245 Former Chicago Bears Part of NFL Concussion Lawsuit Settlement

Aug 9, 2013; Charlotte, NC, USA; NFL shield logo on the 50 yard line before the game of the Carolina Panthers and the Chicago Bears at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports

The NFL reached a $765 million settlement with over 4500 former players who were part of a concussion lawsuit.

"Many former players with neurological conditions believe their problems stem from on-field concussions. The lawsuits accused the league of hiding known risks of concussions for decades to return players to games and protect its image.The NFL has denied any wrongdoing and has insisted that safety always has been a top priority."

There are several Hall of Famers on the list and according to my research, count 245 former Chicago Bears among them.

Notables include Super Bowl champion Jim McMahon and the family of Dave Duerson, who tragically took his own life and attributed his mental health issues to CTE, attributed to concussions. Here is what I was able to find on former Bears players dating all the way back to 1953, sorted by year of retirement, with the most recent retirees listed first:

Name	Position	Team	Rookie	Retired	Games	Age
Brian Iwuh	LB	Jaguars and Bears	2006	2011	84	28
Thomas Jones	RB	Cardinals, Bucs, Bears, Jets, andChiefs	2000	2011	180	33
Jimmy Kennedy	DL	Rams, Bears, Vikings, Jaguars, andGiants	2003	2011	92	33
Brandon Manumaleuna	TE	Rams, Chargers, and Bears	2001	2010	158	33
Adewale Ogunleye	DL	Dolphins, Bears, and Texans	2001	2010	130	34
Todd Johnson	DB	Bears, Rams, and Bills	2004	2009	80	32
Dirk Johnson	P	Saints, Eagles, Bears, Cardinals, andBucs	2002	2009	80	37
Ian Scott	DL	Bears and Chargers	2003	2009	65	30
Robert Wade, Jr.	WR	Bears, Titans, Vikings, and Chiefs	2003	2009	102	31
Terrence O. Metcalf	OL	Bears	2002	2008	78	34
Daniel Buenning	OL	Bucs and Bears	2005	2008	36	30
Dusty Dvoracek	DL	Bears	2007	2008	13	31
Eddie Kennison III	WR	Rams, Chiefs, Broncos, Saints, andBears	1996	2008	179	39
Joey Larocque	LB	Bears	2008	2008	14	26
Terry Cousin	DB	Bears, Falcons, Dolphins, Panthers,Giants, Jaguars, and Browns	1997	2008	172	37
R.W. McQuarters	DB	49ers, Bears, Lions, and Giants	1998	2008	157	35
Darwin Walker	DL	Cardinals, Eagles, Bears, andPanthers	2000	2008	109	35
Ricky Manning Jr.	DB	Panthers, Bears, and Rams	2003	2008	84	32
Anthony Thomas	RB	Bears, Saints, Cowboys, and Bills	2001	2007	87	34
Leon Joe	LB	Bears, Cardinals, and Bills	2004	2007	36	30
Joe Tafoya	DL	Bears, Seahawks, and Cardinals	2001	2007	76	33
Byron Keith Traylor	DL	Broncos, Packers, Chiefs, Bears,Patriots, and Dolphins	1991	2007	229	42
Todd Sauerbrun	P	Bears, Chiefs, Panthers, Broncos, andPatriots	1995	2007	178	39
Tyler Everett	DB	Bears	2006	2006	1	28
J.D. Runnels	RB	Bears	2006	2006	2	28
Daimon Shelton	RB	Jaguars, Bears, and Bills	1997	2006	133	39
Marcus Maxey	DB	Bears and Chiefs	2006	2006	2	29
Anthony Parrish	DB	Bears, 49ers, and Cowboys	1998	2006	131	36
Rex Tucker	OL	Bears, Rams, and Lions	1999	2006	49	35
