Chicago Bears Release Three Players…Tommie Harris Tops the List

Tommie Harris was a major contributor to the 2006 Super Bowl run by the Chicago Bears. After being hurt during that season, he was never the same player. In recent times, he’s had some off-the-field issues that overshadowed his football skills. The Chicago Bears saw enough and released Harris today along with Hunter Hillenmeyer and Kevin Shaffer. Hillenmeyer was also a part of the 2006 Chicago Bears. He was slotted to be one of the backup linebackers this season until a concussion suffered during the preseason was serious enough to keep him out of action for the whole regular season and playoffs. It has surfaced that Hillenmeyer hasn’t had many good things to say about the Chicago Bears, but frankly, he was payed for a full season instead of being released which was a strong possibility. He needs to man-up and realize that at the end of the day, he wasn’t very good. Additionally, his status as union representative kept him around as well. Kevin Shaffer, we hardly k...