The Bears hosted a flag football tournament for Special Olympics Illinois athletes Saturday in the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall.
About 140 athletes and 50 coaches represented 15 teams, playing in games throughout the morning and early afternoon. The festivities featured an opening ceremony during which the athletes recited the Special Olympics oath: "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
Current Bears players Sherrick McManis and Charles Leno, Jr.