Bear Report Radio: Combine Wrap Up
We discuss the arrest of J'Marcus Webb, the release of Johnny Knox and the recent comments by Bears brass. We also break down the prospects most likely to be selected by the Bears in the first round of this year's draft. Finally, we talk with Russ Lande, Director of Scouting for the National Football Post and former NFL scout.
Fantasy Football News – Johnny Knox Retires From Football
Fantasy Football News - Chicago Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox has retired from football at the age of 26, 14 months after his spinal fusion operation.
FFLockerRoom Take - We wish the young man plenty of success throughout his life. While it is easy to get lost in the game, it brings to you the harsh reality at times of how this game really affects someone’s life. Narrowly avoiding...
Johnny Knox comments on retirement
The Chicago Bears officially terminated the contract of wide receiver/special teams ace Johnny Knox on Tuesday.
Knox has now stepped forward to call it a day in the aftermath of a devastating spinal injury has limited his ability to perform at the NFL level.
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Former Bears WR Johnny Knox won’t play football again
During his time with the Chicago Bears, wide receiver Johnny
Knox showed flashes of a dynamic wide receiver with big-play capability.
However, following a devastating hit in December of 2011 and after undergoing
an arduous rehab process, Knox has said that his playing career is over.
In talking with Sean Jensen of The Chicago Sun-Times, Knox
admitted that this is a “hard pill...
After release, Chicago Bear WR Johnny Knox announces retirement from football
The Chicago Bears released speedy wide receiver Johnny Knox on Tuesday after he was unable to return to the field in 2012. Knox suffered a horrific back injury in December 2011 while playing against the Seattle Seahawks. One day after his release, Knox told reporters that he has given up any plans of returning to the NFL and is retiring from the game.
Anyone that saw the hit...
The Hit That Ended Johnny Knox's Career
Johnny Knox was cut earlier this week by the Chicago Bears. The wide receiver/return specialist vowed to return to the game, but after a few days of contemplation he appears to have changed his mind.
At the tender age of 26 he is retiring from football.
Knox has not played since taking the above hit in a game against Seattle back in December 2011. More than 13 months later...
Johnny Knox done with football: 'I'm Moving on'
One day after the Chicago Bears terminated Johnny Knox's contract, the former wide receiver has decided to move on from football.
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Johnny Knox Decides To Retire
Bears wideout Johnny Knox has told the Chicago Sun-Times that his professional football career is over.Fantasy Spin:Knox never fully recovered from the spinal fusion surgery he had in December 2011 to repair nerve damage. The 26-year-old will hang up his cleats after just three NFL seasons. In that time, Knox was able to amass 2,214 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns with his most...
Ex-Bears WR Johnny Knox Says He's Giving Up Football
Former Chicago Bears receiver Johnny Knox says he's giving up football.
The Bears terminated Knox's contract Tuesday after he missed this past season recovering from a back injury. Knox told the Chicago Sun-Times on Wednesday that his career is over and he's ''moving on and going forward.'' Knox says he's not going to able to perform with the same...
Bears Receiver Johnny Knox Announces His Retirement From The NFL
Former Bears probowl receiver and return man Johnny Knox has announced that he’s moving on from the NFL after still reeling from the affects of a gruesome hit he took vs the Seahawks in 2011.
NFL.com reported on the surprising news, as just 14 months removed from the accident Knox has decided to call it a career.
“As an athlete, you don’t want to give up, you want to keep...
Former Bears WR Johnny Knox is hanging up the Cleats
Former Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox said Wednesday that he’s decided to retire, rather than make a return to the game that sent him off with a gruesome back injury in 2011.
Diagnosed with a Spinal Cord injury after being hit in action by Anthony Hargrove in a December 18th 2011 game against the Seahawks , Knox said that he had hoped to return to the field in 2013, but earlier...
Johnny Knox will retire from football
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, former Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox has decided to retire from the game of football.
Knox is reportedly still walking with a limp 14 months after undergoing a spinal fusion operation. He also ”struggles to sit or stand” comfortably.
“I was centimeters away from being paralyzed, so just sitting here and talking, I’m appreciative of...
Free Agent WR Johnny Knox Unlikely To Play Football Again
One day after the Chicago Bears terminated the contract of Johnny Knox, one report hints the 26-year-old receiver might be done on the football field.
