears selected Oregon offensive tackle Kyle Long. Long, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long and younger brother of St. Louis Rams' defensive end Chris Long, played in only 21 games while starting 15 with Oregon.[64] In the second round, with the fiftieth pick, the Bears selected Jon Bostic, a linebacker from Florida, who recorded 68 tackles with the nation's fifth-ranked defense in 2012.[65] Two rounds later, the Bears used their 117th overall pick on Rutgers linebacker Khaseem Greene, who holds the NCAA record for career forced fumbles with 15. In the fifth round, the Bears traded down ten spots with the Atlanta Falcons to draft Louisiana Tech offensive tackle Jordan Mills, marking the first time the team selected two offensive linemen in the same draft since 2002.[66] In the sixth round, Chicago selected Georgia Bulldogs defensive end Cornelius Washington, who led linebackers in the bench press at the NFL Combine with 36 repetitions at 225 pounds.[67] Using a seventh-rounder acquired in the trade with Atlanta, the Bears drafted wide receiver Marquess Wilson, who left the Washington State football team, citing abuse from head coach Mike Leach despite setting team records with 82 receptions for 1,388 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2011, followed by 52 receptions for 813 yards and five touchdowns in 2012.[68]

The Bears draft class received average grades, with questions from some graders questioning the selections of Long and Bostic,[69] such as ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper, Jr. stating that he "wasn't in love with the value" of Long's talent,[70] while Sports Illustrated writer Chris Burke asking why Chicago selected Bostic over Kansas State linebacker Arthur Brown.[71]

All six players drafted agreed to four-year contracts. Mills and Washington were the first players to sign on May 1,[72] followed by Greene and Wilson the following day.[73] Bostic was the next player to sign, agreeing to a contract on May 9,[74] and Long was the final player to sign, signing his contract on May 17.[75]

Round Selection Player Position College
1 20 Kyle Long Offensive tackle Oregon
2 50 Jon Bostic Linebacker Florida
4 117 Khaseem Greene Linebacker Rutgers
5 163 Jordan Mills Offensive tackle Louisiana Tech
6 188 Cornelius Washington Defensive End Georgia
7 236 Marquess Wilson Wide Receiver Washington State
Notes
Draft Day Trades
Round Overall Team Received
5 40 to Atlanta Falcons Atlanta's fifth round pick (163rd overall)
Atlanta's seventh round pick (236th overall)

Undrafted free agents

After the draft's conclusion, the Bears announced that they had come to terms with ten undrafted free agents.[78]

Offseason activities

Offseason programs

On April 2, the Bears began a voluntary offseason program, and because they have a new head coach, the Bears were given a two-week earlier start than teams that did not hire a new head coach. For the first two weeks of the program, the only activities allowed were strength and conditioning and rehabilitation, and only strength and conditioning coaches are allowed to be on the field with the players. On the third week, a voluntary minicamp will be held, and all coaches are permitted to work.[79] From April 16–18, the Bears held two-hour non-contact drills, and will hold ten organized team activities (OTAs) during May 13-June 6, followed by a mandatory minicamp from June 11–13.[80]

Organized team activities

The Bears started the first of ten OTAs on May 13. Rookie Kyle Long did not attend due to the University of Oregon having final examinations running through June 14. Gabe Carimi was the lone eligible player to not attend the workouts on the first day, as he stated that he is training in Arizona.[81] Despite being expected to attend the team's mandatory minicamp, on June 9, Carimi was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for an unconditional sixth-round draft pick in the 2014 draft.[61] Long returned to workouts on June 17.[82]

Rookie minicamp

The Bears opened rookie minicamp at the Walter Payton Center on March 10, and concluded on May 12.[80] A total of 59 players participated, which includes the six draft picks, nine of the ten undrafted free agents (Mark Harrison was going to be signed, but failed his physical as he was recovering from a broken fifth metatarsal), kicker Austin Signor, ten veteran players, and 33 tryout players.[83][84] Following minicamp, on May 13, the Bears signed receiver Demetrius Fields, defensive tackles Corvey Irvin and Christian Tupou, and cornerback Maurice Jones, while releasing Dom DeCicco and LeQuan Lewis.[85]

Chicago Bears 2013 Rookie Mini-Camp Roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Veterans in both italics and bold
Drafted players in bold
Undrafted signees in italics

56 Total, 6 Drafted, 9 Signed, 41 Unsigned

Training Camp

Training Camp, sponsored by RC Cola, will take place from July 25 to August 14 at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois for the twelfth consecutive year.[86] The team hosted the annual Family Fest at Soldier Field on August 3 in front of a crowd of 29,000.[87] On the first day of Training Camp, Sedrick Ellis did not report, and eventually announced his retirement; Jamaal Anderson was signed to take his place.[88] On June 29, newcomer Turk McBride suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, and was lost for the season, while Jermon Bushrod suffered a mild calf sprain, and was replaced by Jonathan Scott during practices.[89] On the same day, Cheta Ozougwu did not practice due to a hamstring strain.[90] After his injury, McBride was released on July 31, and Josh Williams was signed.[91] Meanwhile, Scott eventually injured his calf, and Eben Britton and Cory Brandon took first team reps.[92] Anderson (knee), D. J. Williams (calf) and Corey Wootton (hip) also were forced to miss practice.[93] At Family Fest, Kelvin Hayden tore his left hamstring, and will be out for the season.[94]

