When defensive back Sherrick McManis was traded to the Chicago Bears, LeBron James had just won his first NBA Finals with the Miami Heat. Facebook had recently acquired a small social media platform called Instagram. Justin Bieber was singing about what he would do if he was your boyfriend.
It was August 2012, and the Houston Texans had seen enough in 1 year after drafting him in the 5th round to send him packing in exchange for fullback Tyler Clutts.
McManis is from Peoria, IL and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, so he knew the area well.