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Bear or Packer? After playing for both, usually one sticks

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Edgar Bennett was a Green Bay Packer who played for the Chicago Bears. Steve McMichael was a Bear who played for the Packers.

Rare was the player whose career included stints with both teams. In the nearly 200 years of combined football played by the two storied franchises -- Sunday night's season opener at Lambeau Field kicks off the 100th season for the Packers and 99th for the Bears -- only 87 players have suited up for both teams, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Only one of them, a 1930s-era offensive lineman named Walt Kiesling, is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.