Josh Bellamy has not been popular with Chicago Bears fans since he has entered the league. After going undrafted out of Louisville in the 2012 NFL Draft, Bellamy was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs. He appeared in three games that season but failed to make any impact at all; he finished the season with a zero in the reception column. The next season he moved to the Washington Redskins, where he appeared in five games but again failed to record a reception. Bellamy changed teams once again prior to the 2014 season when he became a member of the Chicago Bears. That season, Bellamy appeared in four games and, once again, failed to record a reception. It was the 2015 season where Bellamy made his first on-field impact. The Bears kept Bellamy …show more content…
That translates into Bellamy hauling in catches on 52.1% of his targets. Obviously, the 47.9% of the time when Bellamy does not catch a pass that was intended for him is not completely his fault. A chunk of that percentage can be blamed on poor throws from the quarterback *cough cough Jay Cutler* or passes broken up by the defender. But Bellamy has had many drops throughout his career with the Bears, which lead some Bears fans to give him the infamous nicknames "stone hands Bellamy" or "butter fingers …show more content…
The Bears, led by 3rd string QB Matt Barkley, found themselves down big at the beginning of the 4th quarter. The Bears fought back until they were down 27 to 21 with under a minute to play with the ball placed inside the Titan 10 yard line. Barkley's first and second down throws each fell incomplete. On third & goal, Barkley saw Bellamy wide open in the right shallow side of the end zone. Barkley hit Bellamy with a bullet pass right between the numbers of his jersey, but the pass fell incomplete after Bellamy failed to make the catch. One play later, Barkley's fourth down pass to the back of the end zone fell to the ground and the referee's whistle blew both the play and the Bears' hopes of winning the game dead. But even with the displeasure from the fans, there still might be hope for Bellamy's
Pollard was raised in Rogers Park, a predominantly white neighborhood and was racially criticized/ bullied throughout his childhood. As a youth Pollard would be called the “n” word by other kids in his neighborhood. It wasn’t until Pollard started high school that he wasn’t as mistreated. While attending Lane Tech High, Pollard was a three-time track champion, an outstanding baseball player, and a star football player. Pollard later on received a scholarship to attend Brown University in 1915. Pollard not only led Brown too but was also the very first African American to play in the Rose Bowl in 1915. In 1916 Pollard was unstoppable and the unrestrainable force that led Brown University to back-to-back wins over Yale and Harvard, two all-star football Ivy League schools. For all his achievements, Pollard was honored with a position to become the first African American running back in Walter Camp’s All American Team. A privilege to any other young football player. Yet, that position was taken away after the discovery of Pollard’s love for partying and hatred for school, causing him to no longer be considered academically eligible. Pollard was then employed to coach at Lincoln University. It wasn’t until the Indians coach, Ralph “Fat” Waldsmith, gave Pollard a second chance to his pathway of football greatness. Pollard was offered $200 by the Indians to play in one game against the Tigers and Pollard quickly caught a train to Ohio. After the game against the Tigers, Pollard was signed to play with Akron for the remainder of the season. The Akron Pros joined the American Professional Football Association (APFA), now today known as the NFL, in 1920, making Pollard one of the only two African-American’s in the
Josh Gibson hit over 900 or 800 home runs in his career, depending on whose information you consult. His average was over .350. So why do we not hear Gibson's name mentioned in the recent discussion about baseball's best player ever that has surrounded Barry Bonds or at least as the greatest home run hitting catcher ever with Mike Piazza? This is because Josh Gibson played in the Negro Leagues.
The Chicago Bears are known for having up and down years. But in the past they have showed that they can become the big powerhouse in the NFL. They have a very rich past and will sure to have a very rich future. The Bears are one of the greatest legendary teams there is.
Montana did not see much action until his sophomore season when he impressed his new coach in spring games before the regular season. He became the go-to guy late in the game during comeback situations. He led Notre Dame to two crucial comeback wins, including an incredible performance against Air Force that earned him the nickname “The Comeback Kid”---the nickname stuck to Montana for the rest of his career. He missed the entire 1976 season due to a separated shoulder but came back strong in 1977. Once again, he began the year low on the depth chart at number three, but due to an injury to the second string QB and Montana leading another comeback win, he officially became the starting QB for the first time. Montana did not disappoint as...
With five seconds left in this game it looks like that Chicago Bears will defeat the New
"He had to learn a new offense, and the offense takes a while to learn," admitted Coach Ware. "Early in the season he struggled some with the offense, but I could see his potential as a quarterback."
...the Giants finished the season with a 3-9 record. It took three years for them to turn the team in a good direction and they were heading for the league championship. They would make it to the league championship in 1956 and defeat the Chicago Bears 47 to 7. Will coaching at the Giants Vince would apply for several heading coaching jobs at schools like, Wake Forest and Notre Dame, with letters of recommendation from coach Howell. Vince would never receive a reply and worried that he was unable to get a head-coaching job due to prejudice against his Italian heritage. Lombardi would continue to coach at New York and would introduce a strategy of rule blocking to the NFL. In rule blocking, the offensive lineman would block the area in which the running back was running towards, and there would be a created hole, which Lombardi would refer to as running to daylight.
