Alex Bars
No. 64 – Chicago Bears | |||||
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Position: | Guard | ||||
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Born: | Nashville, Tennessee | September 8, 1995||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 334 lb (151 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Montgomery Bell (Nashville, Tennessee) | ||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Alex Bars (born September 8, 1995) is an American football guard for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
College career[]
Bars was a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for five seasons. He spent his freshman year on the scout team before playing in six games with two starts as a sophomore. He started all 12 of Notre Dame's games at right tackle as a junior and all 13 games of his senior year at left guard.[1][2] Bars returned as a graduate student for a fifth season of NCAA eligibility and was named a preseason All-American by the Sporting News, but tore his MCL and ACL five games into the season against Stanford.[3] Over the course of his college career, Bars played in 36 games with 32 starts.[4]
Professional career[]
Bars signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2019.[5] Bars was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2019.[6][7] The Bears promoted Bars to the active roster on October 15, 2019.[8] He made his NFL debut on November 28, 2019, against the Detroit Lions.[9] Bars played in five games during his rookie season.[10]
Bars made his first career start on November 8, 2020, in a 17-24 loss to the Tennessee Titans, lining up at center despite having never played the position and playing all 77 of the Bears' offensive snaps with one botched snap.[11] Bars played in all 16 regular season games and started the last eight with one start at center, one start at left guard and six starts at right guard.[12] He signed a contract extension with the team on March 3, 2021.[13]
References[]
- ^ Farmer, Douglas (June 3, 2018). "Notre Dame 99-to-2: No. 71 Alex Bars, left guard and captain". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ McJunkin, Connor (July 3, 2018). "Notre Dame Football: Sporting News Names Alex Bars Preseason All-American". SlapTheSign.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Prister, Tim (February 7, 2019). "Four Months After Knee Surgery, Alex Bars Presses On". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Shepkowski, Nick (October 15, 2019). "Irish in the NFL: Alex Bars Finally Gets His Chance with Bears". Fighting Irish Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 2, 2019). "Roster moves: Bears sign 22 undrafted rookies". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Loy, Tom (September 1, 2019). "Former Irish OL Alex Bars cut by the Chicago Bears". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Ellis, Cam (September 1, 2019). "Alex Bars, James Vaughters, and Ryan Nall among those signed to Bears' practice squad". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Sugrue, Brendan (October 15, 2019). "Bears promote OL Alex Bars to active roster". Bears Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Lieser, Jason (November 29, 2019). "Snap Judgment: Bears WR Anthony Miller maxes out increased playing time". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Mentock, Alex (January 1, 2020). "Irish in the NFL: Which Former Players Are In The Playoffs?". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Stankevitz, JJ (November 9, 2020). "Bears vs. Titans grades: Nick Foles, Matt Nagy, O-line lead to another loss". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Bears re-sign Alex Bars, four other exclusive rights free agents". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (March 3, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears re-sign five exclusive free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
External links[]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
- American football offensive guards
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
- Chicago Bears players