Marty Booker Fantasy News

Sunday, November 28, 2010, 2:58pm

There has been much debate in Chicago about allowing Devin Hester to focus on his return game and making Johnny Knox and Earl Bennett to be the starting receivers. “The No. 1 receiver is overrated,” Angelo said. “We’re a receiver-by-committee and that’s a good thing because anybody on any given game could be the guy. So we’ve done a good job of getting all the guys integrated into the offense.” The share-the-wealth, spread-the-ball-around philosophy is working fairly well for the Bears, with five players having between 27 and 38 receptions. But Knox, not Hester, is the team’s best deep threat. He has 672 receiving yards this season, more than twice as many as any other Bear. That alone makes him the clear-cut top dog. Knox's 18.2 yards per catch ranks eighth in the NFL among players with 20 or more receptions. Knox is on pace to finish with 1,075 yards, which would make him the first Bear to crack the barrier since Marty Booker.

WR White returns to Falcons' practice
Monday, August 10, 2009, 2:38pm

Falcons Pro Bowl wide receiver Roddy White returned to practice on Monday after signing a six-year contract extension on Saturday.
White was first in line for drills and was quickly re-inserted into the starting offense.

Also, wide receiver Marty Booker reported for his first practice after signing on last Thursday.

Middle linebacker Curtis Lofton (hamstring) returned to practice after missing a week.

Falcons ink WRs Ferguson and Booker
Friday, August 7, 2009, 3:26am

With Roddy White holding out and Harry Douglas out for the season with a knee injury, the Falcons inked veteran receiver Robert Ferguson and signed free agent wide receiver Marty Booker to bolster their wide receiver corps.

The move to add Ferguson was in the works before Douglas went down with a season-ending injury. Ferguson worked out for the Falcons along with wide receiver Ike Hilliard early Thursday morning, said Brian Overstreet, Ferguson’s agent.

Ferguson, 6-foot-1, 209 pounds has played in 83 games with 34 starts. He had 151 career catches for 1,993 yards and 13 touchdowns. “We had been contacted prior to the injury,” Overstreet said. “We just felt they were looking for some veteran help for whatever reason.”

In 141 career games, 116 of them starts, Booker has caught 523 passes for 6,522 yards and 36 touchdowns. He has played six seasons with Chicago and four with Miami.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 12:00am

Chicago Tribune: Rashied Davis didn't hide his frustration leading
into Monday night's game as criticism of his play mounted. Imagine
how the Bears' WR feels now after being benched. Davis, who
entered the game with a team-high seven drops, was replaced in the
starting lineup by Brandon Lloyd. Davis had started the previous 5
games and 12 of the team's 14. Rookie Earl Bennett entered
Monday's game as the 3rd WR on the Bears' first series. Marty Booker was the 4th WR to see the field after missing the last game
with a rib injury. Davis stood on the sideline the 1st half,
removing his parka just for special teams assignments. The shakeup
was easy to understand: Bears WRs entered the game 29th in the
league in receptions with 111 and 27th in receiving yards with
1,503."We shook it up a little bit," OC Ron Turner said. "Marty
was still banged up a little bit with his ribs. The biggest thing
was getting Earl in there... Rashied is a great competitor, and
he's not happy with the way he's played, but he'll work his way
out of it. He's a team guy."

Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 12:00am

Chicago Tribune: Bears also held out Wednesday were Marty Booker
(knee), Desmond Clark (knee), Mike Brown (calf), Jamar Williams
(groin), and Tommie Harris (rest). In other news, the Bears
signed WR Travis Brown to the practice squad.

Friday, November 28, 2008, 12:00am

Chicago Tribune: Bears S Mike Brown, WR Marty Booker and tight end
Desmond Clark returned to practice Thursday in limited duty as the
Bears prepared for Sunday night's game at Minnesota. All three
missed Wednesday's practice while nursing injuries: Brown a
bruised calf, Booker a bruised left knee and Clark a sprained
right knee. None of the injuries is as serious as cornerback
Nathan Vasher's, whose season is expected to be over after he
fractured his right hand and reinjured his thumb against the Rams.
Corey Graham will replace him. End Adewale Ogunleye was asked if
the loss of Vasher puts more pressure on the defensive line to
excel. "I think so," Ogunleye said. "I think any game of this
magnitude starts with the guys up front. [It's] even of more
importance with a guy like Nathan Vasher out. But we do have a lot
of confidence in Corey Graham."

Friday, October 3, 2008, 12:00am

4for4 reports: Bears WR Marty Booker (knee questionable) got some
limited reps in at practice Friday. We're told the fact Booker got
out today is a good sign. With Brandon Lloyd already out for week
five, Booker has a better than 50-50 chance to play this weekend.

Thursday, October 16, 2008, 12:00am

4for4 reports: Bears WR Marty Booker (back) did not
practice Wednesday but got back to the practice field
Thursday.

Friday, October 17, 2008, 12:00am

4for4 reports: Bears WR Marty Booker (sore back) took reps Friday
and is probable.

Friday, October 31, 2008, 12:00am

4for4 reports: Bears WR Marty Booker (knee probable) took
reps Thursday and Friday. He's ready to play.

Thursday, November 6, 2008, 12:00am

Chicago Tribune: Bears also out were receiver Marty Booker,
cornerback Charles Tillman and defensive lineman Tommie Harris.

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 12:00am

4for4 reports: Bears WR Marty Booker (knee) did not
practice Wednesday or Thursday. He's
not someone to count on this week.

Friday, November 21, 2008, 12:00am

Chicago Tribune: Bears WR Marty Booker will miss the game at St.
Louis on Sunday because of a knee injury.In his second stint with
the Bears after spending the past four seasons with Miami, Booker
has just 11 receptions for 183 yards and two touchdowns and has
not caught a pass the past three games. His last reception was
against Minnesota on Oct. 19.