Yes, he celebrates often and sometime can be very arrogant. Cam could be the fourth ever African American quarterback to win the Super Bowl and it would be big for the game itself. Many people will not admit but there may be some people that don’t like Cam Newton just because he is black. According to Cynthia Frisby, an associate professor of Communications at the University of Missouri, she says, "So if you already think blacks are showy or entertainers and then we see Cam dancing, we think that" he’s showing off, Frisby said. "Whereas I can excuse the white player because that doesn’t stand out. (Armour) “This definitely could be the case with Newton and the Green Bay Packers. Robert Livingston, a lecturer at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School found that 91% of the penalties called for unsportsmanlike penalties after touchdowns were given to African Americans in 2010-2011.(Armour) This goes to show that black players were punished more for being more arrogant than the white race. There seems to be a
When you really lay out all of his attributes both on and off the field you really start to see the bigger picture. Not only is this guy one of the best in the NFL now but he could be one of the best wide receivers in the history of the league. He will not be remembered solely as an amazing talent however, he will also be remembered for his of the field activities. Such as helping out the paralyzed kid in need of a friend in tough times, or helping kids in need of a role model. For everything that he has shown me to this point, even after he is old and done with football he will be a great man to others in his society in the future. His story goes to show all people adults, and kids alike that if you keep a good head on your shoulders, and never quit you can achieve your biggest and wildest dreams.
The Panthers had a quick 3 and out and again, the Browns drove down the field and scored another touchdown! It was now 28-17, Panthers with the football back for their 3rd possession of the 2nd half. Cam Newton's pass was then intercepted by the veteran cornerback Joe Haden, and returned for a Brown touchdown, 28-24 Panthers. Finally, on the next drive the Panthers got something going and drove down the field for a touchdown, 35-24 Panthers. The Browns then drove down the field before hitting a 54 yard field goal to make it 35-27, Panthers with 7 minutes left in the Super Bowl! The next possession the Panthers were driving deep into Browns territory when Bradley Boddy-Calhoun intercepted Cam Newton's pass and it was Brown's ball on their 17 yard line. Cardale Jones and the Browns drove down the field and scored a touchdown, but instead of kicking the PAT, the went for two with Isaiah Crowell and got it! The Browns were beating the Panthers 36-35 with 2:15 remaining. The next drive the Panthers went down the field and on 4th down kicking a 45 yard field goal to make it 38-36, Panthers with 20 seconds remaining. The Cleveland Browns got the ball back and on 1st down, they threw an incomplete pass, but Cardale Jones was injured on the play. So, with 10 seconds left in the game they put in Terrelle Pryor as quarterback. With 10 seconds remaining in the game, he took the snap, dropped back and lofted the ball up to Corey Coleman, and he caught it in stride, he was at the 40 the 30 the 20 the 10 Touchdown! Browns! The Browns have won the super bowl! After the game, Terrelle Pryor was interviewed, The reported asked him,”What are you going to do now since you’ve won the Super Bowl?” Pryor responded saying, “I’m Going to take my family to Disney
In 1996, Lewis was the first-round pick of the Baltimore Ravens leading the team to a Super Bowl victory in 2000. Ray Lewis was named Defensive Player of the Year that same season. In 2013, Lewis led the Ravens to another Super Bowl victory and later
With the additions of Smith, Nelson and Joseph Oakland's secondary is in a much better
In 1971, the Chicago Bears began to play in Soldier Field. The founder of the Chicago Bears, George Halas, never thought Soldier Field would be the permanent field for the Bears. Later in the 1970’s, George Halas announced the team would look into building a stadium in Arlington Heights. “Chicago Mayor Richard Daley stated the team would need to change their name to the ‘Arlington Heights Bears,’ should they move to the suburbs” (Roy Taylor). George Halas was a business man and if the Chicago Bears were...
The horn blew and the game started, Dedham won the face off and is running down the field at a faster pace than I was used to. They shot the ball! I couldn’t move my stick quick enough to save it, so I threw my body in front of it and got hit right in the shoulder. It hurt a lot, but what I hadn’t realized was that it hit my shoulder and reflected ten feet away from the net where my player caught it and ran down the field and scored. The other team didn’t know what hit them. It was the half now and the score was three to nothing in our favor. Our couch told us that we needed to keep up the good work.
The play was "Red 334"which is a run to our halfback, me, out of our dive series. I crouched over the ball as I jetted past the quarterback and ran the play so we could observe the changes we needed to make. I let out a sigh of relief because we were finished with the most dreaded part of practice; well, only until someone complained about not knowing their job on one of our pass plays. Coach Nelson undoubtedly decided we needed to run through the final pass play before we perfected our defense. The play was quietly called in the huddle with intentions of getting it right. I ran the play through my mind while I tried to remember what the snap count was and what I was supposed to do for that play. The ball was snapped and I jolted to the left of our team's quarterback to set up his backside protection. Out of my peripheral vision, I noticed the defensive end raging toward the quarterback. I intensely stepped into him while lowering my body and exploded through his shoulder pads sending him stumbling into the line's pass protection.