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The Bears’ long quarterback quandary

Sun-Times file

Every so often, former Bears quarterback Erik Kramer is reminded that he still holds the team’s record for passing yards in a season with 3,838 in 1995. But it’s almost never in a complimentary way.

‘‘I woke up in the middle of the night [recently], and on ‘SportsCenter,’ Ryan Clark was talking about how the Bears have never had a 4,000-yard passer,’’ Kramer said with a chuckle. ‘‘So what’s really remembered is that. That’s how everybody talks about it. I guess I’m the guy who’s come the closest.’’

Indeed, he is. That Kramer’s franchise records of 3,838 yards and 29 touchdown passes in 1995 still stand 29 years later is a testament to the Bears’ quarterback ignominy.