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Article: Timpson Not Disappointed--Yet // Receiver Will Kick off Season as Return Man
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 29, 1995
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When the Bears signed receiver Michael Timpson to a three-year
$4.5 million contract to make him their top free agent acquisition of
the off-season, they did so with the idea of making him the featured
receiver, not a return specialist.
After all, Timpson caught 74 passes for 941 yards with the New
England Patriots last season and boasts world-class speed as is
evident by his participation in the 200-meter dash during the 1988
Olympic Trials.
"The purpose of bringing me in was to add some life to the
passing game," said Timpson, who'll return kicks against the
Minnesota Vikings in Sunday's regular-season opener at Soldier Field.
"I feel there is no reason to think I'm going to fall ...