Scoop: Jennings makes most of chance

September, 20, 2012
9/20/12
10:52
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By Scoop Jackson | ESPNChicago.com
Tim Jennings

Tim Jennings

#26 CB
Chicago Bears

2012 STATS

  • Tot9
  • Solo6
  • Ast3
  • FF0
  • Sack0.0
  • Int3
In the middle of all of this Jay Cutler Being Jay Cutler/Back To The Drawing Board/Maybe the Bears Aren't Who We Think They Are drama that has become the past week of our lives in Chicago rests a potential lining of platinum.

Number: 26. First name: Tim. Last name: Jennings.

We've all heard his name, we've all seen him play. For the past two years he's been the "other" guy, playing in Peanut Tillman's Pro Bowl shadow. The dread-headed cornerback whose Jeopardy moment claim-to-fame up until the first two games of this season was: He was the cornerback covering Brandon Marshall in 2009 when he set the NFL record for most receptions in a single game with 21.

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  • Wrote for Slam, XXL, 6 years with NBA; 4 years with Nike
  • Host of "The Next Round"
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