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Why backup QB Case Keenum could become the Bears' secret weapon

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Case Keenum left the University of Houston with more career passing yards than any quarterback in the history of college football.

When he got to the NFL, though, there was so much he didn’t know — such as the difference between base defense and nickel and dime packages. Or even the fact that teams could flip their play calls based on which hash the ball was sitting on. In college, his Cougars simply ran plays right-handed.

“It blew my mind,” he said.