Pace comments

"One thing about injuries is when you're injured you have a new desire to play football, a new love for the game, a renewed love for the game. So I'm really excited to be here because I think the Bears offer different challenges for myself also."

 

"When you're released as a player, you want to go out and prove that you can still do it, and I think that was my situation. I wanted to come out here and prove that I can still play at a high level and do it for years and without any setbacks. So I'm excited about the opportunity."

 

"During Lovie's time in St. Louis, he would come over and before practice he would kind of get stuff going between myself and the defensive linemen. He'd say, 'Yeah this guy's going to do this to you today, or this guy's gonna do that to you today."'

 

The relationship helped Pace sign with the Bears rather than Baltimore. "(The Ravens) did a great job recruiting me and those type of things, but just knowing Lovie from years back, I think it made the transition easy, made me feel more comfortable," Pace said.

 

"I'm comfortable playing left tackle, and right tackle would have been a stretch for me," Pace said. "But just in speaking with Lovie and the coaches, they felt that that was better for me. That made Chicago even more of a sweeter deal for me."

 

Pace is already working on another way to make Cutler better. The Bears are in the market for a wide receiver and St. Louis waived former Rams teammate Torry Holt. "He was probably in my house a few days before I came here," Pace said. "I think he's just out searching (for a team). I'm probably recruiting here in Chicago and hopefully it works out."

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