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Bears GM says Super Bowl talk has to be earned

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Phil Emery, the Chicago Bears general manager, says the Bears have some things to prove before they can be considered a Super Bowl contender. That label, he said, has to be earned on the field.

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Bears general manager Phil Emery takes questions during a news conference Tuesday at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill.

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Trading for three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall, adding nine unrestricted free agents, and re-signing Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte to a four-year $32 million contract just before the start of training camp has the Bears headed in the right direction. That direction, of course, is aimed toward the Super Bowl. "I think we've made progress, OK?" Bears GM Phil Emery said. "But to say a Super Bowl contender, it has to be earned on the field.

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