On August 2, Austin Signor was released, and Andrew Starks was signed.[95] The next day, the Bears signed Leonard Pope, and released Brody Eldridge.[96]

Retirement of Ditka's jersey

The Bears announced on May 24, 2013, that they will retire Mike Ditka's number 89 jersey during a halftime ceremony on the Monday night game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field on December 9, 2013.[97] The number will be the last to be retired by the organization, with team chairman George McCaskey stating, "If there is going to be a last one, there is no more appropriate one than 89."[98]

Preseason

Transactions

Preseason roster changes
Additions
Departures
Practice squad additions

Schedule

The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 4. Chicago opened the preseason on the road against the Carolina Panthers, and the defense forced three turnovers in the first half, which included a 51-yard interception return for touchdown by Jon Bostic, followed by Zack Bowman intercepting Derek Anderson and Sherrick McManis forcing Kenjon Barner to fumble; the Bears recorded a total of four takeaways in the game. However, the offense allowed seven sacks and had three turnovers, one of which was a fumble by Armando Allen.[115] Panthers cornerback Josh Norman had two interceptions, one of which set up a Cam Newton touchdown pass to Brandon LaFell. Carolina scored again on Kenjon Barner's 5-yard touchdown run, along with another score by Norman, who scored after intercepting Matt Blanchard.[116] Though the Bears retaliated after Blanchard threw a 58-yard pass to Marquess Wilson to Carolina's 4-yard line, followed by Michael Ford's touchdown run, the Panthers won the game 24-17.[115] Later, the Bears battled the San Diego Chargers on ESPN, and opened with touchdowns by Brandon Marshall and Matt Forte, and led 20-0 by the second quarter. The defense forced four turnovers in the first half off Chris Conte's interception, Major Wright's fumble recovery, Blake Costanzo recovering a muffed punt, and Corvey Irvin's recovery of a blocked punt. The Chargers began to rally in the second half, scoring two touchdowns, which Chicago countered with Michael Ford's 100-yard kickoff return to San Diego's 4-yard line. Afterwards, Michael Bush ran for a 3-yard touchdown, but San Diego managed to score two more touchdowns, but the Bears held on to win 33-28.[117]

In Oakland, the team head coach Marc Trestman, offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Aaron Kromer and running backs coach Skip Peete worked for during its run to Super Bowl XXXVII, the Bears scored 23 unanswered points in the first half, along with outgaining the Raiders 222 yards to 34 with a little over 10 minutes in the first half.[118] The Bears scored first off Matt Forte's 32-yard touchdown, followed by Michael Bush scoring two rushing touchdowns of ten and one yard each, and the first half ended with a 27-3 lead for Chicago.[119] Meanwhile, the defense forced four turnovers off Tim Jennings and Isaiah Frey intercepting Matt Flynn and C. J. Wilson and Jerry Franklin intercepting Matt McGloin.[120] As for Oakland, Terrelle Pryor replaced Flynn in the second half, and led the Raiders to two touchdowns and a field goal to narrow the gap to 27-20. The Bears retaliated with Michael Ford scoring a 15-yard touchdown, and the Raiders responded with McGloin's 5-yard touchdown pass to Jaime Olawale, but failed the two point conversion, and the Bears sealed the game with Franklin's interception to win 34-26.[119] Chicago ended the preseason against frequent preseason opponent in the Cleveland Browns. The Bears started strong after Demontre Hurst intercepted Brian Hoyer's pass, which led to Robbie Gould's field goal, followed by Jordan Palmer' s touchdown pass to Joseph Anderson, which Cleveland retaliated with James Michael-Johnson intercepting Trent Edwards and scoring. Late in the game, the Bears led 16-9, and Sherrick McManis intercepted Hoyer, who made up for the pick by throwing a touchdown pass to Dan Gronkowski. Later, Armonty Bryant forced Harvey Unga to fumble, which was recovered by Cleveland's L. J. Foyt, which led to Spencer Lanning kicking the go-ahead field goal to put the Browns up 18-16.[121] With a little over a minute left in the game, Gould missed a 57-yarder wide left, giving Cleveland the win.[122]

Week Date Kickoff (CDT) Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
GameBook		 NFL.com
Recap
Final score Team record
1 August 9 7:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers L 17–24 0–1 Bank of America Stadium WFLD GameBook Recap
2 August 15 7:00 p.m. San Diego Chargers W 33–28 1–1 Soldier Field ESPN/WLS GameBook Recap
3 August 23 9:00 p.m. at Oakland Raiders W 34–26 2–1 O.co Coliseum WFLD GameBook Recap
4 August 29 7:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns L 16–18 2–2 Soldier Field WFLD GameBook Recap

