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2012 Chicago Bears season
2012 Chicago Bears season
Owner	The McCaskey Family; (Since 1983)
General manager	Phil Emery; (Since 2012)
Head coach	Lovie Smith; (9th season)
Home field	Soldier Field
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The 2012 Chicago Bears season will be the franchise's upcoming 93rd season in the National Football League, as well as the 9th under head coach Lovie Smith.

Offseason

Organizational changes

Position:	2011: at start of season	2012:	Reason for leaving:
General Manager	Jerry Angelo	Phil Emery	Fired
Offensive Coordinator	Mike Martz	Mike Tice	Resigned
Quarterbacks Coach	Shane Day	Jeremy Bates	Resigned
Offensive Line coach	Mike Tice	Tim Holt	Promoted to OC
Director of Player Personnel	Tim Ruskell		Mutually parted ways
Head Athletic Trainer	Tim Bream		Left to join Penn State^[1]

Roster changes

Departures

On March 1, the Bears released Anthony Adams and Frank Omiyale.

Additions

On January 6, 2012, the Bears signed Donovan Warren.

2012 draft class

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	19
2	50
3	74 (received from Panthers)
3	80
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

NOTES:

Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined later in the spring after compensatory selections are awarded.

Preseason

Zeitplan

The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

Zeitplan

2012 Opponents

Listed below are the Bears' opponents for 2012. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[2]

	Startseite	Away
Divisional opponents (NFC North)	Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents (NFC West)	St. Louis Rams Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers
Conference opponents (based on 2011 division placement)	Carolina Panthers	Dallas Cowboys
Interconference opponents (AFC South)	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts	Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans

Staff

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	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 Senior director of player personnel – Jeff King Director of player personnel – Trey Koziol Director of college scouting – Breck Ackley Assistant director of college scouting – Francis St. Paul Director of pro scouting – DJ Hord Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan Head coaches Head coach – Matt Eberflus Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Shane Waldron Offensive passing game coordinator – Thomas Brown Quarterbacks – Kerry Joseph Running backs – Chad Morton Wide receivers – Chris Beatty Tight ends – Jim Dray Offensive line/offensive run game coordinator – Chris Morgan Assistant offensive line – Jason Houghtaling Offensive assistant (quarterbacks/wide receivers) – Ryan Griffin Offensive assistant (quarterbacks/wide receivers) – Robbie Picazo Offensive assistant (running backs) – Jennifer King Offensive quality control – Zach Cable			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 Special teams coordinator – Richard Hightower Assistant special teams – Carlos Polk 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 → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Chicago Bears roster**
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Quarterbacks 17 Tyson Bagent 18 Caleb Williams Running backs 35 Khari Blasingame FB 24 Khalil Herbert 20 Travis Homer 23 Roschon Johnson 4 D'Andre Swift Wide receivers 13 Keenan Allen 11 DeAndre Carter 12 Velus Jones Jr. 2 D. J. Moore 15 Rome Odunze 10 Tyler Scott Tight ends 14 Gerald Everett 85 Cole Kmet 84 Marcedes Lewis		Offensive linemen 72 Kiran Amegadjie T 71 Ryan Bates C 64 Nate Davis G 76 Teven Jenkins G 70 Braxton Jones T 68 Doug Kramer C 60 Bill Murray G 79 Matt Pryor T 65 Coleman Shelton C 58 Darnell Wright T Defensive linemen 97 Andrew Billings DT 94 Austin Booker DE 99 Gervon Dexter DT 92 Daniel Hardy DE 96 Zacch Pickens DT 90 Dominique Robinson DE 98 Montez Sweat DE 52 Darrell Taylor DE 95 DeMarcus Walker DE 91 Chris Williams DT		Linebackers 49 Tremaine Edmunds MLB 53 T. J. Edwards OLB 45 Amen Ogbongbemiga OLB 57 Jack Sanborn MLB 44 Noah Sewell OLB Defensive backs 39 Josh Blackwell CB 9 Jaquan Brisker SS 31 Kevin Byard FS 6 Kyler Gordon CB 22 Elijah Hicks FS 1 Jaylon Johnson CB 21 Jaylon Jones CB 36 Jonathan Owens SS 32 Terell Smith CB 29 Tyrique Stevenson CB Special teams 8 Cairo Santos K 19 Tory Taylor P				Reserve lists 75 Larry Borom T (IR-DFR) 55 Jacob Martin DE (IR-DFR) 81 Dante Pettis WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 48 Patrick Scales LS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Nsimba Webster WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 33 Ian Wheeler RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 47 Micah Baskerville MLB 62 Theo Benedet T 88 Stephen Carlson TE 93 Byron Cowart DT 73 Jake Curhan T 46 Scott Daly LS 63 Chris Glaser G 80 Collin Johnson WR 50 Carl Jones Jr. OLB 59 Jamree Kromah DE 30 Tarvarius Moore FS 16 Austin Reed QB 67 Sam Roberts DT 27 Reddy Steward CB 37 Ro Torrence CB 83 Samori Toure WR Rookies in italics Roster updated August 29, 2024 Depth chart Transactions 53 active, 6 inactive, 16 practice squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Notes and references

^ http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8631
^ "Chicago Bears 2012 Opponents". chicagobears.com. December 30, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

External links

[1] ttp://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8631

[2] "Chicago Bears 2012 Opponents". chicagobears.com. December 30, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.

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Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois
Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season
Records	Franchise records Team awards and honors Players Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field Chicago Bears Stadium (proposed)
Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 Brian Piccolo Award "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Monsters of the Midway "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Chicago Honey Bears Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse George Halas Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Jim Cornelison Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")
Lore	Staley Swindle 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game Sneakers Game T formation 73–0 1985 season Super Bowl XX 46 defense Asterisk Game Fog Bowl "They are who we thought they were!" Double Doink
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
Minor league affiliates	Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941) Wichita Aero Commandos (1942) Akron Bears (AFL, 1946) Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947) Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950) Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970–1972)
Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89
Key personnel	Principal owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Kevin Warren General manager: Ryan Poles Head coach: Matt Eberflus
Division championships (21)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1956 1963 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010 2018
Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006
League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: WMVP Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Jason McKie (sideline reporter) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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