The electrifying record-breaking return specialist and the prolific dual-threat running back signed one-day contracts and officially retired as Bears.
Both players were selected by the Bears in the second round of the NFL Draft—Hester in 2006 and Forte in 2008—and spent their first eight NFL seasons in Chicago.
Bears chairman George H. McCaskey introduced the former stars at a well-attended press conference in the PNC Center that included media, team employees and current and former players. Among those in attendance were Mitchell Trubisky, Jordan Howard, Zach Miller, Charles Tillman, Johnny Knox and Jason McKie.