In 125 regular-season games during his 10-year NFL career, former Jets and Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma played three games against the Bears.
On Sunday, in his sixth game as a Fox TV analyst, Vilma will call his third game involving the Bears, who visit the Panthers at noon.
Talk about the law of averages.
Those six games have been anything but average for Vilma, who hasn’t taken long to transition from the college football studio at ESPN/ABC to the NFL booth at Fox, despite a revolving door of partners.
Vilma saw a future for himself in broadcasting during his playing days with the Saints.