Earl Bennett

Alshon Jeffery's ascension into a more critical role came about partly because the Bears lost 5th year wide out Earl Bennett to an injury in week three. Bennett, who already has an established bond with Cutler, had 6 catches for 82 yards in those first three games while the Bears offense was working out some [...]Bears fortunate to have Earl Bennett back in the Offense is a post by the Best Sports Blogs at BallHyped.com. View and VoteRead Full Story

Dennis Wierzbicki/US Presswire Earl Bennett, wide receiver for the Chicago Bears wore orange cleats against the Detroit Lions on Monday night. He told ESPNChicago that the league fined him $10,500 on Thursday for breaking the leagues uniform policy. This is not a strange occurrence for Bennett. Twice last season he wore bright orange shoes and the league fined him a total of $15,000 for it. Bennett was coerced into wearing the cleats by teammate Brandon Marshall. “It actually came about when...Read Full Story

A Bears fan sent wide receiver Earl Bennett a check worth $100 to Bennett today for his recent fines. Bennett was fined recently for his bright orange shoes that were said to be not part of the normal uniform by NFL officials. Bennett tweeted this picture of the check earlier today. Is this too extreme or would you do the same thing? Jake Perper is the owner and head writer for Bearsbacker.com. He is also the Chicago Bears writer for NFLTouchdown.com. Follow him on Twitter, @Bearsbacker and...Read Full Story

Earl Bennett received another fine, and he'll continue to do so if he keeps wearing them. If he takes the Orange Shoes all the way to December 4th in the Chiefs game, he would be flagged for delay of game and made to remove the shoes. No. Fun. League. The Earl Bennett Orange Shoes Dilema [...]The Earl Bennett Orange Shoes Dilema is a post by the Best Sports Blogs at BallHyped.com. View and VoteRead Full Story

The Chicago Bears signed wide receiver Earl Bennett to a four year $18 million extension with $9 million guaranteed and a $6 million bonus. “I’m very excited,” Bennett said. “It said a lot about the organization and how much they care about us.” In six games this season,  Bennett has 18 receptions for 276 yards and [...]Read Full Story