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John Gilmore Scout.com Headlines:
Buccaneers sign Gilmore
TE is Bucs' third free agent signing of 2008
-by BucsBlitz.com Mar 1, 2008
Gilmore First Free Agent to Leave
Veteran backup tight end leaves a vacancy at the bottom of the depth chart behind Clark and Olsen
-by BearReport.com Feb 29, 2008
TE John Gilmore: No agreement yet with Bucs
-by BucsBlitz.com Feb 29, 2008
Will They Stay, or Will They Go?
Could Lance Briggs and Bernard Berrian both be gone right away once free agency opens Friday?
-by BearReport.com Feb 28, 2008
Position Preview: Tight End
Bears are in pretty good shape at tight end for the first time since Mike Ditka was a Pro Bowler
-by BearReport.com Feb 8, 2008
Olsen 'Can't Wait' to Get Going
Rookie tight end dazzled everyone with a circus catch on Wednesday and looks as good as advertised
-by BearReport.com Jun 20, 2007
Reid's Career With Bears Likely Over
Third-string tight end wasn't tendered a contract by the Bears and is now an unrestricted free agent
-by BearReport.com Mar 4, 2007
Gilmore and Reid May Be Needed at Tight End
The possibility of losing Desmond Clark for a little while puts a some pressure on the two backups.
-by BearReport.com Sep 27, 2006
TE John Gilmore: Back in the Mix
-by BearReport.com Mar 17, 2006
Gilmore Back with the Bears
Tight end inks a two-year contract.
-by BearReport.com Mar 16, 2006
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Injury News:
TE John Gilmore: Injury Update
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com Nov 18, 2004
TE John Gilmore: Injury Update
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com Aug 30, 2004
TE John Gilmore: Injury Update
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com Dec 23, 2003
TE John Gilmore: Injury Update
-by ScoutNFLNetwork.com Dec 18, 2003

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John Gilmore
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 257
Position: TE
Date of Birth: 09/21/1979
Experience: 6
High School: Wilson HS
(West Lawn, PA)
College: Penn State

2008 Scout.com NFL Free Agency Rankings (full list):
Pos: TE Pos Rank: #17 Pos Rating:


Biography:
PRO CAREER: Veteran TE has played in 71 games, starting 9, during 5 seasons in Chicago including 48 consecutive - only Olin Kreutz has a longer string of consecutive games played among offensive players… Has been used primarily as a blocker in double TE formations and as part of numerous special teams units recording 18 career receptions for 180 yards with 3 TDs and has 25 career special teams tackles.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Entered NFL as a sixth-round selection (196th overall) by New Orleans in the 2002 NFL Draft… Waived (8/30/02) and signed with Chicago (9/2/02)… Re-signed 1-year contract with Bears (4/6/05)... Signed 2-year contract with Chicago (3/17/06). SIGNED through 2007

PERSONAL NOTES: Named Associated Press first-team big school all-state and first-team all-county as a senior at Wilson H.S. in West Lawn, PA… Played in Big-33 Classic as the 1996 Wilson Male Athlete-of-the-Year while catching 33 passes for 667 yards, including all 8 of his prep TDs, and adding 79 tackles and 6 sacks as a LB… Caught 53 passes for 992 yards and 8 TDs while just playing football his final 2 years of high school… Also an all-state javelin thrower… Born John H. Gilmore, Jr. in Marquette, MI… Brother, Pete, was a freshman RB at Penn State his senior season… He and wife, Rebecca, have 1 son, Grayson James.