Derrick Strait	DB	Jets, Bears, and Panthers	2004	2006	29	32
Michael Haynes	DL	Bears	2003	2005	42	31
Edward W. Berlin	WR	Titans and Bears	2001	2005	62	35
Marc Edwards	RB	49ers, Browns, Patriots, Jaguars, andBears	1997	2005	132	37
Jerry Azumah	DB	Bears	1999	2005	105	35
Carl Powell	DL	Colts, Ravens, Bears, Redskins, andBengals	1997	2005	81	38
Jerrell Pippens	DB	Bears and Chargers	2004	2005	5	31
Robert E. Johnson Jr.	TE	Bears and Redskins	2003	2005	3	32
Bobby Gray	DB	Bears	2002	2004	29	34
Jonathan Quinn	QB	Jaguars, Chiefs, and Bears	1998	2004	17	37
Shane Matthews	QB	Bears, Redskins, and Bills	1996	2004	32	42
Stanley Pritchett	RB	Dolphins, Eagles, Bears, and Falcons	1996	2004	121	38
Karon Riley	LB	Bears and Falcons	2001	2004	25	33
Ahmad Merritt	WR	Bears	2001	2003	29	35
Bryan Knight	LB	Bears	2002	2003	31	33
Corbin Lacina	OL	Bills, Panthers, Vikings, and Bears	1994	2003	129	41
Keith McKenzie	DL	Packers, Browns, Bears, and Bills	1996	2003	95	39
Roosevelt Williams	DB	Bears and Browns	2002	2003	20	33
William Leon Johnson	RB	Jets, Bears, and Chargers	1997	2003	74	38
D’Wayne Bates	WR	Bears and Vikings	1999	2003	47	36
Vinny Sutherland	WR	49ers and Bears	2001	2002	16	34
Bernard H. Robertson	OL	Bears	2002	2002	15	33
Christian Peter	DL	Giants, Colts, and Bears	1997	2002	81	39
Reginald Austin	DB	Bears	2001	2002	18	35
Marq V. Cerqua	LB	Bucs and Bears	2001	2002	5	35
Larry Whigham	DB	Patriots and Bears	1994	2002	136	39
Kevin Ray Dogins	OL	Bucs and Bears	1996	2002	49	40
Gregory Jones	LB	Redskins, Bears, and Cardinals	1997	2002	82	38
John Thierry	DL	Bears, Packers, and Falcons	1994	2002	131	40
Troy E. Wilson	DL	49ers, Broncos, Saints, and Bears	1993	2001	61	41
Scott Dragos	RB	Bears	2000	2001	15	36
Jeff Graham	WR	Steelers, Bears, Jets, Eagles, andChargers	1991	2001	160	43
Thomas L. Smith	DB	Bills, Bears, and Colts	1993	2001	137	41
Sean Harris	LB	Bears and Colts	1995	2001	83	40
Henry Taylor	DL	Lions, Falcons, Bears, and Dolphins	1998	2001	9	36
Chris Hudson	DB	Jaguars, Bears, and Falcons	1995	2001	77	40
Khari Mitchell-Samuel	LB	Bears and Lions	1999	2001	39	35
Marty Carter	DB	Bucs, Bears, Falcons, and Lions	1991	2001	161	42
Alonzo Mayes	TE	Bears	1998	2000	37	37
Brad Culpepper	DL	Vikings, Bucs, and Bears	1992	2000	131	43
Curtis Enis	RB	Bears	1998	2000	36	36
Frankie Smith	DB	Dolphins, 49ers, and Bears	1993	2000	103	44
Luis Louie Aguiar	P	Jets, Chiefs, Packers, and Bears	1991	2000	152	45
Tommy Barnhardt	P	Bears, Saints, Redskins, Panthers, and Bucs	1987	2000	186	49
Chris Gedney	TE	Bears and Cardinals	1993	2000	73	41
Robert Chancey	RB	Chargers, Bears, and Cowboys	1997	2000	27	39
Darnell Autry	RB	Bears and Eagles	1997	2000	24	36
Anthony S. Johnson	RB	Colts, Jets, Panthers, Bears, andJaguars	1990	2000	159	45
Jeremy Lincoln	DB	Bears, Rams, Seahawks, Giants, andLions	1993	2000	107	43
Ricardo McDonald	LB	Bengals and Bears	1992	1999	119	42
Raymond Austin	DB	Jets and Bears	1997	1999	43	37
Mike Horan	P	Eagles, Broncos, Giants, Rams, andBears	1984	1999	205	53
