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The Bears Beat (12.06.11): Lovie says Martz rumors are “made up”

Found December 06, 2011 on Bears Beat:
PLAYERS: Lovie Smith,  Mike Martz,  Caleb Hanie,  Tim Tebow,  Brett Favre,  Tom Brady,  Jay Cutler,  Josh McCown,  Donovan McNabb,  Terrell Owens,  Corey Graham,  D.J. Moore,  Matt Forte,  Marion Barber,  Stephen A Smith
TEAMS: Chicago Bears,  Denver Broncos,  Minnesota Vikings,  New England Patriots,  Cincinnati Bengals
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Bears head coach Lovie Smith said the recent rumors that Mike Martz could be leaving the Bears after this season are “made up.” Caleb Hanie will continue receiving the same amount of repetitions in practice this week, and the Bears defense has the red hot Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos in its sight. Report: Bears not interested in Favre (Yahoo! Sports) Tue Dec 6 15:55:10 2011 Brett Favre might be listening, but apparently the Chicago Bears are not talking. The Bears are not interested in Favre’s … Fantasy Football – Bad Beat Edition Tue Dec 6 15:00:36 2011 First of all – the Forte injury rocked me (and not in the good way). I first heard of it thanks to a friend’s … Wrong-way Bears need to stop and ask for directions Tue Dec 6 14:16:33 2011 Coming out of their bye, immediately after polishing off the … Report: Bears not interested in luring Favre to Chicago Tue Dec 6 14:01:51 2011 Favre Alert sirens blared on Monday, with the 42-year old quarterback linked to a Bears team that...
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