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  1. 11-22-2011, 08:02 PM #1
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    Graham Elected Special Teams Captain............

    Graham new special teams captain

    November, 22, 2011Nov 22
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    By Jeff Dickerson

    CHICAGO -- With veteran long snapper Patrick Mannelly on injured reserve because of a torn ACL, the Chicago Bears have decided that potential Pro Bowler Corey Graham will replace Mannelly as the club's special teams captain.

    Graham is tied with rookie linebacker Dom DeCicco for second on the team in special teams tackles with 12, two behind overall leader Brian Iwuh. Graham, who started Sunday at nickel in place of the banged up D.J. Moore, lead the Bears with a career-high 25 special teams stops in 2010.

    A versatile member of the third phase, Graham plays on five of the six Bears special teams units (punt coverage, kickoff coverage, punt returns, kickoff returns and field goal blocks) and made a key contribution in the 31-20 win over San Diego when he downed an Adam Podlesh punt on the Chargers' 3-yard line.

    The special teams standout has also picked off two passes in the last two weeks while at the nickel position.
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  • 11-22-2011, 08:06 PM #2
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    Graham is making a convincing case for both giving him an extension and for playing time with the defense in addition to his ST play. Two picks in two games tells me he knows how to find the ball as well as being on of the best open field tacklers on the team.

    Looks like we made a pretty good decision on who to keep around for backup LB's too. DeCicco has been pretty impressive for a rookie. I see a budding Hunter Hillemeyer type there. Iwuh continues to make up for not keeping Tim Shaw around too.
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    Congrats to Graham! If he gets snubbed for the pro bowl again at least he knows he's got a lot of fans on the team.
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    Congrats to Graham! If he gets snubbed for the pro bowl again at least he knows he's got a lot of fans on the team.
    If we keep going to NFL.com daily and voting for him maybe this year he won't get stiffed again. He really does deserve the honors especially with the nice double duty he's been doing. Wonder where DJ sits with his injury this week and who plays on Sunday?
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