Matt Forte formally announced his retirement Wednesday. Read the full text of that announcement HERE.
My favorite Matt Forte highlight of all time. #Bears pic.twitter.com/AflPpUYLRC
— David Chasanov (@AllThatChazz1) February 28, 2018
Three Thoughts on Forte:
- Forte should be saluted for fighting through 2014 – the most embarrassing season in the history of the Chicago Bears. That year, Trestman’s last, Forte rushed for over a thousand yards and caught over a hundred passes.
- Arguments can be made for Sayers (short spell) and Nagurski (different era) but Forte is the second best Bears running back of all-time.
- Forte was the perfect fit for the modern game, an “air back”, and I give him a lot of credit for not hanging on an extra season in order to eclipse the 10,000-yard rushing mark. Forte isn’t going to the Hall of Fame but hitting that landmark would have most likely improved any case he intended to make.
