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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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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15 days ago
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 will donate brain for research
BOSTON?Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Haynes and current Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer are among more than a dozen NFL players who have pledged to donate their brain and spinal cord tissue for concussion research.
Via Inside the Bears
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February 01, 2010
Speak Up: Hunter Hillenmeyer Talks About Time With Bears
LB Hunter Hillenmeyer has spent eight seasons with the Bears, but his latest concussion has caused him to be released. His time with the Bears is over, but will he continuing playing?
Hunter talked to the Chicago Tribune about lots of things Bears related. Here’s what he had to say:
“I have nothing but the utmost respect for the Bears organization. I do not leave this...
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February 28, 2011
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February 28, 2011
The Chicago Bears release Hunter Hillenmeyer
The Bears have released 30-year old linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer. He missed all of last season due to injury. Hillenmeyer played in 100 games in his 8 years with the Bears and he had 382 tackles, 12 passes defensed, 7 sacks, 7 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions. The Bears were fine without Hillenmeyer last season so they won’t miss him too much. Kudos to Hillenmeyer...
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February 28, 2011
Hillenmeyer respects team's decision
Linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer was feeling fine Friday, just three days after the Bears ended his 2010 season by placing him on the injured reserve.
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September 18, 2010
NFL Players Donating Brains To Research – Bear Dawn (2/2)
Along with twelve other players, Hunter Hillenmeyer has agreed to donate his brain and spical cord to further research on concussions in football.
Count me among those who believes this is a good thing. The only sad thing about this story is that it’ll take until these players die to further and solidify preventative measures.
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February 01, 2010
Hillenmeyer, Bears make right call ending his season
Rick Telander: You only get one, so you'd better take care of it. No, I'm not talking about tax IDs. I'm talking about brains. Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer, a former collegiate Academic All-America, has made it clear he is concerned about the gray matter inside his skull. And that's why he's now on injured reserve and done playing for the season. And possibly forever.
Via Inside the Bears
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September 16, 2010
Hillenmeyer admits players refused financial info for P.R. reasons
Former Bears linebacker and union rep Hunter Hillenmeyer (left) has been writing columns for NBCChicago.com regarding the players’ perspective on the current labor dispute. In his latest, Hillenmeyer, who was involved in the negotiations that fell apart 22 days ago, admits that the players refused the league’s offer of limited financial information for one reason…
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April 02, 2011
Hunter Hillenmeyer placed on IR
The Bears have decided to put veteran LB Hunter Hillenmeyer on IR Tuesday:
Hillenmeyer was cleared to play in the season opener versus the Lions, but left the game after becoming ill. “I have mixed emotions,” Hillenmeyer said in a statement released by the team. “I respect the decision of [general manager] Jerry [Angelo] and [coach] Lovie [Smith] to place me on...
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September 14, 2010
Concussion Ends Hillenmeyer's Season
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September 14, 2010
Bear Bites: Hillenmeyer on Labor Talks, the Auto Show and More
Good morning and welcome to Bear Bites, your daily rundown of all that is going on in Bear-world. - For winning the Super Bowl and beating the Bears twice, Packers coach Mike McCarthy is getting a nice little pay raise. What would you do with an extra million in Green Bay? (Pro Football Talk) - Hunter Hillenmeyer, on the labor situation: "Honestly, I want to be very...
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February 16, 2011
Bears have not beaten a winning team
By JEFF DICKERSON
CHICAGO -- "Every time we've had a win all year, we've tried to use it as a starting point to get some momentum going," Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer said on Sunday. "The fact of the matter is, until we start stacking some wins up, it's just one game."
The Bears were able to stack some wins earlier in the season -- they won...
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December 07, 2009
Hillenmeyer: Cutting Through the NFL Spin
Former player Hunter Hillenmeyer served as a player representative for the Chicago Bears. He joined Grizzly Detail last week to provide his unique perspective on the NFL work stoppage and the fall out of the failed negotiations. In the wake of the NFL Lockout and the lawsuit that followed, there has been a tremendous amount of finger pointing and misinformation about who exactly...
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March 17, 2011
Hillenmeyer Remains Optimistic During NFL Lockout
Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer has something to say to all the football fans trying to figure out which side to take in the NFL's ongoing labor disputes between the NFL Players Association and team owners: He is a football fan too, and he, like many of the league's other players, wants to play football in 2011."To decertify as a union, that was our nuclear, last resort...
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July 05, 2011
Hillenmeyer Talks Lockout, Career
Hot News for LB Hunter Hillenmeyer
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June 30, 2011
The Chicago Bears place Hunter Hillenmeyer on I.R.
The Bears have placed 29-year old linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer on Injured Reserve ending his 2010 season. He played against the Lions last Sunday but he didn’t make any tackles. He played in 14 games last year for the Bears finishing up with 90 tackles, 4 passes defensed, 2.5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 1 interception. Hillenmeyer has played in 101 games in seven years...
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September 14, 2010
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