"If the Bears hire Jimmy Raye as their next general manager, they will hire someone who has been immersed in football since the time he was wearing diapers.

Raye, who interviewed with Bears management Tuesday, has been around a college team that featured Earl Campbell and a pro team that featured Eric Dickerson. So it's no wonder he had a hand in the Chargers drafting LaDainian Tomlinson, Michael Turner, Darren Sproles and Ryan Matthews."