HUNTER HILLENMEYER RUMORS
Former LB Hunter Hillenmeyer Battles Bears, NFL Over Lost Benefits, Salary
Former Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer is battling the Bears and NFL for $900,000 due him according to the collective bargaining agreement after two doctors, one the independent neurological consultant for the Bears, recommended he no longer play football according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. The Bears cut him with one year and $1.8 million remaining on his contract...
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Hunter Hillenmeyer battling NFL, Bears for $900,000
The issue of concussions is at the heart of another fight between a former NFL player and the league. Former Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer is battling the NFL and the Bears for $900,000 he believes he’s owed after the team released him in 2011. Doctors, including the independent neurological consultant for the Bears, recommended Hillenmeyer…
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16 days ago
Ex-Bear Hillenmeyer forges ahead in business after football
Former Bears linebacker considered post-game options early, earned MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management while still on teamVeteran Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer was playing in the 2010 season opener against the Detroit Lions when he felt ill and left the field.
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December 31, 2011
Former Bears LB Hunter Hillenmeyer Says Pash Is Lying To Fans
Former Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer, who has been actively involved in the negotiation process, spoke out Friday when the comments by Jeff Pash, lead negotiator for the owners, struck him. Hillenmeyer is in El Paso, Texas, attending the Conference USA men’s basketball tournament as his father-in-law Tim Floyd leads UTEP into the title game today, but he went ahead and wrote...
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March 12, 2011
Hunter Hillenmeyer’s Classy Bears Exit
Hunter Hillenmeyer was among the Bears’ veterans who were cuts today. It’s not a huge surprise given the circumstances with his latest concussion in the preseason and season spent on injured reserve.
I’ve heard many people who were critical of Hunter’s performance on the field and specifically pointed to his filling in for an injured Brian Urlacher in the...
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February 28, 2011
Chicago Bears Place Hunter Hillenmeyer on Injured Reserve
The Chicago Bears have placed Hunter Hillenmeyer on injured reserve with concussion-related symptoms on Tuesday. Hillenmeyer is an eight year veteran and a favorite amongst fans and teammates.
“I respect the decision of (general manager) Jerry (Angelo) and (head coach) Lovie (Smith) to place me on injured reserve. Concussions by nature are harder to evaluate than other injuries...
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September 15, 2010
Concussions Hit Home – Bears Place Hillenmeyer on IR
Hunter Hillenmeyer shows off his new mohawk. (Photo courtesy of NBC5)
Hunter Hillenmeyer’s season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, as the Bears put him on IR due to lingering effects of concussion. I knew something was up when he was reported to have an “illness” after Sunday’s 19-14 win over the Lions. Here’s what Jerry Angelo told the Bears official website:
“Player...
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September 14, 2010
It’s Likely Hunter Hillenmeyer Will Soon Forget He Donated His Brain To Science
“The only way we will truly understand the long-term effects of repetitive head trauma in football is to study a large group of athletes throughout their lives and then examine their brains following death,” said Dr. Robert Stern, a co-director of the Center [for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy]. Clearly, the man has never sat [...]
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February 01, 2010
Wild ride for Hillenmeyer
For a guy who wasn’t sure he would even make the 53-man roster when training camp started at the end of July in Bourbonnais, Hunter Hillenmeyer had a pretty amazing season.
The seven-year veteran from Vanderbilt began the season as the Bears’ No. 5 or 6 linebacker. He was behind starters Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs and Pisa Tinoisamoa, plus Nick Roach, who won the starting strong...
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January 04, 2010
Hillenmeyer set to return to practice
By JEFF DICKERSON
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- After sitting out Wednesday with a groin injury, Bears middle linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer is set to return to the practice field on Thursday.
"Just got an extra day of rest in yesterday," Hillenmeyer said. "I'm full go in practice today."
Fellow linebacker Lance Briggs is expected to practice for a second consecutive...
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December 10, 2009
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