2012 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Lovie Smith (10-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
2012 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Lovie Smith (10-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
2012 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears chalked up 375 points, and the miserly defensive unit conceded 277. Jay Cutler passed for 3,033 yards. Brandon Marshall hauled in 118 balls for 1,508 yards.
Matt Forte rushed for a team-leading 1,094 yards for Chicago.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 44 turnovers, best in the league. Tim Jennings picked off 9 opponent throws. Julius Peppers topped the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 41 sacks.
Lovie Smith coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Kyle Adams | FB | January 19, 1988 | 6'4" | 255 | Purdue | Wellesley, MA | 15 | 2 |
| 25 | Armando Allen | RB | April 30, 1989 | 5'10" | 190 | Notre Dame | Atlanta, GA | 15 | 0 |
| 19 | Joe Anderson | WR | November 21, 1988 | 6'1" | 196 | Louisiana Tech | Texarkana, TX | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Kahlil Bell | RB | December 10, 1986 | 6'0" | 219 | UCLA | Spartanburg, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 80 | Earl Bennett | WR | March 23, 1987 | 6'1" | 205 | Vanderbilt | Birmingham, AL USA | 12 | 4 |
| 38 | Zackary Bowman | DB | November 14, 1984 | 6'1" | 197 | Nebraska | Anchorage, AK USA | 11 | 0 |
| 55 | Lance Briggs | WLB | November 12, 1980 | 6'1" | 238 | Arizona | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | James Brown | G | November 30, 1988 | 6'4" | 306 | Troy | Chicago, IL | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | Michael Bush | RB | June 16, 1984 | 6'2" | 243 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Campbell | QB | December 31, 1981 | 6'5" | 223 | Auburn | Laurel, MS USA | 6 | 1 |
| 72 | Gabe Carimi | RT | June 13, 1988 | 6'7" | 314 | Wisconsin | Lake Forest, IL | 16 | 14 |
| 98 | Nate Collins | DT | December 14, 1987 | 6'2" | 279 | Virginia | Port Chester, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 47 | Chris Conte | FS | February 23, 1989 | 6'2" | 197 | California | Los Angeles, CA | 15 | 15 |
| 52 | Blake Costanzo | LB | April 14, 1984 | 6'2" | 235 | Lafayette | Franklin Lakes, NJ USA | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Jay Cutler | QB | April 29, 1983 | 6'3" | 225 | Vanderbilt | Santa Claus, IN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 87 | Kellen Davis | TE | October 11, 1985 | 6'6" | 259 | Michigan St. | Adrian, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 57 | Dom DeCicco | LB | September 11, 1988 | 6'4" | 230 | Jefferson Hills, PA | 4 | 0 | |
| 22 | Matt Forte | RB | December 10, 1985 | 6'1" | 221 | Tulane | Lake Charles, LA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 59 | Jerry Franklin | LB | January 10, 1998 | 6'1" | 241 | Arkansas | Sunset, AR | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Roberto Garza | C | 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 | 13 | 0 |
| 24 | Kelvin Hayden | DB | July 23, 1983 | 5'10" | 198 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 58 | Geno Hayes | LB | August 10, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Florida St. | Greenville, FL USA | 15 | 3 |
| 23 | Devin Hester | WR | November 4, 1982 | 5'10" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 71 | Israel Idonije | LDE | November 17, 1980 | 6'7" | 290 | Manitoba | Lagos, Nigeria | 16 | 11 |
| 17 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | February 14, 1990 | 6'4" | 230 | South Carolina | St. Matthews, SC | 10 | 6 |
| 26 | Tim Jennings | LCB | December 24, 1983 | 5'8" | 186 | Georgia | Orangeburg, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Lance Louis | RG | April 24, 1985 | 6'2" | 303 | San Diego St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 65 | Patrick Mannelly | T | April 18, 1975 | 6'5" | 265 | Duke | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Olindo Mare | K | June 6, 1973 | 5'10" | 190 | MacMurray | Hollywood, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Brandon Marshall | WR | March 23, 1984 | 6'4" | 229 | Central Florida | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Shea McClellin | DE | August 1, 1989 | 6'3" | 260 | Boise St. | Caldwell, ID | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Sherrick McManis | DB | December 19, 1987 | 5'11" | 189 | Northwestern | Peoria, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 69 | Henry Melton | DT | October 11, 1986 | 6'3" | 280 | Texas | Cedar Hill, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | D.J. Moore | NB | March 22, 1987 | 5'10" | 185 | Vanderbilt | Spartanburg, SC USA | 13 | 2 |
| 43 | Troy Nolan | DB | September 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 206 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Amobi Okoye | DT | June 10, 1987 | 6'2" | 302 | Louisville | Anambra, Nigeria | 9 | 0 |
| 95 | Cheta Ozougwu | DL | November 18, 1988 | 6'2" | 247 | Rice | Houston, TX | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Stephen Paea | NT | May 11, 1988 | 6'1" | 303 | Snow CC | Auckland, New Zealand | 15 | 14 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers | RDE | January 18, 1980 | 6'6" | 283 | North Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Adam Podlesh | P | August 11, 1983 | 5'11" | 202 | Maryland | Pittsford, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Chilo Rachal | LG | March 15, 1986 | 6'5" | 315 | USC | Compton, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 53 | Nick Roach | SLB | June 16, 1985 | 6'1" | 246 | Northwestern | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 14 |
| 88 | Evan Rodriguez | FB | September 21, 1988 | 6'1" | 242 | Temple | New York, NY | 12 | 5 |
| 18 | Dane Sanzenbacher | WR | October 13, 1988 | 5'11" | 180 | Ohio State | Maumee, OH | 4 | 0 |
| 79 | Jonathan Scott | RT | January 10, 1983 | 6'6" | 310 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
| 89 | Matt Speath | TE | November 24, 1983 | 6'7" | 270 | Minnesota | St. Michael, MN USA | 16 | 8 |
| 67 | Chris Spencer | LG | March 28, 1982 | 6'3" | 309 | Mississippi | Madison, MS USA | 12 | 5 |
| 20 | Craig Steltz | DB | May 7, 1986 | 6'1" | 211 | LSU | Metarie, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 97 | J.T. Thomas | LB | August 15, 1987 | 6'1" | 236 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 16 | 0 | |
| 33 | Charles Tillman | RCB | February 23, 1981 | 6'1" | 196 | La-Lafayette | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Matt Toeaina | NT | October 9, 1984 | 6'2" | 301 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 96 | Patrick Trahan | LB | November 7, 1986 | 6'2" | 236 | Auburn | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Brian Urlacher | MLB | May 25, 1978 | 6'4" | 258 | New Mexico | Pasco, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 37 | Anthony Walters | S | September 19, 1988 | 6'1" | 207 | Delaware | Philadelphia, PA | 16 | 1 |
| 73 | J'Marcus Webb | LT | August 8, 1988 | 6'7" | 335 | North Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Eric Weems | WR | July 4, 1985 | 5'8" | 182 | Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 74 | Chris Williams | T | August 25, 1985 | 6'6" | 320 | Vanderbilt | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Edwin Williams | LG | December 10, 1986 | 6'2" | 311 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 6 | 2 |
| 98 | Corey Wootton | LDE | June 22, 1987 | 6'6" | 271 | Northwestern | Rutherford, NJ USA | 16 | 7 |
| 27 | Major Wright | SS | July 1, 1988 | 6'0" | 204 | Florida | Miramar, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
