I am currently a staff writer for the Free Press Newspapers in Wilmington, IL and the former sports editor at the Northern Star, the campus newspaper at Northern Illinois University. I graduated in May 2009 with a Bachelor's of Science in Journalism and a minor in English. In my time at the Star I covered former NIU defensive end, two-time MAC MVP and No. 16 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft to the San Diego Chargers, Larry English. Along with my staff we spent an entire semester producing a special section, the Top 50 Huskies of All Time (http://www.northernstar.info/page.php?pid=top50). Among other things, I also had the chance to cover men's soccer, women's basketball, volleyball and various football stories at NIU.
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Yes the Chicago Bears need new coaches. Here is what the Bears can do , you know the McCaskey's are not going to eat up Lovie...
won' happen. The Mccaskey's, who's livelihood is based on the income the Bears produce, are not going to eat Lovie's contract and pay him 11 mil...
Nick Atkins replied…
What do we do? Send mail? Call? what?
Jerry Burnes replied…
Get season ticket holders to threaten a protest?
It's time for the Chicago Bears and head coach Lovie Smith to part ways. But not because of the struggles of the Bears thus far in 2009, but to save the career of superstar quarterback Jay Cutler...
It's time for the Chicago Bears and head coach Lovie Smith to part ways. But not because of the struggles of the Bears thus far in 2009, but to save the career of superstar quarterback Jay Cutler...
What a purely awful college football season this has been. For everything that is sacred in college football, where is the parody!? At the end of this season everyone will win; the BCS teams ...
A look at the 20 best moves the Cubs have made in the last 20 years. Take a look when you get a chance.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214647-lets-make-a-deal-the-chicago-cubs-20-best-transactions-since-1990
139 days ago
jerry,
check this out if you get a chance:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/65009-good-news-good-guys-in-college-football
a story i feel is getting overlooked.
thanks!
417 days ago
Hey Jerry, I promise this isn't spam or anything, but I run a blog at TheDailyCub.com, but I can't keep up with daily posts or anything like that, so I have been looking for somebody to run it. You have been doing a good job with Cubs writing on here and I was wondering if you could take over the blog for me. It's not much work and when it starts to make money, you get to split the profits with the person who actually owns the site. It's all part of sportsblognet.com so you have instant exposure, although it is a new sight that just launched from beta. Let me know if you would be interested.
458 days ago
Hey man, it was a necessary article and not a bad one. I was just a little hyped up after the Sox win last night and probably a little on the edge. But yeah, it has nothing to do with Sox and Cubs, you know? Just writers sharing their opinions.
Lookin' forward to your next article.
-CJP
476 days ago
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Chicago Bears: A 2008 Season Preview
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Craig Santucci said...
DeleteI thought you would like this new look on college football(Illinois) and the NY Giants recent drafts.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/234198-drafting-ny-giants-the-state-of-illinois-producing-football-studs
106 days ago