Knox's agent told Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday that his client intended to play next season. On Wednesday, multiple sources with direct knowledge of Knox's situation told Vaughn McClure of the Chicago...
Report: Johnny Knox will likely never play football again
According to Vaugh McClure of the Chicago Tribune (via NFL.com), as much as former Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox would love to play next season, it likely won’t happen.
“He had to work himself back up to where he could even walk,” former Bears receivers coach Darryl Drake told the Tribune. “He had to work to get himself up out of bed. Hopefully, he’ll continue to work...
Johnny Knox “unlikely to play again”
Johnny Knox may not play in the NFL ever again. Knox missed the 2012 season and sources told the Chicago Tribune that the wide receiver is “unlikely to play again.”
Knox sustained a thoracic-lumbar junction fracture-dislocation with neurological involvement back in Week 15 of the 2011 season.
Since that time Knox has had to retrain himself how to walk and get out of bed. On Tuesday...
Knox’s Bears career comes to an end
Johnny Knox still hopes to continue the professional football career that got put on hold following a gruesome hit that led to spinal fusion surgery late in the 2011 season. Unfortunately, it won’t be with the Chicago Bears In a move that should surprise no one but is still tinged with sadness, the Bears terminated the contract of Knox on Tuesday. Bears General [...]
Bears Terminate WR Johnny Knox's Contract
The Chicago Bears have terminated the contract of wide receiver Johnny Knox according to the Chicago Tribune.
Knox suffered a severe back injury in a game against the Seattle Seahawks late in the 2011 season and hasn't played since.
In three seasons (2009-11) with the Bears, Knox had 133 receptions for 2,214 yards and 12 touchdowns.
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Chicago Bears terminate Johnny Knox’s contract
Johnny Knox is the perfect rebuttal to those that feel that athletes make too much money for playing a game.
The wide receiver who once earned Pro Bowl honors as a kick returner saw his contract with the Chicago Bears terminated on Tuesday after sustaining a back injury that in 2011 that may have ended his career.
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Bears terminate contract of Johnny Knox
The Chicago Bears today terminated the contracted of vested veteran wide receiver Johnny Knox, who missed all of last season due to a back injury. The team also signed a third-year cornerback.
Bears Terminate WR Johnny Knox’s Contract
The Chicago Bears announced on Tuesday that they’ve officially terminated the contract of WR Johnny Knox.
Knox, who is recovering from a fractured vertebrae, missed the entire 2012 season and was set to become an unrestricted free agent. The Bears could have retained him for another season by tolling his contract since he was placed on PUP, but obviously elected to pass on...
Bears release Johnny Knox
The Chicago have announced that they’ve released wide receiver Johnny Knox who suffered a serious back injury in 2011 and never played this past season. We can now wonder if his NFL career is over.
Team news: The #Bears have terminated the contract of WR Johnny Knox this morning.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) February 12, 2013
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Bears WR Johnny Knox Fighting To Get Back On The Field
Injured Bears WR Johnny Knox admitted hes not quite there physically, and hell be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason but hes confident hell return to action in 2013, and he wants to do so in a Bears uniform.
I would love to come back here, Knox said. The Bears gave me my first chance, my first opportunity, and I would love to remain here.
Knox shined...
Bear Breakdown: Is Johnny Knox the Missing Link on Offense?
Tuesday was the Bears' deadline for Johnny Knox to return from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, but his health hasn't improved enough, meaning Knox will not find his way onto the field this season (per the Chicago Tribune).
Knox was injured last season against the Seattle Seahawks when he suffered an injured vertebra, resulting in him having spinal fusion surgery...
Bear Breakdown: Is Johnny Knox the Missing Link on Offense?
Tuesday was the Bears‘ deadline for Johnny Knox to return from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, but his health hasn’t improved enough, meaning Knox will not find his way onto the field this season (per the Chicago Tribune).
Knox was injured last season against the Seattle Seahawks when he suffered an injured vertebra, resulting in him having spinal fusion surgery...
Knox will not play a snap in 2012
Chicago Bears receiver Johnny Knox remains on the physically unable to perform list and will miss the entire season because of a back injury.
He had a deadline Tuesday to return to practice from the list. That didn't happen.
Knox sustained a gruesome back injury against Seattle last season and needed surgery to stabilize a vertebra. He has 133 receptions for 2,214 yards in...
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