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WR Dane Sanzenbacher (Official Thread)

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Published: 12/23/2012
Sanzenbacher hones craft on sidelines for Chicago Bears
Central Catholic and Ohio State alumnus lives on the edge
BY DAVID BRIGGS
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

For Dane Sanzenbacher, life on the edge is life as usual.

This week is no different.

The former Central Catholic and Ohio State star receiver who has taunted the odds at every turn will report for work as usual when the Chicago Bears travel today to Arizona.

Sanzenbacher has committed as much effort as anyone to preparing for a game Chicago (8-6) effectively must win to keep its playoff hopes alive. By mid-afternoon, he will have the game plan embedded in his mind, scrutinized the tendencies of the Cardinals? defense, and gone over 11th-hour details.

Then, he?ll wait.

About 90 minutes before each game, Sanzenbacher learns whether he will wear his No. 18 jersey or sweats. Only 45 members of an NFL team?s 53-man roster are eligible to play each week, and more often than not this season, he has just missed the cut.

After catching 27 passes in 16 games during his rookie season, he is locked in a waiting game ? the satisfaction of another year in the NFL outweighed by his eternal push for something more.

"I expect more out of me," said Sanzenbacher, who in the second season of a three-year deal that will pay him a base salary of $465,000 in 2012. "I'm not by any means resting on the fact that I have a second year on my resume."

True to his exacting form, Sanzenbacher said he?s "underachieved." Those standards are the reason why the 5-foot-11, 180-pound slot receiver is on the Bears at all.

Sanzenbacher, a two-time City League player of the year who went undrafted after earning All-Big Ten honors as a senior at Ohio State in 2010, again appeared a longshot to make the team?s roster this year. The Bears added five receivers over the offseason, including former Pro Bowl selections Brandon Marshall and Eric Weems and second-round pick Alshon Jeffery. There were also rumblings the organization planned to keep only five wideouts.

Yet the same way Sanzenbacher willed himself onto the Bears last season ? then became the team?s first undrafted rookie receiver to score more than one touchdown since 1983 ? he left a firm impression.

"The same type he made last year, coming in as an undrafted free agent and earning a spot on the roster,? coach Lovie Smith told reporters during training camp. ?He has a role, what he can do, a quick receiver in the slot, shows up every day."

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http://www.toledoblade.com/sports/2...nes-craft-on-sidelines-for-Chicago-Bears.html
 
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Sanzenbacher waived to clear roster spot
By Brad Biggs, Tribune reporter
December 24, 2012

In a move that is likely a precursor to adding help at one of the positions the Chicago Bears are shorthanded, the team has waived wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher.

The club announced the move Monday afternoon after Sanzenbacher was inactive for the 10th time this season the day before in the 28-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. An undrafted rookie free agent from Ohio State last season, Sanzenbacher appeared in five games this year, making one reception for seven yards.

The Bears will most likely be looking to add depth in the secondary after starting free safety Chris Conte left Sunday?s game with a pulled hamstring. They could also shop for help at running back or possibly promote Harvey Unga from the practice squad as Matt Forte is once again nursing a sprained right ankle.

Sanzenbacher was popular with quarterback Jay Cutler last season when he played in all 16 games and made one start. Sanzenbacher had 27 receptions for 276 yards and three touchdowns. He was one of the most sought after undrafted free agents following the 2011 draft and the lockout and it is possible he will be claimed on waivers Tuesday.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...to-clear-roster-spot-20121224,0,5129694.story
 
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So my sister decides to become a Chicago Bears fan, and after all of the suffering she's seen me go through as a Bungals fan, I don't blame her. :lol:

She decides she wants a Bears jersey for Christmas, but not just any Bears jersey.... A Sanzenbacher jersey. Now he's a Bengal.... :rofl:
 
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Bucknut24;2281758; said:
May god have mercy on your soul
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Now where do I start? First, burn all the Bears crap. Second, delete all Bears website information. Third, get used to the Bengals uniforms and forget the Browns (and Bears). Although, the later is fairly easy to do these past few years. Finally...

http://www.bengals.com/news/article...enbacher/f359da87-ccac-4e48-9870-ac930c889c21

Nice to see a Buckeye back in Ohio.

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/ch...enbacher/8ea131c6-0fbf-4d21-949f-d243de1a35fe

Short straw - he really didn't a chance to play with the group they had ahead of him. Hope Sanzo sees the playing field this week against the Ravens.
 
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Sanzenbacher happy: The Bengals claimed Dane Sanzenbacher off waivers Tuesday after he was released by the Chicago Bears.

?Christmas eve I was released and got here on Christmas night,? Sanzenbacher said. ?It was as quick as it could be. I didn?t see it playing out like this, but I?m happy to be here obviously.

?My family was in town, but it was like, ?Sorry guys. This is the career path I chose,? ? he added. ?I left (Chicago) around 7 and got in about 2 a.m. (Wednesday).?

Sanzenbacher played in all 16 games as a rookie in 2011 and had 27 catches for 276 yards and three touchdowns. But he appeared in just four games this season with one catch for 7 yards.
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http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/football/bengals-move-practice-inside/nTf94/
 
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