[CBFF] CB - Bears agree to terms with Manning, Dvoracek

[Jerry Madsen]

Bears agree to terms with Manning, Dvoracek  	
July 5, 2006
By Larry Mayer
 		 	
 LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Bears on Wednesday agreed to terms with their
two remaining unsigned draft picks, safety Danieal Manning and
defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, on four-year contracts. Terms of the
deals were not disclosed.

The two players were drafted by Chicago with picks acquired in a trade
with Buffalo. The Bears dealt the 26th overall selection to Buffalo in
exchange for a second-round pick (42nd overall) they spent on Manning
and a third-round choice (73rd) they used to take Dvoracek.

Manning started all 30 games in three seasons at Division II Abilene
Christian, compiling 159 tackles, 11 interceptions, six forced
fumbles, four fumble recoveries and two sacks.

He also averaged 13.8 yards on 57 punt returns with three touchdowns
and 29.7 yards on 33 kickoff returns with three TDs. Chicago's top
draft pick played sparingly on offense as well, catching 11 passes for
219 yards and 2 TDs and rushing for 20 yards on nine carries.

 Manning was named a first-team All-America defensive back as a senior
after earning first-team All-America accolades as a return specialist
as a junior. The 5-11, 201-pounder received first-team All-Lone Star
Conference South Division honors as a defensive back all three years
and was the only active Abilene Christian player selected for the
school's all-century team.

 Manning is a tremendous athlete who possesses speed, good hands and
excellent instincts.

"He's got strong traits," general manager Jerry Angelo said after the
draft. "We don't have anything like him physically-speaking in the
secondary at the safety position."

"The one thing that we find exciting about him is that he's a
nice-sized safety with cornerback speed and ability," added defensive
coordinator Ron Rivera. "We feel very good about what he's going to
bring to the table for us."

 Dvoracek is a strong, physical and aggressive tackle who can collapse
the pocket. A blue-collar worker with tenacity and toughness, he plays
with power and lower body explosion.

The 6-3, 305-pounder lined up alongside Bears Pro Bowl tackle Tommie
Harris for three seasons at Oklahoma and likely will challenge Ian
Scott and Alfonso Boone for playing time.

Dvoracek was a four-year letter winner at Oklahoma, starting 26 of 48
career games played while totaling 131 tackles with 16 sacks, 45
tackles for loss, one interception and three fumble recoveries. He
ranks fifth all-time in Sooners history and third all-time among
linemen in tackles for loss and is 12th on Oklahoma's career sacks
list.

 The Dallas native was a two-time consensus All-Big 12 first team
selection and was twice named to the All-Big 12 Academic first team.

 Three weeks before they're due to begin training camp, the Bears have
all seven of their draft picks in the fold. Preceding Manning and
Dvoracek were second-round cornerback Devin Hester, fourth-round
linebacker Jamar Williams, fifth-round defensive end Mark Anderson,
sixth-round fullback J.D. Runnels and sixth-round guard Tyler Reed.

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