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David Haugh

David Haugh: Jay Cutler in Dolphins uniform a jarring new look

CHICAGO _ To this day, few things look odder or more unsettling to Chicago sports fan than old images of Michael Jordan in a Wizards uniform or Mike Ditka wearing an Eagles or Cowboys jersey.

Jordan and Ditka appearing in anything but a Bulls No. 23 and Bears No. 89, respectively, set the local standard for strange sights.

Jay Cutler never approached the stature of either Jordan or Ditka in town but stuck around long enough that we became accustomed to seeing No. 6 as a Bear after eight seasons. So it was odd catching a glimpse of Cutler in aqua and orange Tuesday at his first Dolphins practice, bringing to mind other former Chicago athletes who wore different laundry after becoming household names in this city. Here are 10 from the last 15 years, ranked in order of how out of place they looked to us in their new uniforms.

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