Thread: Bears FA Rumors, Who's of Interest?..........

Originally Posted by motownbear

which Smith the NY one or Carolina one?

and how bad was Smith injury last season(Giants Smith)?

I think we're talking about Brad Smith/Jets here mo. Other than reading about Chris Harris touting him I haven't heard a word about the Bears interest in Steve Smith/Panthers. From what I've read about Steve Smith/Giants teams are still shying away because of his injury and that he'll most likely sign a one year deal with NY and then become a FA next year.

Originally Posted by motownbear

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Just checked on Tyson Clabo. Atlanta is still apart from what Clabo would like so it will take a day or two

idk if any of the Atlanta olinemen are a target for us but if they pony up that leaves the other two to leave and if they walk away perhaps we might be in play for him. To me from way back March he has been one of my favorites to go after

Yeah we've always been talking about Clabo and maybe moving him back into OG but it looks like he's the one they want to keep if it can only be one. If you look on the Falcon website their 2011 depth chart doesn't show either Blalock or Dahl so I'm guessing those guys may come free. Of the two the only one I'd opt for is Dahl.

WillieColon
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Height:6-3Weight:315Age:28College:HofstraExperience:5

Summary

• Career
• Logs
• Splits
• Situational

Biography


PRO (50-50/4-4): Signed his one-year contract tender on April 16, 2010…signed a one-year contract on March 11, 2009 to remain with the Steelers…has started 50 straight games after making his way into the starting lineup in the final two games of 2006…started all games the past three years at RT…originally drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round (131st overall) in the 2006 draft.

PRO (50-50/4-4): Signed his one-year contract tender on April 16, 2010…signed a one-year contract on March 11, 2009 to remain with the Steelers…has started 50 straight games after making his way into the starting lineup in the final two games of 2006…started all games the past three years at RT…originally drafted by the Steelers in the fourth round (131st overall) in the 2006 draft.

2009 (16-16): Started all 16 games at RT…provided protection for QB Ben Roethlisberger to throw for more than 4,300 yards, 26 touchdowns, and complete 66 % of his passes during his record-setting season…9/10 vs. Tennessee: Made his 35th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 33-of-43 passes (76.7 pct.) for 363 yards with one touchdown…9/20 at Chicago: Made his 36th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 23-of-35 passes (65.7 pct.) for 221 yards with one touchdown…9/27 at Cincinnati: Made his 37th consecutive start at RT…paved way for Willie Parker to rush 25 times for 93 yards (3.7 avg.) with a long of 24…10/4 vs. San Diego: Made his 38th consecutive start at RT…paved the way for Rashard Mendenhall to rush 165 yards in 29 attempts (5.7 avg.) with two touchdowns…10/11 at Detroit: Made his 39th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 23-of-30 passes (76.7 pct.) for 277 yards with three touchdowns…10/18 vs. Cleveland: Made his 40th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 23-of-35 passes (65.6 pct.) for 417 yards with two touchdowns…10/25 vs. Minnesota: Made his 41st consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 14-of-26 passes (53.8 pct.) for 175 yards with one touchdown…11/9 at Denver: Made his 42nd consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 21-of-29 passes (72.4 pct.) for 233 yards with one touchdown…paved the way for Rashard Mendenhall to rush 22 times for 155 yards (7.0 avg.) with a long of 36…11/15 vs. Cincinnati: Made his 43rd consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 20-of-40 passes (50.0 pct.) for 174 yards…11/22 at Kansas City: Made his 44th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 32-of-42 passes (76.2 pct.) for 398 yards with three touchdowns…11/29 at Baltimore: Made his 45th consecutive start at RT…paved the way for Rashard Mendenhall to rush 95 yards in 24 attempts (4.0 avg.) with a long of 15…marked the first time of the season the offensive line did not allow a sack…12/6 vs. Oakland: Made his 46th consecutive start at RT…paved the way for Rashard Mendenhall to rush 103 yards in 20 attempts (5.2 avg.) with one touchdown…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 18-of-24 passes (75.0 pct.) for 278 yards with two touchdowns…12/10 at Cleveland: Made his 47th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 18-of-32 passes (56.2 pct.) for 201 yards with a long of 24…12/20 vs. Cleveland: Made his 48th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 29-of-46 passes (63.0 pct.) for 503 yards and three touchdowns…12/27 vs. Baltimore: Made his 49th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 17-of-33 passes (51.5 pct.) for 259 yards with one touchdown…1/3 at Miami: Made his 50th consecutive start at RT…provided protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 18-of-27 passes (66.7 pct.) for 220 yards and three touchdowns…paved the way for Rashard Mendenhall to rush 94 yards in 20 attempts (4.7 avg.) with a long of 36 and Willie Parker to rush 91 yards in 12 attempts (7.6 avg.) with a long of 34.

