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If nothing else, running back Chris Brown’s re-signing with Tennessee earlier this week just points out how locked in the Bears are in featuring Cedric Benson as their number 1 back.

Sure, Lovie Smith has a bit of a history of running with two backs, but Chris Brown is from Chicago, and more than a chance to play at home, he valued a chance to compete for a starting job somewhere. In Nashville, he’ll get that chance. Apparently, he though it was a better chance than the one he was offered back home in Chicago.

Brown’s a good runner, but is a breakaway back with great size and burst through the hole. He runs standing straight up, and injuries have always kept him off the field. I don’t think anyone envisions Brown as a 25 carry back over 16 games, but he practically had all of 2006 off - playing behind LenDale White and Travis Henry - so he may be able to stay healthy this season for longer than most think he can.

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