53-Man Roster Now Established for '09

The Chicago Bears had several tough decisions to make after three consecutive victories to close out the preseason schedule, but now we know each of the 53 players that will follow Lovie Smith onto the field of battle in '09. However, many familiar names were handed pink slips. The Turk is calling ...

Courtesy of the Chicago Bears Football Club:

LAKE FOREST – The Chicago Bears waived the following 16 players today:

No.	Name	Position	Year	College
62	Johan Asiata	G	R	UNLV
99	Ervin Baldwin	DE	2	Michigan State
79	Cody Balogh	OT	2	Montana
14	Brett Basanez	QB	4	Northwestern
39	Rudy Burgess	CB	2	Arizona State
70	Joe Clermond	DE	2	Pittsburgh
43	Jason Davis	FB	3	Illinois
58	Marcus Freeman	LB	R	Ohio State
24	Marcus Hamilton	CB	3	Virginia
62	Kevin Malast	LB	R	Rutgers
86	Eric Peterman	WR	R	Northwestern
73	Donovan Raiola	C	1	Wisconsin
84	Brandon Rideau	WR	5	Kansas
60	Mike Rivera	LB	R	Kansas
45	Will Taufoou	FB	R	California
47	Woodny Turenne	CB	R	Louisville

The Bears also placed the following three players on the Reserve/Injured list:

No.	Name	Position	Year	College
48	Dahna Deleston	S	R	Connecticut
27	Kevin Jones	RB	6	Virginia Tech
69	Henry Melton	DE	R	Texas

The Bears also terminated the contract of the following three vested veterans:

No.	Name	Position	Year	College
72	Dan Buenning	G	5	Wisconsin
32	Rod Hood	CB	7	Auburn
64	Darrell McClover	LB	6	Miami

Chicago has also removed CB Charles Tillman from the Physically Unable to Perform list and placed him on the active roster.

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