Christopher Penn	WR	Chiefs, Bears, and Chargers	1994	1999	70	41
Bam Morris	RB	Steelers, Ravens, Bears, and Chiefs	1994	1999	74	40
Mike Tomczak	QB	Bears, Packers, Browns, and Steelers	1985	1999	185	49
Greg Huntington	OL	Redskins, Jaguars, and Bears	1993	1998	18	41
John Mangum	DB	Bears	1990	1998	105	45
Carl Simpson	DL	Bears and Cardinals	1993	1998	87	42
Anthony Marshall	DB	Bears and Eagles	1994	1998	62	41
Michael Dulaney	RB	Bears and Panthers	1995	1998	36	41
Brian Harper LeBel	TE	Seahawks, Eagles, Falcons, Bears, and Ravens	1989	1998	136	49
Dave Kreig	QB	Seahawks, Chiefs, Lions, Cardinals,Bears, and Titans	1980	1998	213	53
Gregory Briggs	DB	Cowboys, Bears, and Vikings	1995	1998	39	44
William Schultz	OL	Colts, Broncos, and Bears	1990	1997	56	46
Tony Stargell	DB	Jets, Colts, Bucs, Chiefs, and Bears	1990	1997	94	45
Corey Dowden	DB	Packers, Ravens, and Bears	1996	1997	14	44
Keith Jennings	TE	Cowboys and Bears	1989	1997	92	46
Scott Adams	OL	Vikings, Saints, Bears, Bucs, andFalcons	1992	1997	58	45
Robert Vinson Smith	LB	Falcons, Cowboys, Bears, and Saints	1988	1997	148	46
Donnell Woolford	DB	Bears and Steelers	1989	1997	126	46
Robert D. Green	RB	Redskins, Bears, and Vikings	1992	1997	71	42
John Jackson	WR	Cardinals and Bears	1990	1996	36	45
Dana Howard	LB	Rams and Bears	1995	1996	19	40
Elliott Jackson Jr.	WR	Bears	1996	1996	12	39
Maurice G. Douglass	DB	Bears and Giants	1986	1996	139	48
Jim McMahon	QB	Bears, Chargers, Eagles, Vikings,Cardinals, and Packers	1982	1996	120	52
Nate Lewis	WR	Chargers and Bears	1990	1995	82	45
Lewis Tillman	RB	Giants and Bears	1989	1995	109	46
Dante D. Jones	LB	Bears and Broncos	1988	1995	92	47
Shaun Gayle	DB	Bears and Chargers	1984	1995	160	50
Bryan Wagner	P	Bears, Browns, Patriots, Packers, andChargers	1987	1995	106	50
Glenell Sanders	LB	Bears, Rams, Broncos, and Colts	1990	1995	28	46
James Thornton	TE	Bears, Jets, and Oilers	1988	1995	96	47
Andre President	TE	Bears and Patriots	1995	1995	3	41
Johnny Bailey	RB	Bears, Cardinals, and Rams	1990	1995	81	43, X
Steve McMichael	DL	Patriots, Bears, and Packers	1980	1994	213	54
Michael Stonebreaker	LB	Bears and Saints	1991	1994	18	45
Brent Novoselsky	TE	Bears and Vikings	1988	1994	98	46
Wendell Davis	WR	Bears	1988	1993	81	46
Anthony Blaylock	DB	Browns, Chargers, and Bears	1988	1993	71	47
Darren Glen Lewis	RB	Bears	1991	1993	33	44
Fred Banks	WR	Browns, Dolphins, and Bears	1985	1993	80	50
Keith Van Horne	OL	Bears	1981	1993	186	54
John Wojciechowski	OL	Bears	1987	1993	92	48
Dave Duerson	DB	Bears, Giants, and Cardinals	1983	1993	160	50, X
Vestee Jackson	DB andLB	Bears and Dolphins	1986	1993	119	48
Jim Morrissey	LB	Bears and Packers	1985	1993	114	49
Ron Morris	WR	Bears	1987	1992	66	48
Dennis Gentry	WR	Bears	1982	1992	159	53
Eric Wright	WR	Bears	1991	1992	13	42
Lemuel Stinson	DB	Bears	1988	1992	69	46
Ronald Mattes	OL	Seahawks, Bears, and Colts	1986	1992	95	48
Mickey Pruitt	LB	Bears and Cowboys	1988	1992	62	47
Greg Clark	LB	Bears, Dolphins, Rams, Chargers,Packers, and Seahawks	1988	1992	70	47
