. >> he mate a lot of touchdowns and it's hard to compare yourself against a guy like walter payton,you know, it's a cool thing to be out here and playing for the city that he played for, the team he played for, and you know, the same position as well. so you got to live up to. >> the greatest things for matt forte, you live with quite a bit of uncertainty back in 2011 when he thought he should be paid among the best running backs in the game and the bears didn't. >> instead of holding out in training camp, forte gambled that he hold up as he demonstrated his value in the final year of his contract. >> you seem to have everybody rooting for you. is it true on the bottom of piles opponents were asking you, hey man, did you get the money yet, and they were rooting for you. >> yeah, it did happen a couple of times. they were reassuring me i was doing the right thing but not really out there going crazy in the media and talking about it and just playing good football. >> on july 16, 2012, forte and the bears agreed on a deal, and he got his big-money deal, but with his you payton's rushi

. >> oh, yes, it is hard to compare yourself amongst a guy like walter payton but, you know, ita -- it is a cool thing, to be out here and playing for the city and the team that he played for and in the same position as well, you know? and so there is a lot to live up to. >> as great as things are now for matt forte, he lived with a lot of uncertainty in 2011 when he thought that he should be paid amongst the best running backs in the game and the bears didn't, instead of holding out in training camp as many others have done, forte gambled that he could hold up demonstrating his value in the final year of his contract. >> you seem to have everyone rooting for you, is it true that opponents were asking you, hey, man, did you get the money yet and they were rooting for you? >> yes, it happened a few times, after the game the players would say, hey, man, keep on playing hard, hope that you get paid and that reassured me, i was not out there, you know, really going crazy in the media, talking about it and, you know, just playing good football. >> july the 16th of 2012, forte and the

walter payton. it's a cool thing to be out here and playing for the city he played for and the team he played for. and the same position as well. you have a lot to live up to. >> matt forte lived with a bit of untern o uncertainty beo'whet he should be paid as the best. forte gam gambled he could holdp as he democrat on straighte deme lieu. iitdid happen a few timings. ti. i was out there playing good football. thoughe they agreed on a deal. and with the rushing record 10,000-yard away catching sweetness will be a tougher task. >> i say the sky is the limit. especially with the coach. iisthere is a lot of room for mo do big things like that. johnathan smith lake forest illinois. >> on the college grid iron tonight. baylor are trying to make the case as the meet oklahoma. the bears scored 28 unanswered points to turn a 5-3 deficit into a 31-5 plead. 31-5 lead. bryce petty with two rushing and one passing. and he would later add another passing touchdown. baylor are on their way to a 41-is victory. 41

there's still walter payton and the refrigerator.ody who isn't a fan necessarily of the bears read this book? >> this group of guys which was transsen dent in their sport, it became pop culture history and american history. the big part to me is what happened when you have a dream and it comes true when you're 28 years old? what's the rest of your life like? and i met with many of them and to me they're a model how everybody faces the big transitions even at the end of their life. the pro football player kind of dies twice. they die when the rest of us die and die professional in their dream when their young and have to deal with it. >> it's a great book. thanks so much. >> thanks. >> coming up in pop culture, it might be a good time to be kind and rewind that copy of father of the bride two that you still have laying around before there aren't any blockbusters left to return it to. i know what you're saying. there are still blockbusters? stay with us. i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for

. >> of course the running back all bears are measured against is the late great walter payton. >> helot of yards and touchdowns and stuff. it's hard to compare yourself among a guy like walt are payton, but, you know, it's a cool thing to be out here and playing for the city he played for, the team he played for, and, you know, the same position as well, so you've got a lot to live up to. >> he lived with quite a bit of uncertainty in 2011 when he thought he should be paid among the best running backs in the game and the bears didn't. >> instead of holding out in training camp as so many others have done with, fortÉ gambled that he could hold up as he demonstrated his value in the final year of his contract. >> you seem to have everybody rooting for you. is it true that at the bottom of piles out there on the field, opponents were asking you hey, man, did you get the money yet? they were rooting for you. >> it did happen a couple of times, guys saying keep playing hard, reassured me i was doing the right thing by not really out there, you know, going crazy in the media and talking ab