CONFIDENT QB MCNOWN GOES FROM BRUINS TO BEARS.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Cade McNown Cade McNown (born January 12 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is a quarterback who played in the National Football League. He attended played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. , considered a borderline first-round pick by some NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga scouts as recently as six months ago, was swept into the Windy City on a gust of late momentum Saturday. The UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX quarterback wound up as the 12th selection of the NFL Draft's opening round, landing on a Chicago Bears The last all-star quarterback in that town was another guy named Mac. Mr. Jim McMahon James Robert "Jim" McMahon (born August 21, 1959 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former American football player, first at Brigham Young University and later in the professional ranks with the Chicago Bears. , meet Mr. McNown. Their fiery, on-field personas, not to mention their obvious leadership qualities, are about the same. ``They got a great deal,'' McNown said, chuckling, referring to the fact the Bears acquired four extra draft choices by moving down in the first round and still landed the quarterback they wanted. ``I expect myself to be ready to step in and run the offense when camp begins,'' he said, in that by now familiar, confident way of his. Later, when asked about his relative lack of height, he said: ``If I can get Chicago to start winning, all that will be forgotten about quickly.'' The Bears' starting quarterback of the moment is Erik Kramer William Erik Kramer (born November 6, 1964 in Encino, California), is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs high school in Burbank, CA. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina , a serviceable journeyman passer who turns 35 in November. Kramer might be the starter when the NFL season opens this fall, but he isn't the player Chicago wants to build its franchise around. McNown obviously is. UCLA All-American offensive tackle Kris Farris was drafted by Pittsburgh in the middle of the third round (74th overall). UCLA safety Larry Atkins went 10 picks later - to Kansas City. For Atkins, it was a sweet twist to what had been a disappointing end to his college career. He tore the medial collateral ligament The medial collateral ligament or MCL (or tibial collateral ligament) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It is on the medial or inner side of the joint. in his right knee in the Rose Bowl and could not show his stuff during pre-draft workouts. ``I'm feeling pretty good,'' said Atkins, who will join former UCLA linebacker Donnie Edwards on the Chiefs' defense. ``I was actually asleep when they picked me, and my cousin came in the room and said they were on the phone. They said, `No. 35, congratulations.' '' Farris did not return phone calls. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO UCLA quarterback Cade McNown poses in a Chicago Bears cap with his mother, Vicki, and brother Jeff. Suzanne Plunkett/Associated Press |
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