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Matt Forte #22 | Running Back | Chicago Bears
Height: 6-2    Weight: 222    Born: , Lake Charles, LA

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November 30, 2008
The hyped Vikings defense wasn't able to stop rookie Matt Forte. He had 22 carries for 96 yards, and added four catches for 29 yards and a touchdown as a receiver.
November 23, 2008
Matt Forte lugged the rock 20 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns in the Week 12 victory over St. Louis.
November 16, 2008
Running back Matt Forte rushed 16 times for 64 yards and added six catches for 40 yards in the Week 11 loss to the Packers.
November 9, 2008
Matt Forte compiled 126 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown in the Week 10 loss to Tennessee.
November 2, 2008
Matt Forte carried the Bears in Sunday's 27-23 win over the Lions with a game-high 126 rushing yards. He also caught one pass for five yards.
October 12, 2008
Running back Matt Forte compiled 20 carries for 76 yards and one touchdown in the Week 6 loss to Atlanta.
October 5, 2008
Running back Matt Forte rushed 15 times for 36 yards, caught four passes for 25 yards, and scored twice in the Week 5 win over the Lions.
October 1, 2008
Last week versus the Eagles Matt Forte carried the ball only 19 times. The Bears said that they would like to give Forte 23 to 25 carries a game and continue to use him in the passing game, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
September 29, 2008
The Bears website reports that Matt Forte excelled as a receiver and blocker while also picking up a critical first down late in the game. Forte led the Bears in receptions for the third time in four games, catching five passes for 42 yards. He stood up blitzing linebacker Omar Gaither on Kyle Orton’s 23-yard TD pass to Marty Booker and threw a shoulder into defensive tackle Dan Klecko to keep him away from Orton on a 20-yard TD pass to Devin Hester.
September 28, 2008
Matt Forte was held in check for the most part by the Eagles on Sunday. He had 19 carries for 43 yards and added five catches for 42 yards receiving.
September 25, 2008
Bears rookie running back Matt Forte has more carries than anyone in the NFL, and will continue to see a large amount, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. "It's not like we're talking about a 10-year veteran. He's young right now with a lot of energy. Whenever Matt isn't on the field, it isn't really good for us," Bears coach Lovie Smith remarked.
September 21, 2008
Matt Forte had 27 carries for 89 yards and seven receptions for 66 yards and one touchdown in the Week 3 loss to Tampa Bay.
September 14, 2008
Matt Forte had another solid effort for the Bears in Week 2, rushing for 92 yards on 23 carries while adding three catches for 21 yards.
September 14, 2008
Matt Forte is active today, as expected. He has a gimpy ankle.
September 12, 2008
Matt Forte was limited in practice Friday due to ankle tightness, according to the Chicago Tribune.
September 7, 2008
Matt Forte scored the first touchdown of his NFL career on a 50 Yd. run in the first quarter of the Bears Week 1 win over the Colts.
August 21, 2008
Matt Forte rushed 11 times for 44 yards and added one reception for 7 yards against the 49ers Thursday night.
August 17, 2008
Matt Forte struggled behind a poor offensive line as he only mustered 17 rushing yards on seven carries against Seattle Saturday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He only ran 25 yards on seven times in his previous outing against the Chiefs as well.
August 7, 2008
Rookie running back Matt Forte ran the ball seven times for 25 yards in the Bears preseason loss to Kansas City.
August 4, 2008
Bears rookie running back Matt Forte will be the starter when the Bears play the Kansas City Chiefs in Thursday's preseason contest, reports the Chicago Tribune.
July 31, 2008
The Chicago Bears' website reports that rookie Matt Forte has looked like a seasoned veteran in camp. Forte’s smooth transition is due in part to his intelligence and dedication, which has enabled him to gain a firm grasp of the offense. "This is a job," Forte said. "You’ve got to put time in the books, study film, come out here and do even more than 100 percent every day. It’s all in your mindset and what you want to be. I wanted to come out here and compete and go into the season starting and all that stuff." Forte continues to work with the second offense in practice, but it appears to be only a matter of time before he supplants veteran Adrian Peterson as the Bears’ No. 1 running back. The second-round pick from Tulane has excelled as a runner and receiver out of the backfield, consistently displaying power, speed and excellent hands. In a live goal-line drill in a recent practice, he blasted through the line for a touchdown and then dashed around right end for another score on the very next play.
July 2, 2008
NFL.com reports the Chicago Bears have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with second-round pick Matt Forte. Terms of the deal have not been released.
July 2, 2008
Matt Forte is reportedly closing in on a contract agreement with the Bears, this according to the Chicago Tribune.
