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Let the tryouts begin

The Bears have officially announced the twenty-five rookies that will be on hand, starting Friday, on a tryout basis. The list is courtesy of Larry Mayer on chicagobears.com:

  • North Carolina cornerback James Arnold

  • Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher

  • Indiana defensive tackle Greg Brown

  • Texas Tech safety Daniel Charbonnet

  • Virginia wide receiver Maurice Covington

  • Virginia safety Byron Glaspy

  • Arizona cornerback Marquis Hundley

  • Auburn running back Brad Lester

  • Southern Illinois guard Aaron Lockwood

  • Stanford linebacker Pat Maynor

  • Fresno State tight end Adam McDowell

  • Ball State punter Chris Miller

  • Missouri quarterback Chase Patton

  • Wisconsin long-snapper Dave Peck

  • Mississippi State cornerback Derek Pegues

  • Miami (Fla.) safety Anthony Reddick

  • Miami (Ohio) punter Jake Richardson

  • Montana State guard Lou Saucedo

  • Purdue tackle Sean Sester

  • Ohio State fullback Brandon Smith

  • Vanderbilt wide receiver George Smith

  • Rutgers defensive end Peter Tverdov

  • Florida State quarterback Drew Weatherford

  • Missouri kicker Jeff Wolfert

  • Louisiana-Monroe tight end Kenneth Zacharie.