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Former NU standout hoping to beat odds

By Jerry Bonkowski
ESPNChicago.com

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Much is made every year in training camp about the Bears' top draft choices and where they'll fit in with the team. For rookies drafted in the first few rounds, their roster spots are virtually assured. After all, the Bears wouldn't have drafted them, and then signed them to lucrative contracts, if they weren't going to keep their top picks around for a while. Unfortunately, that kind of situation is of little consolation to eight particular rookies currently in camp. Th ...

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