2008 (16-16/3-3): Started all 16 regular-season games at RT for the second consecutive year...started all three postseason games at RT...paved way for Willie Parker to rush for the third-most yards in team postseason history (27-146, 5.4 avg.) in the AFC Divisional Game victory over San Diego...9/7 vs. Houston: Made his 19th consecutive start at RT and helped clear the way for Parker to rush 25 times for 138 yards (5.5 avg.) with a career-high three touchdowns...9/14 at Cleveland: Made his 20th consecutive start at RT... helped Parker finish with 105 yards on 28 carries (3.8 avg.) for his second consecutive 100-yard rushing performance...9/21 at Philadelphia: Made his 21st consecutive start at RT...9/29 vs. Baltimore: Made his 22nd consecutive start at RT...10/5 at Jacksonville: Made his 23rd consecutive start at RT...provided the protection for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 26- of-41 passes for 309 yards with three touchdowns and one interception...10/19 at Cincinnati: Made his 24th consecutive start at RT...paved the way for Mewelde Moore to rush 20 times for 120 yards (6.0 avg.) with two touchdowns...key cog to an offensive line which held the Bengals without a sack...10/26 vs. New York Giants: Made his 25th consecutive start at RT...paved the way for Moore to rush for 84 yards on 19 attempts (4.4 avg.) with a long of 32 yards and one touchdown...11/3 at Washington: Made his 26th consecutive start at RT...provided protection for Byron Leftwich to complete 7-of-10 passes for 129 yards with one touchdown during the second half...11/9 vs. Indianapolis: Made his 27th consecutive start at RT... paved the way for Moore to rush for two touchdowns, the third time this season that a Steelers’ running back has scored multiple rushing touchdowns in the same game...11/16 vs. San Diego: Made his 28th consecutive start at RT...paved the way for Parker to rush 25 times for 115 yards (4.6 avg.) with a long of 13...11/20 vs. Cincinnati: Made his 29th consecutive start at RT... provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 17- of-30 passes for 243 yards with one touchdown and a passer rating of 94.2...11/30 at New England: Made his 30th consecutive start at RT...paved way for Parker and Moore to combine for 154 yards on 28 attempts (5.5 avg.) as the Steelers rushed for 161 yards as a team...12/7 vs. Dallas: Made his 31st consecutive start at RT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 17-of-33 passes for 204 yards with one touchdown and a passer rating of 80.9...12/14 at Baltimore: Made his 32nd consecutive start at RT... provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 22- of-40 passes for 246 yards with one touchdown and a passer rating of 81.9...12/21 at Tennessee: Made his 33rd consecutive start at RT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to pass for a season-high 329 yards while completing 25-of-39 passes with two touchdowns and two interceptions...12/28 vs. Cleveland: Made his 34th consecutive start at RT...paved way for Parker to rush for 116 yards on 23 attempts (5.0 avg.) with one touchdown...AFC Divisional Game 1/11 vs. San Diego: Made his second consecutive postseason start at RT...paved way for Parker to rush for 146 yards on 27 attempts (5.4 avg.) with two touchdowns...AFC Championship Game 1/18 vs. Baltimore: Made his third consecutive postseason start at RT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 16-of-33 passes for 255 yards with one touchdown for a passer rating of 84.8...Super Bowl XLIII 2/1 vs. Arizona: Made his fourth consecutive postseason start at RT...provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 21-of-30 passes for 256 yards with one touchdown and one interception for a passer rating of 93.2.

