Bears Axe Lloyd Lee

The Chicago Tribune reports that former Dartmouth safety Lloyd Lee has become the second coaching casualty on the defensive side after the Chicago Bears failed to make the playoffs. Lee was the NFL team's fourth linebacker coach in as many years. From the Tribune:

Linebacker Lance Briggs figured Lee's status was in doubt. He had planned to take Lee to the Pro Bowl next month in Hawaii, but Lee unexpectedly canceled the trip Monday night.

"I've always liked Lloyd Lee," Briggs said. "He was a preacher of fundamentals. He didn't miss out on any details. If there was something in the playbook we needed to know or prepare for, Lloyd made sure we knew it. He would repeat it until it was beat into our minds."