"A lot has happened since Matt Forte last played.

The Bears' crash without quarterback Jay Cutler was made worse with the running back sidelined for four games with a sprained MCL in his right knee. A once-promising season unraveled and the biggest fallout was the firing of general manager Jerry Angelo on Jan. 3.

Eight weeks after he was injured Dec. 4 in the first quarter against the Chiefs, Forte played Sunday night in the Pro Bowl. Fears he would reinjure his right knee were allayed, and the team's medical staff would not have cleared him for the all-star game if he wasn't healthy. In a pass-happy affair, Forte didn't get a lot of work with just three touches."