Former Vanderbilt Stars Shine on Monday Night Football

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Published: December 29, 2009

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... You have to look long and hard to find Vanderbilt alums in the NFL. That is, unless you're looking at the Chicago Bears' roster.

The Bears currently have five players on their roster that suited up for Vanderbilt once upon a time. Unless you're a die-hard Vandy fan, the only one you probably know is Jay Cutler. The others are Earl Bennett, Hunter Hillenmeyer, D.J. Moore, and Chris Williams.

Now, I understand that the big programs in the country like Florida put five players on every team in the NFL, but we're talking about Vanderbilt here. It just amazing to me that one NFL team would pick out that many Commodores.

Last night, ESPN's Monday Night Football offered another meaningless game to the standings. With that said, the Bears came out like they were playing for a playoff spot. Much of that can be contributed to Cutler, Bennett, and Hillenmeyer.

It's been a very rough year for Cutler, but last night he reminded everyone of...

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