Found December 30, 2011 on Inside the Bears:
PLAYERS: Josh McCownJay Cutler
TEAMS: Chicago Bears

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Hours before kickoff at Lambeau Field on Sunday night, in his first NFL start in nearly four years, Bears quarterback Josh McCown received a text message from a high-school senior just outside of Charlotte. “Good luck,” the message from Cam Hunt said. “I want to thank you for everything you’ve done.” Since he was signed Nov. 23, after starter Jay Cutler broke his right thumb, McCown has endeared himself to his Bears teammates with his professionalism as a backup quarterback. But in the months before that, he inspired players at Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw, N.C., as a volunteer …
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