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55 days till Patriots season opener: Every player to wear No. 55 for New England

Here’s a list of every Patriots player to wear the No. 55 jersey number

The New England Patriots are officially 55 days away from their 2023 season-opener at home against the Philadelphia Eagles.

So we’re continuing our countdown series by listing every Patriots player that has worn the No. 55 throughout franchise history.

Burgeoning star linebacker Josh Uche currently wears the number, which was also worn by the late, great Pro Football Hall of Famer Junior Seau. Uche did the number proud last season when he exploded for a career-high 11.5 sacks.

There have been a total of 21 Patriots players that have worn No. 55, including other long-tenured standouts like Willie McGinest and Don Blackmon.

Here’s every Patriots player that has worn the number (via Pro Football Reference):

Former Bears EDGE Cassius Marsh still isn’t over egregious taunting call

Former Bears EDGE Cassius Marsh shared a hilarious TikTok that shows he hasn’t forgotten the egregious taunting call heard ’round the world.

One of the most memorable and controversial games from the Chicago Bears’ 2021 season was a 29-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football in Week 9.

There were plenty of questionable calls against Chicago throughout the game, but the most egregious was the taunting call on former Bears edge rusher Cassius Marsh by referee Tony Corrente.

Marsh, a former Steeler, was flagged for taunting following a fourth-quarter sack on Ben Roethlisberger when he looked toward the Pittsburgh sideline, even though the camera showed he wasn’t taunting.

The NFL never admitted they made a mistake with the call, which led to a Steelers field goal and was the ultimate deciding factor in the two-point win by Pittsburgh. But in front of a national audience, it shined a brighter light and more criticism on the NFL’s officiating.

Flash forward seven months later, and it’s clear Marsh still hasn’t forgotten about Corrente’s taunting call, as evidenced by a hilarious TikTok the former Bear shared.

“I think that one was just bad timing,” Marsh said shortly after the game. “It’s pretty clear to everybody who saw it that I wasn’t taunting. I’ve been doing the celebration my whole career. It’s just sad to see stuff like that happen in a close game like that.”

Marsh, who played four games with Chicago in 2021, is a free agent.

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4 free agents from the Bears that could fit in new-look Seahawks defense

Now, let’s examine some potential additions from Chicago’s defense that might fit this vision.

The Seahawks seem to be in the market for a very particular kind of defense. Today, we learned that Seattle is promoting assistant head coach and defensive line coach Clint Hurtt to defensive coordinator. Additionally, the team is hiring Broncos defensive coordinator Ed Donatell for an as-yet unnamed senior role. The team is also hoping to add Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai to their staff, likely taking over Andre Curtis’ former role as defensive passing game coordinator.

The common denominator for all three of them is that they all spent time together on Vic Fangio’s staff when he was head coach of the Bears. We’ve already taken a look at a few Broncos defensive backs who are pending free agents that might follow Donatell to Seattle. Now, let’s examine some potential additions from Chicago’s defense that might fit this vision.

Bears sign OLB Bruce Irvin to active roster, place OLB Cassius Marsh on IR

Bears OLB Cassius Marsh has landed on IR with a knee injury and OLB Bruce Irvin has been promoted to the active roster.

The Chicago Bears have made a couple of roster changes ahead of Sunday night’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers.

Bears outside linebacker Cassius Marsh was a new addition on the injury report with a knee injury and was a limited participant on Thursday. He didn’t practice Friday and was ruled out of Sunday’s game.

On Friday, the Bears placed Marsh on injured reserve, which means he’ll miss a minimum of three games. In his place, Chicago promoted outside linebacker Bruce Irvin to the active roster from the practice squad.

The Bears have suffered several injuries at outside linebacker this season, which starts with Khalil Mack, who had season-ending foot surgery. Earlier in the season, Chicago lost Jeremiah Attaochu to a torn pectoral muscle, leaving the Bears without two of their top three pass rushers.

Second-year pro Trevis Gipson has stepped up in Mack’s absence, where he’s getting valuable reps and has found some success alongside Robert Quinn.

