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How many Bears QBs started as rookies?

Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com.

How many Bears quarterbacks have started as rookies and how have they fared?

John L.
Chicago

Mitchell Trubisky is set to become the 11th Bears quarterback to start a game as a rookie during the Super Bowl era. He joins Bobby Douglass (1969), Gary Huff (1973), Bob Avellini (1975), Jim McMahon (1982), Will Furrer (1992), Moses Moreno (1998), Cade McNown (1999), Rex Grossman (2003), Craig Krenzel (2004) and Kyle Orton (2005).