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Bears Using 'Augusta Silence' During Competition to Find New Starting Kicker

The azaleas are in full bloom in Lake Forest, Illinois as the Chicago Bears are using what special-teams coordinator Chris Tabor calls "Augusta Silence" to find a new kicker after the team cut Cody Parkey this offseason.

Augusta National Golf Club is the home of the Masters golf tournament, which features much quieter galleries than the norm.

"No one talks," Tabor told reporters after the team's OTA session Wednesday.

"Obviously we're doing the 'Augusta silence' [for a reason]. That's been awesome. I am used to people yelling at me. You know, I'm used to, I mean my daughters and my wife will yell at me, so I'm used to it.