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Bears announce roster moves ahead of matchup vs. Ravens

The Bears signed Bruce Irvin to the practice squad, promoted Cassius Marsh to the active roster and Danny Trevathan’s season is done.

The Chicago Bears (3-6) are gearing up for a matchup against the Baltimore Ravens (6-3), where Chicago is looking to snap a four-game losing streak coming off their bye week.

Ahead of Sunday’s game against the Ravens, the Bears made several roster moves on the active roster and practice squad, which appears to indicate bad news on the Khalil Mack front.

Here’s a look at the roster moves the Bears made on Friday ahead of Sunday’s game vs. Baltimore:

Anthony ‘Spice’ Adams talks Charmin, his playing days, Eddie Goldman, and the taunting rules

We talked with Anthony “Spice” Adams about his playing days, thoughts on the Bears defense, the new NFL rules, and his work with Charmin.

There aren’t many former Chicago Bears players who have become more recognizable after their playing days concluded than Anthony “Spice” Adams.

The former defensive tackle who spent nine years in the NFL, including five with the Bears, has become an internet sensation and energetic television host. He’s created countless social media videos and characters since retiring from the NFL, but continues to stay involved with the Bears as co-host of “Inside the Bears” with Lauren Screeden.

We had the opportunity to talk with Adams about his playing days, his thoughts on this year’s defense, the new NFL rules, and the work he’s doing with Charmin and their new Forever Roll.

Bears OLB Cassius Marsh being fined for unsportsmanlike conduct

The NFL stands behind the taunting call on Bears OLB Cassius Marsh, and they’re even fining him for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The NFL has come under fire this week following poor officiating in the Bears-Steelers game, where there were several questionable calls and no calls against Chicago.

The one that garnered the most attention was Bears outside linebacker Cassius Marsh being called for taunting after a sack on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. After doing his usual celebration, Marsh walked toward the Steelers sideline, although he didn’t say anything or gesture.

According to Marsh, head official Tony Corrente hip checked him as he made his way back to the sideline, which was when Corrente threw the flag. It’s a call that’s been debated and blasted all week, but the NFL has stood behind its stance that Marsh’s actions were indeed taunting.

And they made it clear by finding him $5,972 for unsportsmanlike conduct, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

NFL SVP of Officiating Perry Fewell addressed the questionable taunting call earlier this week, where he backed Corrente’s call, given taunting is a point of emphasis this season.

“He takes several steps towards the Pittsburgh bench, posturing towards their sideline,” Fewell said.

While Marsh shouldn’t have made his way toward the sideline at all, this “posturing” has been a word that the NFL continues to use, although it hasn’t been mentioned in regards to taunting before.

No word yet on other potential fines, including the missed roughing the passer call on quarterback Justin Fields. Fields addressed it following the game, and you have to wonder if he or Marsh, for calling out Corrente, are subject to other fines.

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Chris Simms put referee Tony Corrente on blast for getting personal on the field

Chris Simms had some harsh words about Tony Corrente, who he said has been known to take things personal on the field.

The officiating in the Bears-Steelers game has been a hot topic of conversation since Monday night, where Tony Corrente has come under fire for his crew’s officiating in Chicago’s Week 9 loss.

Whether it was the questionable taunting call on Bears outside linebacker Cassius Marsh — that the NFL stands behind — or the phantom low block on James Daniels or the missed roughing the passer call on Justin Fields, there were several missed calls or no calls that had an effect on the outcome of the game.

Corrente’s name has been mentioned specifically in regard to the taunting call on Marsh, as Corrente was spotted hip checking Marsh before throwing the flag for taunting. And former NFL quarterback and analyst Chris Simms had some harsh words for Corrente, who he said has been known to take things personal on the field.

“I’ve seen Tony Corrente get personal to people on the field before,” Simms said on Pro Football Talk, via NBC Sports Chicago. “I’ve experienced it, I’ve seen it. I don’t mean to go after the guy, but I’m going after the guy. I’ve seen it, I’ve witnessed it personally.