David Zawatson	OL	Bears, Jets, and Dolphins	1989	1991	22	46
Thomas Sanders	RB	Bears and Eagles	1985	1991	90	51
James Covert	OL	Bears	1983	1990	111	52
Al Harris	DL andLB	Bears and Eagles	1979	1990	149	55
Kurt Becker	OL	Bears and Rams	1982	1990	94	53
Mike C. Richardson	DB	Bears and 49ers	1983	1989	91	51
Sean Lamar Smith	DL	Bears, Cowboys, Rams, and Bucs	1987	1989	26	47
Lew Barnes	WR	Bears, Falcons, and Chiefs	1986	1989	31	49
David A. Smith	OL	Bears	1988	1988	4	48
Emery Moorehead	TE	Giants, Broncos, and Bears	1977	1988	158	58
Greg Lasker	DB	Giants, Bears, and Cardinals	1986	1988	33	47
Brian Glasgow	TE	Bears	1987	1987	3	51
Bryant Ortego	WR	Bears	1985	1987	31	49
Sam Tyrone Bowers	TE	Bears	1987	1987	3	54
Egypt Allen	DB	Bears	1987	1987	6	48
James Althoff	DL	Bears	1987	1987	4	50
D. Kris Haines	WR	Redskins, Bears, and Bills	1979	1987	21	54
Perry Harnett	OL	Bears and Packers	1982	1987	12	52
Stephen Fuller	QB	Chiefs and Bears	1979	1986	90	55
Daniel P. Rains	LB	Bears	1982	1986	42	59
Cliff Thrift	LB	Chargers, Bears, and Rams	1979	1986	97	56
Brian Baschnagel	WR	Bears	1976	1984	129	58
Robert Avellini	QB	Bears	1975	1984	73	58
Patrick N. Dunsmore	TE	Bears	1983	1984	27	55
Mitchell Krenk	TE	Bears	1984	1984	8	53
Greg Landry	QB	Lions, Colts, and Bears	1968	1984	146	65
Jim Osborne	DL	Bears	1972	1984	186	63
Reuben Henderson	DB	Bears and Chargers	1981	1984	46	53
Anthony McGee	DL	Bears, Patriots, and Redskins	1971	1984	202	63
Terry Schmidt	DB	Bears and Saints	1974	1984	143	60
Walter Williams	DB	Lions, Vikings, and Bears	1977	1983	93	58
Thomas Daniel Neal	OL	Colts and Bears	1973	1983	134	62
John Janata	OL	Bears	1983	1983	15	51
Aloyouis Chesley	LB	Eagles and Bears	1979	1982	56	54
Bruce Herron	LB	Bears	1978	1982	71	58
Roland Harper	RB	Bears	1975	1982	89	59
Robin Earl	TE andRB	Bears	1977	1982	84	57
Willie McClendon	RB	Bears	1979	1982	57	55
Frederick Dean	OL	Bears and Redskins	1977	1982	40	57
Ted Albrecht	OL	Bears	1977	1981	77	57
Mike Phipps	QB	Browns and Bears	1970	1981	119	64
Emanuel Zanders	OL	Saints and Bears	1974	1981	99	60
Allan Ellis	DB	Bears and Chargers	1973	1981	105	60
Robert Newton	OL	Bears and Seahawks	1971	1981	142	62
Vaughn Lusby	DB	Bengals and Bears	1979	1980	18	56
Tom Hicks	LB	Bears	1976	1980	64	59
Steven Schubert	WR	Patriots and Bears	1974	1979	74	61
Lynn Boden	OL	Lions and Bears	1975	1979	67	59
John Golden Richards	WR	Cowboys and Bears	1973	1979	86	61
Wally Chambers	DL	Bears and Bucs	1973	1979	88	61
Lonnie Perrin	RB	Broncos, Bears, and Redskins	1976	1979	58	60
Donald Rives	LB	Bears	1973	1978	74	60
Lionel Antoine	OL	Bears	1972	1978	68	61
Bob Hyland	OL	Packers, Bears, Giants, and Patriots	1967	1977	136	67
Ross Brupbacher	LB	Bears	1970	1976	56	64
Lawrence Schreiber	RB	49ers and Bears	1971	1976	74	65
Virgil Carter	QB	Bears, Chargers, and Bengals	1968	1976	52	66
John Henry Ward	OL	Vikings, Bears, and Bucs	1970	1976	78	64, X
Earl Thomas	WR	Bears, Cardinals, and Oilers	1971	1976	71	63
Ted Vactor	DB	Redskins and Bears	1969	1975	69	68
John Babinecz	LB	Cowboys and Bears	1972	1975	40	62
