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RB Matt Forte: RB Earns Player of the Week Nomination
by John M. Crist of BearReport.com, October 6, 2009 at 1:21pm ET

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Bears tailback Matt Forte was nominated Tuesday for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week award, his first such nomination of the season.

After a slow start in 2009 that had fans and critics alike wondering what was wrong with the Chicago running game, Forte busted out in a big way Sunday against the Lions with 12 attempts for 121 yards and a TD. The former Tulane Green Wave star ripped off a career-long 61-yard run on the second play from scrimmage in the first quarter, and then he scored from 37 yards out to put Detroit out of reach in the fourth quarter. After averaging only 2.2, 2.2 and 3.1 yards per carry the first three games, Forte ran at a 10.1-yard clip in Week 4 and also recorded two receptions for 19 more yards.

Forte is up against Miami's Robbie Brown, who rushed 20 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Buffalo, and Pittsburgh's Rashard Mendenhall, who totaled 165 yards and a pair of scores on 29 carries in a win over San Diego.

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Matt Forte
Ht: 6-1.5 Wt: 217
Position: RB
Date of Birth: 12/10/1985
Experience: 2
High School: Slidell HS
(Slidell, LA)
College: Tulane


Biography:

COLLEGE CAREER: Finished his career at Tulane (2004-2007) as the school’s all-time leader in rushing yards per game (99.2), rushing touchdowns (39), total touchdowns (44) and scoring among non-kickers (266 points)... Also concluded his career second in school annals in all-purpose yards (5,261), rushing yards (4,265), rushing attempts (833) and 100-yard rushing games (16)... Became just the 11th player in NCAA Division I (Bowl Subdivision) history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season with 2,127 in 2007 which ranks 7th all-time in NCAA history... Led the Green Wave in carries and rushing yards all four years... Added 103 receptions for 985 yards and five touchdowns... Named Most Valuable Player for the 2008 Under Armour Senior Bowl, rushing for a game-high 58 yards on 8 carries and a game-high 4 catches for 38 yards.

HOW ACQUIRED: Entered NFL as a second-round selection (44th overall) by Chicago in the 2008 NFL Draft.

PERSONAL NOTES: District 5A Offensive MVP, all-Metro selection and second-team all-state performer at Slidell H.S. ... Gathered 2,432 rushing yards and 31 TDs while adding 48 receptions for 618 yards and 5 TDs... Lettered in track and field as well... Son of Gene and Gilda Forte... Father, Gene, played football at Tulane from 1975-77 and was a team captain in 1977... Brother, Bryan, played football at McNeese State... Majored in finance.