“I got hit late in a San Francisco game. I threw the ball, I’m taking like four steps and I’m looking up in the stands, then I get cracked in the earhole. And I get up and I’m like, ‘That was a late hit!’ And I might have said the ‘F’ word too. It was third down, so then I run off the field.

“Usually when you come back from commercial break and stoppage time, the referee kind of gives the quarterback a kind of warning, like ‘Hey, call your play I’m about to blow the whistle.’ He’s not doing anything to me. Now we’ve gone through three commercial breaks, a quarter break and he’s just blowing the whistle while we’re all just standing around waiting for things to go, and he’s just starting the clock. So finally I go, ‘Are you going to warn me before you start the clock again? Usually that’s protocol.’ And he just goes, ‘Are you going to apologize to what you said to me earlier?’

“I wanted to lose my crap, and after the game I wanted to call him out. If we won I probably would have. But he just showed me, he was going to get personal, he was going to take the game into his own hands there.”

Corrente was asked about the contact with Marsh after the game, and he insisted it had nothing to do with the flag.

“I don’t buy any of it,” Simms said. “I don’t buy his answer. I’m calling him a liar, I don’t really care. I don’t buy it.”

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NFL fans are fed up with league’s reasoning behind taunting call on Bears

NFL fans are ready for taunting penalties to be a thing of the past.

One of the biggest points of contention this season has been the NFL’s new taunting penalty, which has been subjective and ridiculous considering football is a game of emotion.

Monday night’s game between the Bears and Steelers shed a light on the NFL’s poor officiating, specifically the ticky-tacky taunting penalty on Bears outside linebacker Cassius Marsh that had NFL fans livid during Chicago’s loss to Pittsburgh.

NFL SVP of Officiating Perry Fewell addressed the taunting penalty, specifically noting how Marsh took “several steps toward the Pittsburgh bench” and was “posturing toward their sideline.”

But never mind Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt, who, after sacking Justin Fields, pointed to Chicago’s offensive line and then proceeded to blow kisses toward the Bears sideline but wasn’t flagged for it.

We’re just nine weeks into the 2021 season and NFL fans are beyond fed up with these bogus taunting calls. But they’re not exactly surprised the NFL is backing Corrente.

NFL continues to back taunting call on Bears’ Cassius Marsh

The NFL isn’t backing off its stance that Tony Corrente made the right call in flagging Bears OLB Cassius Marsh for taunting.

The poor officiating from the Bears’ loss to the Steelers on Monday Night Football has been a hot topic of conversation among the NFL.

There were several bad calls that went against Chicago. But the most-discussed has been a questionable taunting call on Bears outside linebacker Cassius Marsh, which resulted in a Steelers field goal in what was an eventual two-point win.

Tony Corrente, who appeared to hip check Marsh before throwing the flag for taunting, said that “taunting is a point of emphasis this year,” an indication that NFL Officiating wants referees to throw the flag on anything they believe is taunting. It appears to be a judgement call as evidenced by Corrente saying, “I felt he was taunting them.”

NFL SVP of Officiating Perry Fewell addressed the questionable taunting call, and it wasn’t a surprise that he backed Corrente’s call, especially given it sounds like taunting is something officials want called this season.

“He takes several steps towards the Pittsburgh bench, posturing towards their sideline,” Fewell said.

This isn’t the first time the NFL has backed Corrente on the taunting call.

“The call was the definition of taunting, with the player gesturing toward the sideline and opponent,” a source told The Washington Post‘s Mark Maske.

While Marsh shouldn’t have been walking toward the Steelers sideline, this whole “gesturing” thing is getting a little out of hand. Especially given Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt blew kisses in the direction of the Bears sideline after sacking quarterback Justin Fields and wasn’t flagged for taunting.

Like Fields said after the game, it’s about fairness with penalties, and the officiating was one-sided in the most obvious of ways.

At this point, it doesn’t seem like the NFL is going to admit they made a mistake with the questionable taunting call. But there are several other penalties, including the phantom low block on James Daniels that negated a touchdown and no-call roughing the passer on Fields, that they should still answer for.

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