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Chicago Bears to Wear Orange Jerseys on Thanksgiving Day

By Larry Mayer

Chicago Bears

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Bears will wear orange jerseys with navy block numbers and a helmet with a plain white "C" Thursday when they visit the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day at Texas Stadium. The classic uniforms, which were worn by the Bears during the 1946 season, were unveiled Tuesday during a press conference at Halas Hall with cornerback R.W. McQuarters and long-snapper Patrick Mannelly modeling the new threads.

"The orange is sweet," said McQuarters, who wore the color at Washington High School in Tulsa, Okla., and again at Oklahoma State University. "When you see it, it's like, 'Whoa.' The look is tight."

The NFL chose the 1946 uniform, which features narrow navy stripes on the sleeves, no numbers on the shoulders and a slightly wider stripe down the pant leg.

Most players found the orange uniforms amusing. One said the team resembled Illinois Department of Transportation workers. Another joked that they looked like prisoners in a work release program.

"I've never worn orange," said punter Brad Maynard. "One of my rival high schools was orange and I hated orange. I like orange now. It's my favorite color now."

Defensive end Adewale Ogunleye wore an orange jersey twice when he was with the Miami Dolphins.

"It's bright," Ogunleye said. "We had two big defensive tackles and they just looked like big pumpkins, so it was funny."

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