2007 (16-16/1-1): Started all 16 games at RT in first season as a starter…started the AFC Wild Card Game against Jacksonville at RT…part of a unit that paved the way for RB Willie Parker to finish fourth in NFL with 1,316 yards…9/9 at Cleveland: Had his third career start at RT and helped the offense pick up 365 yards, with 206 coming on the ground…9/16 vs. Buffalo: Made his second consecutive start of the season and the fourth start of his career…helped pave the way for Willie Parker to have his 15th career 100-yard rushing game…9/23 vs. San Francisco: Had his third consecutive start of the season and the fifth of his career…was a key factor in Willie Parker having his 16th career 100-yard rushing game…helped the offense gain a total of 350 yards, with 205 coming on the ground and another 145 passing…9/30 at Arizona: Made his fourth consecutive start of the season at RT and helped to allow Ben Roethlisberger to throw for 242 yards and two TDs…10/7 vs. Seattle: Made his fifth consecutive start at RT and helped the offense pick up 342 total yards, with 163 rushing and 179 passing…allowed Willie Parker to have his 17th career and fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season (102 yards)…also made way for Najeh Davenport to rush for 58 yards and two rushing TDs…10/21 at Denver: Started at RT for the sixth time this season…part of a line that allowed the offense to gain 379 total yards and allowed Ben Roethlisberger to pass for 290 yards and four TDs…10/28 at Cincinnati: Made his ninth consecutive start at RT…part of an offensive line that allowed the Steelers to gain 390 yards, 230 passing and 160 rushing…helped make way for Willie Parker to have his fifth 100-yard rushing game (126) of the season and rush for one TD…gave Ben Roethlisberger time to finish 19-of-26 passing for 109.5 passer rating and two passing TDs…11/5 vs. Baltimore: Started in his 10th consecutive game at RT…was a key factor in Ben Roethlisberger going 13-of-16 passing for 209 yards with a career-high five TDs, while registering a perfect passer rating of 158.3…also a major part in Roethlisberger being able to pass for a TD in 13 consecutive games, which broke Terry Bradshaw’s previous record of 12 consecutive games...11/11 vs. Cleveland: Made his 11th consecutive start at RT…helped the offense pick up 401 total yards, while helping Willie Parker to rush for 105 yards on 25 attempts (4.2 avg.), giving him his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season…also made it possible for Ben Roethlisberger to complete 23-of-35 passes for 278 yards and two TDs while finishing with a passer rating of 99.9…11/18 at N.Y. Jets: Made his 12th consecutive start at RT…11/26 vs. Miami: Made his 13th consecutive start at RT…12/2 vs. Cincinnati: Registered his 14th consecutive start at RT…part of an offensive line that allowed Ben Roethlisberger to pass for two TDs, while also helping Willie Parker gain 87 rushing yards, passing Barry Foster and Dick Hoak on the all-time rushing list for fifth place with 3,975 rushing yards…12/9 at New England: Made his 15th consecutive start at RT…helped Willie Parker have his seventh 100-yard rushing performance of the season…12/16 vs. Jacksonville: Registered his 16th consecutive start at RT…part of an offensive line that helped Willie Parker rush for 100 yards on 14 carries (7.1 avg.), which gave him his eighth 100-yard rushing game of the season…12/20 at St. Louis: Made his 17th consecutive start at RT…helped Najeh Davenport run for 123 yards on 24 carries (5.1 avg.) and one TD, while also allowing Ben Roethlisberger to finish 16-of-20 passing for 261 yards and three TDs, which gave him his third perfect (158.3) passer rating of his career, tying Peyton Manning’s NFL record…12/30 at Baltimore: Made his 18th consecutive start of the season at RT…AFC WILD CARD 1/5/08 vs. Jacksonville: Made his first career postseason start and appearance at RT…gave Ben Roethlisberger time to finish 29-of-42 for 337 yards passing with two TDs…also helped Najeh Davenport finish the game with two rushing TDs.

2006 (2/2): Was inactive for the first 14 games and then made his first two career starts in the final two games after Max Starks went down with an injury…9/7 vs. Miami: Was inactive…9/18 at Jacksonville: Was inactive…9/24 vs. Cincinnati: Was inactive…10/8 at San Diego: Was inactive…10/15 vs. Kansas City: Was inactive…10/22 at Atlanta: Was inactive…10/29 at Oakland: Was inactive…11/5 vs. Denver: Was inactive…11/12 vs. New Orleans: Was inactive…11/19 at Cleveland: Was inactive…11/26 at Baltimore: Was inactive…12/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Was inactive…12/7 vs. Cleveland: Was inactive…12/17 at Carolina: Was inactive…12/24 vs. Baltimore: Started and played in his first career NFL game at RT…12/31 at Cincinnati: Started for the second straight game at RT…helped offense gain 482 total yards, including 207 yards rushing, and possess the ball for 40:41.

COLLEGE: 2005: Anchored a line for an offense that ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and 15th in I-AA with 429.8 ypg…was named third-team All-American by Don Hansen's Football Gazette and also was an All-Atlantic 10 first-team selection, a first-team I-AA All-American as selected by both the Walter Camp Foundation and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), and a third-team Sports Network I-AA All-America pick…was also named to the Don Hansen's Football Gazette Northeast Regional First Team as well. 2004: Started all 11 games at right tackle…voted to the All-Atlantic 10 second team…received the Hofstra Hard Hat Award as the Offensive Lineman of the Year...recorded one tackle on an interception return against Rhode Island…received game balls in victories over Rhode Island and Richmond. 2003: Started all 12 games at offensive tackle. 2002: Played in one game (versus Rhode Island) at defensive tackle…Recorded one solo tackle. 2001: Redshirted…majored in interdisciplinary studies.

PERSONAL: Played four years of football, three years of basketball and was a member of the track team for one year at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, N.Y....played on the Cardinals CHSAA “A” championship team...received the Cardinal Hayes Outstanding Defensive Player Award as a senior...recorded 12 sacks as a senior and eight in each of his sophomore and junior seasons...was voted Most Valuable Player in the Catholic High School All-Star game...has one brother and one sister...is an active member of the Big Brothers Association...aspires to have a career in television or radio...son of Jean Davis...Full name: Willie M. Colon.

If Jacksonville's OLB Justin Durant was a top target for the Bears, then the Detroit Lions beat their division rival to the punch. He agreed to a two-year deal with the Lions, according to a league source.