June 19, 2008
The Bears noted that they are not looking for a veteran running back to compete for the starting job, and rookie Matt Forte appears to be their guy, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Coach Lovie Smith said, "We like the running backs we have right now. We don't have any plans to sign one. From Matt to Adrian Peterson to Garrett Wolfe to P.J. Pope, Matt Lawrence, we like all of our players, and those are the ones that we're going with."
June 11, 2008
He hasn't officially been named the starter yet, but in the first day of the post-Cedric Benson era, Matt Forte was running with the Bears' first team during organized team activities at Halas Hall, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
June 9, 2008
Matt Forte had already received a boost in value with all the hoopla surrounding Cedric Benson. But now that Benson has been given his release, Forte is officially "the man" in Chicago.
June 9, 2008
Bears' offensive coordinator Ron Turner stated that rookie Matt Forte (Tulane) will definitely be an every-down back, according to the Chicago Tribune. Turner said, "I love Matt Forte. He will definitely be an every-down back. He's got the size, he's got the hands. He's smooth as an athlete, very smooth. After nine practices, I'm not afraid to call anything in the offense with him."
May 4, 2008
Running back Matt Forte may have been the Bears most impressive player during the team's rookie minicamp. "Matt Forte, since Day 1, since the first practice, stood out," head coach Lovie Smith tells the team's official web site. "You noticed him catching the ball and running. It looked like it wasn’t too big for him. It looked like he’s been here before and that’s what you want to see."
May 2, 2008
Contrary to what many team observers have gone out on a limb to suggest recently, the Chicago Bears second-round pick, Tulane running back Matt Forte, is far from a lock to replace the beleaguered Cedric Benson as the team’s featured back from the get-go, according to Pro Football Weekly. “It’s obvious this guy is not a complementary, change-of-pace back to Benson,” one team insider told PFW. “He looks more like a replacement. Forte just seems like a much more complete three-down back than Benson. I can easily see him becoming the starter, with Benson being used in the same kind of role he had behind Thomas Jones in the Bears’ Super Bowl year.”
April 29, 2008
Rookie Matt Forte is excited to be a member of the Bears, according to ChicagoBears.com. The second round pick out of Tulane stated, "I’m happy to be drafted by the Chicago Bears, especially as a running back. They have a great history of running backs that came through there. Hopefully I can take over and become one of those guys who makes history as a Chicago Bear just like they did. This is a great opportunity to come in and make a mark for myself. I know their running back situation and I have a chance to come in and compete. It’s not going to be given to me. I’m going to have to work hard and come in and compete. It’s a great chance for me to show I can play in this league and to do good and become a great running back in the NFL."
April 28, 2008
The Bears envision Matt Forte to be a three-down back, according to The Chicago Sun Times. Bears' GM Jerry Angelo stated, "We took a running back as you all know. We like him very much. Again, we did a lot of work on him. He played his whole career through his senior year. We really want to focus on that. We wanted players with good production and obviously we targeted certain positions that we either wanted to upgrade at and/or create more competition. Forte would fall into the later. We want to create more competition at the position. I felt like our running game obviously was one of the weak spots on our football team. He gives us a big back, a three down back. He has enough speed to get to the outside and he has the ability to make people miss at the second level. Those were two areas where we could really never find any consistency which made us an easy team to defend from my perspective. He has very, very good hands and he’s a three down back. I think he weighed in at 217 pounds at the combine. He ran a really good forty. I don’t necessarily see the play speed on tape as what he ran at the 40, but he did run a very good forty at Indianapolis."
April 28, 2008
The Bears envision Matt Forte to be a three-down back, according to The Chicago Sun Times. Bears' GM Jerry Angelo stated, "We took a running back as you all know. We like him very much. Again, we did a lot of work on him. He played his whole career through his senior year. We really want to focus on that. We wanted players with good production and obviously we targeted certain positions that we either wanted to upgrade at and/or create more competition. Forte would fall into the later. We want to create more competition at the position. I felt like our running game obviously was one of the weak spots on our football team. He gives us a big back, a three down back. He has enough speed to get to the outside and he has the ability to make people miss at the second level. Those were two areas where we could really never find any consistency which made us an easy team to defend from my perspective. He has very, very good hands and he’s a three down back. I think he weighed in at 217 pounds at the combine. He ran a really good forty. I don’t necessarily see the play speed on tape as what he ran at the 40, but he did run a very good forty at Indianapolis."
April 26, 2008
The Chicago Bears selected Matt Forte with the 44th pick of the draft. Forte was named to the All-Conference USA's first team in 2007 and was a force in the Tulane offense.
March 31, 2008
The Chicago Bears could be very interested in Tulane running back Matt Forte if he’s available when they pick in the second round, according to Pro Football Weekly. Forte’s stock rose after a strong Combine effort. Head coach Lovie Smith and running backs coach Tim Spencer reportedly have a private workout set up in early April at Tulane after already having met with Forte face-to-face during the third week of March.