Now that Cutler's gone, who are Chicago's sports veterans?
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In a testament to the widespread turnover among the city's sports stars over the past year, Cutler's release makes Chicago Bulls forward Jimmy Butler—who made his debut on Jan. 1, 2012—the longest-tenured active major Chicago athlete who doesn't play for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Here's the updated top 10, along with the date they made their team debut:
1. Duncan Keith, Blackhawks (Oct. 5, 2005)
1. Brent Seabrook, Blackhawks (Oct. 5, 2005)
3. Patrick Kane, Blackhawks (Oct. 4, 2007)
4. Jonathan Toews, Blackhawks (Oct. 10, 2007)
5. Niklas Hjalmarsson, Blackhawks (Feb. 28, 2008)
6. Marian Hossa, Blackhawks (Nov. 25, 2009)
7. Corey Crawford, Blackhawks (Oct. 11, 2010; played in a total of nine regular-season and playoff games with the Blackhawks between January 2006 and 2010. Most of that time was spent at the minor league level.)
8. Marcus Kruger, Blackhawks (March 23, 2011)
9. Jimmy Butler, Bulls (Jan. 1, 2012)
10. Nate Jones, White Sox (April 8, 2012)
That list looked quite different less than a year ago, when it was populated by names like former Bears kicker Robbie Gould, former White Sox pitcher John Danks and former Bulls Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, in addition to Cutler.
Superbar.