Regular season

Transactions

Regular season roster changes
Additions
Departures
Practice squad additions
Practice squad departures
Reserve lists

Schedule

The Bears' schedule was released on April 18, 2013. NFL.com ranked the Bears' schedule as the sixteenth-strongest in the lead, with all opponents having a combined 2012 record of 128–127–1, and a winning percentage total of .502.[124] On September 6, the Bears announced the team captains: Jay Cutler, Roberto Garza, Julius Peppers, Lance Briggs and Patrick Mannelly. It will be Cutler's fifth season as captain, Garza's as third, sixth for Mannelly, and third for Peppers.[125]

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
GameBook		 NFL.com
Recap
Final score Team record
1 September 8 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals W 24–21 1–0 Soldier Field CBS Gamebook Recap
2 September 15 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Soldier Field Fox
3 September 22 7:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field NBC
4 September 29 12:00 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox
5 October 6 12:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints Soldier Field Fox
6 October 10 7:25 p.m. New York Giants Soldier Field NFLN
7 October 20 12:00 p.m. at Washington Redskins FedEx Field Fox
8 Bye
9 November 4 7:40 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field ESPN
10 November 10 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Soldier Field Fox
11 November 17 12:00 p.m. * Baltimore Ravens Soldier Field CBS *
12 November 24 12:00 p.m. * at St. Louis Rams Edward Jones Dome Fox *
13 December 1 12:00 p.m. * at Minnesota Vikings Mall of America Field Fox *
14 December 9 7:40 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Soldier Field ESPN
15 December 15 12:00 p.m. * at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium Fox *
16 December 22 12:00 p.m. * at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox *
17 December 29 12:00 p.m. * Green Bay Packers Soldier Field Fox *
NOTES: All times are Central. Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
LEGEND
 #  Games played with color uniforms.
 #  Games played with 1940s throwback uniforms.
 –  Light green background indicates a victory.
 *  Yellow background indicates that the network and time are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 7021
Bears 7 3 7724

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

The Bears kicked off the regular season at home against the Cincinnati Bengals. Chicago struck first with Jay Cutler's 8-yard touchdown pass to Martellus Bennett, which the Bengals responded with A. J. Green's two touchdowns, and the Bears were only able to record a 58-yard field goal by Robbie Gould, which was the longest field goal in team history.[126][127] In the second half, the Bengals scored again after Charles Tillman was penalized for pass interference, followed by BenJarvus Green-Ellis' 5-yard touchdown run. The Bears retaliated with Matt Forte's 1-yard touchdown run. In the fourth quarter, Cutler was intercepted by Vontaze Burfict, but the Bears got the ball back after Tim Jennings forced Mohamed Sanu to fumble.[128] On the next drive, the Bears converted a fourth down and Cutler threw the game-deciding 19-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Marshall with 8:06 remaining.[129] The Bengals failed to score on the next drive with 6:38 left, and the Bears clinched the game after Rey Maualuga was called for a personal foul after Michael Bush was stopped on third down, and the Bears ended the game winning 24-21.[128]

With the win, the Bears opened the season 1-0, and Marc Trestman became the fourth head coach in franchise history to win his head coaching debut, after George Halas, Neill Armstrong and Dick Jauron.[128]

Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Two: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 0 000
Bears 0 0 000

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Standings

NFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Green Bay Packers 8 7 1 .531 3–2–1 6–5–1 417 428 W1
Chicago Bears 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 445 478 L2
Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 395 376 L4
Minnesota Vikings 5 10 1 .344 2–3–1 4–7–1 391 480 W1

Awards and records

Awards

Weekly awards

Records

Individual

Game
  • K Robbie Gould kicked the longest field goal attempt, made in franchise and Soldier Field history with a 58 yard attempt made in Week 1 against the Bengals.[130]

Staff

Chicago Bears staff
Front office
  • Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
  • Chairman – George McCaskey
  • President/CEO – Kevin Warren
  • General manager – Ryan Poles
  • Assistant general manager – Ian Cunningham
  • Co-directors of player personnel – Jeff King and Trey Koziol
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Chris White
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Breck Ackley
  • Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein
  • Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Eric Washington
  • Defensive line – Travis Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – Brian Bing
  • Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
  • Cornerbacks/defensive passing game coordinator – Jon Hoke
  • Nickelbacks – David Overstreet II
  • Safeties – Andre Curtis
  • Defensive quality control – Kevin Koch
  • Defensive quality control – Kenny Norton III
  • Defensive analyst (advance/special projects) – Matt Pees
Special teams coaches
Coaching administration
  • Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid
  • Coaching administration manager – Chavis Cook
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Jim Arthur
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo
  • Player engagement/strength and conditioning – Isaiah Harris

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
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Current roster

Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 14, 2024

84 active, 3 unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

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