where have you gone?
Chicago Bears, Stonebreaker appeared
in 16 games that season (eight tackles),
was in limbo for two years after being cut and played in two contests for
the New Orleans Saints in 1994. He
spent 1995 with the Frankfurt Galaxy
"In my mind I was an inside linebacker and was more comfortable in
between the tackles. I look back at my
NFL career and I didn't get a lot of
chances on the field during games to
play that position. I've always had
Stonebreaker (left) reunited with 1988-89 Notre Dame defensive coordinator Barry Alvarez and fellow
"Amigos" Frank Stams and Wes Pritchett in Miami for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game.
photo courtesy michael stonebreaker
of the World League and was part of a
World Bowl championship before saying goodbye to the game.
"Playing for the Chicago Bears when
you're 24 or 25 years old, you're single
and you have a pocketful of money in
the greatest sports town in the country
… it was a dream come true," he said.
"Mike Singletary was there in the last
couple years of his career.
confidence in my ability. Practice gear
and game gear are two totally different
things you can't gauge until you get
15-20 snaps during the game.
"I always felt that over the course
of a game I was going to react more
accurately and quicker. I just never really got that opportunity at that level."
It was an "uphill battle" Stonebreaker was no longer willing to fight,