Craig Cotton	TE	Lions, Bears, and Chargers	1969	1975	77	64
Ernie Janet	OL	Bears, Eagles, and Packers	1972	1975	31	62
Norman F. Hodgins Jr.	DB	Bears	1974	1974	14	61
David Gagnon	RB	Bears	1974	1974	13	61
Michael Hoban	OL	Bears	1974	1974	1	60
Gail A. Clark	LB	Bears and Patriots	1973	1974	19	61
Ronald Smith	DB andWR	Bears, Falcons, Rams, Chargers, andRaiders	1965	1974	139	70, X
Michael Hull	RB	Bears and Redskins	1968	1974	89	67
Jerry Moore	DB	Bears and Saints	1971	1974	43	63
William Brown	RB	Bears and Vikings	1961	1974	194	73
Andrew Rice	DL	Chiefs, Oilers, Bengals, Chargers, andBears	1966	1973	102	71
Cecil Turner	WR	Bears	1968	1973	76	68
Roger Lawson	RB	Bears	1972	1973	22	63
Adrian Young	LB	Eagles, Lions, and Bears	1968	1973	52	66
Charles Howley	LB	Bears and Cowboys	1958	1973	180	75
Bill Staley	DL	Bengals and Bears	1968	1972	49	65
Robert Wallace	WR andTE	Bears	1968	1972	59	66
James D. Cadile	OL	Bears	1962	1972	128	71
Frank Cornish	DL	Bears, Dolphins, Bengals, and Bills	1966	1972	83	67
John Hoffman	DL	Redskins, Bears, Cardinals, andBroncos	1969	1972	31	68
Steve Wright	OL	Packers, Giants, Redskins, Bears, andCardinals	1964	1972	101	69
George Burman	OL	Bears, Rams, and Redskins	1964	1972	85	69
Roosevelt Taylor	DB	Bears, 49ers, and Redskins	1961	1972	166	75
James Grabowski	RB	Packers and Bears	1966	1971	75	67
Ronnie Bull	RB	Bears and Eagles	1962	1971	123	72
Theodore Wheeler III	OL	Cardinals and Bears	1967	1970	15	67
Ralph Kurek	RB	Bears	1965	1970	81	69
Harry Gunner	DL	Bengals and Bears	1968	1970	42	67
John Neidert	LB	Jets, Bengals, and Bears	1968	1970	30	66
Martin Amsler	DL	Bears, Packers, and Bengals	1967	1970	37	69
Terry Stoepel	TE	Bears and Oilers	1967	1970	20	67
Andrew Livingston	RB	Bears and Saints	1964	1970	47	67
Michael Pyle	OL	Bears	1961	1969	121	73
Kenneth Kortas	DL	Cardinals, Steelers, and Bears	1964	1969	73	70
Charles E. Brown	DB andRB	Bears and Bills	1966	1968	30	69
Rudy Bukich	QB	Bears, Steelers, Rams, and Redskins	1953	1968	103	80
Jake W. Martin	TE	Bears, Falcons, and Vikings	1964	1968	70	70
Roger A. LeClerc	LB, K, and OL	Bears and Broncos	1960	1967	104	75
Edward G. Cooke	DL andLB	Eagles, Colts, Bears, NY Titans, Jets,Broncos, and Dolphins	1958	1967	117	77
Bob Kilcullen	DL	Bears	1957	1966	104	76
Jon Arnett	RB	Rams and Bears	1957	1966	123	77
Larry Morris	LB andRB	Rams, Bears, and Falcons	1955	1966	124	79, X
Theodore G. Karras	OL	Steelers, Bears, Lions, and Rams	1958	1966	108	78
Maurice Youmans	DL	Bears and Cowboys	1960	1965	56	75
Tom Bettis	LB	Packers, Steelers, and Bears	1955	1963	109	79
Charles E. Sumner	DB	Bears and Vikings	1955	1962	73	82
Jack Johnson	DB	Bears, Bills, and Texans	1957	1961	45	78
John Connell Johnson	DB	Bears, Chiefs, Bills, and Texans	1957	1961	45	78
Bobby Watkins Jr.	RB	Bears and Cardinals	1955	1958	38	80
Fred Morrison	RB	Bears and Browns	1950	1956	84	85
Loyd Lowe	DB andRB	Bears	1953	1954	8	83

Didn’t Brandon Manumaleuseless take enough free money???

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