Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sport

Alyssa Barbieri

32 days till Bears season opener: Every player to wear No. 32 for Chicago

Bears USA TODAY Sports Charles LeClaire David Montgomery Johnny Lujack Jonathan Daniel Terell Smith

The Chicago Bears will kick off their 2023 regular season against the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 10, which is now 32 days away.

From now until the start of the season, we’ll be counting down each day by revisiting the players who have worn that specific jersey number.

Buy Bears Tickets

No. 32 is currently worn by rookie cornerback Terell Smith, who’s competing for the starting job opposite Jaylon Johnson on the outside. The number has previously been worn by David Montgomery and Johnny Lujack.

With 32 days until kickoff, here’s a look at every player to ever wear No. 32 for the Bears (via Pro Football Reference):

CB Terell Smith: 2023-present

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

RB David Montgomery: 2019-22

Todd Kirkland/Getty Images

S Deiondre' Hall: 2016-17

Stacy Revere/Getty Images

RB Senorise Perry: 2014

Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

RB Michael Ford: 2013

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

RB Kahlil Bell: 2009-12

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

RB Cedric Benson: 2005-07

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

S Todd Johnson: 2004

Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports

RB Leon Johnson: 2001-02

Rick Stewart/Getty Images

RB Marlon Barnes: 2000

Al Bello /Allsport

FB Edgar Bennett: 1998-99

Peter Brouillet-USA TODAY NETWORK

RB Ricky Bell: 1997

USA Today Sports

DB Dwayne Joseph: 1995

Jonathan Daniel /Allsport

CB Lemuel Stinson: 1988-92

BRIAN BAHR/AFP via Getty Images

RB Chris Brewer: 1987

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

DB Garland Rivers: 1987

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

RB Anthony Hutchinson: 1983-84

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

CB Charlie Ford: 1971-73

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

RB Ralph Kurek: 1965-70

Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

WR Lionel Taylor: 1959

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

FB Leon Campbell: 1952-54

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

QB/DB Johnny Lujack: 1948-51

AP Photo/File

DE Allen Smith: 1947

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

RB/QB Al Grygo: 1944-45

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Sign up to read this article

Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.

Already a member? Sign in here

Top stories on inkl right now

Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’

Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’

Move by state education officials picked by Republican governor removes the course as a graduation component

The Guardian - US

US Senate passes funding package for homeland security that excludes ICE

US Senate passes funding package for homeland security that excludes ICE

Senate approved package in rare overnight session but House needs to act to end partial shutdown and fund TSA

The Guardian - US

Cuba says it will do everything to find aid boats missing on way from Mexico

Cuba says it will do everything to find aid boats missing on way from Mexico

Two vessels part of convoy that organisers say was bringing food and medicine to island in face of ‘criminal US blockade’

The Guardian - UK

Who is Ahmad Mulakhil? Afghan asylum seeker who abducted, raped 12-year-old girl jailed for 15 years in UK

Who is Ahmad Mulakhil? Afghan asylum seeker who abducted, raped 12-year-old girl jailed for 15 years in UK

An Afghan asylum seeker, Ahmad Mulakhil (23), has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the abduction, rape, and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, news agency Reuters reported.

The Times of India

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Brendan Carr: is Trump’s FCC chair uniquely powerful or a paper tiger?

Brendan Carr: is Trump’s FCC chair uniquely powerful or a paper tiger?

Broadcasting regulator has become one of the nation’s most prominent newsmakers – he seems to relish the spotlight

The Guardian - US

Australia’s hate speech laws spark fears of crackdown on Palestine advocacy

Australia’s hate speech laws spark fears of crackdown on Palestine advocacy

New offences tied to banned slogans lead to arrests and raise free speech concerns

The Independent UK

Related Stories

Top stories on inkl right now

Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’

Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’

Move by state education officials picked by Republican governor removes the course as a graduation component

The Guardian - US

US Senate passes funding package for homeland security that excludes ICE

US Senate passes funding package for homeland security that excludes ICE

Senate approved package in rare overnight session but House needs to act to end partial shutdown and fund TSA

The Guardian - US

Cuba says it will do everything to find aid boats missing on way from Mexico

Cuba says it will do everything to find aid boats missing on way from Mexico

Two vessels part of convoy that organisers say was bringing food and medicine to island in face of ‘criminal US blockade’

The Guardian - UK

Who is Ahmad Mulakhil? Afghan asylum seeker who abducted, raped 12-year-old girl jailed for 15 years in UK

Who is Ahmad Mulakhil? Afghan asylum seeker who abducted, raped 12-year-old girl jailed for 15 years in UK

An Afghan asylum seeker, Ahmad Mulakhil (23), has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the abduction, rape, and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, news agency Reuters reported.

The Times of India

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

Brendan Carr: is Trump’s FCC chair uniquely powerful or a paper tiger?

Brendan Carr: is Trump’s FCC chair uniquely powerful or a paper tiger?

Broadcasting regulator has become one of the nation’s most prominent newsmakers – he seems to relish the spotlight

The Guardian - US

Australia’s hate speech laws spark fears of crackdown on Palestine advocacy

Australia’s hate speech laws spark fears of crackdown on Palestine advocacy

New offences tied to banned slogans lead to arrests and raise free speech concerns

The Independent UK

Our Picks

Los Angeles woman meets her Hinge date at the Santa Monica farmer’s market. 15 minutes in, one question ends it all

Not worth the extra mile.

We Got This Covered

Shaquille O’Neal debunks viral DMs he purportedly sent Sabrina Carpenter: ‘The Diesel got way more game than that’

The former NBA star read the fake messages on his podcast, ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq,’ and joked that he has ‘way more game than that’

The Independent UK

Everything We Know About 'Five Nights at Epstein's': The Viral Game Sweeping US School Campuses

A FNAF-inspired game called 'Five Nights at Epstein's' has gone viral among US students as it takes place in Jeffrey Epstein's Little St. James island, where he lured his victims.

International Business Times UK

You Think Howard The Duck Is Bad? Let Me Tell You About The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

There's trash movies, and then there's garbage.

The new Trump coin will have an eagle on the back. Here are some better options

The real defining image of this presidency should be the bank statement of the average American citizen

The Guardian - US

‘What is literally the point’: Utah man sets up a date. Then he sees her address and tries to change the plan

Low effort, high red flags.

We Got This Covered

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play