Thread: Vikings/Bears Connections

VIKINGS-BEARS CONNECTIONS – Vikings’ WR D’Wayne Bates was drafted by the Bears in 1999 and
played in Chicago for three seasons (1999-01)…Vikings’ LB Greg Biekert was a teammate of Bears’ QB
Kordell Stewart at Colorado…Vikings’ WR Randy Moss went to high school at DuPont High in West Virginia
with Bears’ LB Bobbie Howard…Bears’ G Corbin Lacina played for the Vikings for 4 seasons (1999-02) and
is also a graduate of Cretin-Derham High…Bears’ WR Dez White played for Vikings’ defensive
coordinator/defensive line coach George O’Leary at Georgia Tech and was a teammate of Vikings’ WR Kelly
Campbell and LB Nick Rogers with the Yellow Jackets…Vikings’ S Corey Chavous was a freshman at
Vanderbilt in 1994 when Bears’ offensive coordinator John Shoop was on the Commodores’ staff…Vikings’
DE Chris Hovan played with Bears’ OT Marc Colombo at Boston College…Bears’ FB Stanley Pritchett was
a teammate of Vikings’ DE Kenny Mixon, TE Hunter Goodwin, and RB John Avery in Miami…Avery was
also a teammate of Bears’ DT Keith Traylor with the Broncos…Vikings’ LB Chris Claiborne played in Detroit
with Bears’ T Aaron Gibson and when Bears’ LB coach Gary Moeller coached the Lions’ LBs…Vikings’ TE
Hunter Goodwin was a teammate of Bears’ LB Warrick Holdman and G Rex Tucker at Texas
A&M…Vikings’ WR Kenny Clark played at Central Florida with Bears’ T Steve Edwards…Vikings’ T Mike
Rosenthal was a teammate of Bears’ T Mike Gandy, LB Bobbie Howard, and CB Brock Williams at Notre
Dame. Rosenthal and Howard served as team captains during their senior years in 1998…Rosenthal also
played with Bears’ P Brad Maynard with the Giants…Vikings’ LB Mike Nattiel was a teammate of Bears’ DE
Alex Brown, QB Rex Grossman, S Todd Johnson, DT Tron LaFavor, and DT Ian Scott at
Florida…Vikings’ defensive assistant/quality control coach Pete Bercich played at Notre Dame when Bears’
RB coach Earle Mosley was on the Fighting Irish staff…Bears’ QB Chris Chandler played with Vikings’ DE
Chuck Wiley and LB Henri Crockett in Atlanta…Bears’ special teams coach Mike Sweatman was on the
Vikings’ coaching staff in 1984…Bears’ TE John Davis played for the Vikings in 2000…Vikings’ RB John
Avery played with Bears’ T/G Terrence Metcalf at Mississippi…Bears’ K Paul Edinger played at Michigan
State when Vikings’ WR coach Charlie Baggett was on the Spartans’ staff… Bears’ C Olin Kreutz played at
Washington when Vikings’ offensive coordinator Scott Linehan was on the Huskies’ staff…Bears’ WR Ahmad
Merritt was a teammate of Vikings’ RB Michael Bennett and WR Nick Davis at Wisconsin…Vikings’ DT Fred
Robbins played at Wake Forest with Bears’ TEs Desmond Clark and Dustin Lyman and when Bears’ TE
coach Pat Flaherty was on the Demon Deacons’ staff…Vikings’ WR coach Charlie Baggett and Bears’
defensive quality control/asst. DB and special teams coach Chuck Bullough coached together at Michigan
St.…Vikings’ secondary coach Chuck Knox, Jr. was on the Eagles’ staff in ’97 when Bears’ assistant
defensive line coach Richard Dent played for Philadelphia…Bears DT Alfonso Boone played at Mt. San
Antonio JC in California where Vikings S Brian Russell’s father is on the coaching staff.