Editing Chuck Howley (section)

===Chicago Bears===
Howley was selected seventh overall in the [[1958 NFL draft]] by the [[1958 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], playing for two seasons before retiring after what appeared to be a career-ending knee injury he sustained in August [[1959 Chicago Bears season|1959]], at training camp in [[Rensselaer, Indiana]].<ref name=bllbmsupi >{{cite news |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=UPI |title=Bears lose linebacker |date=August 12, 1959 |page=3, part 2 }}</ref> He played just three games late in that season and was inactive in [[1960 Chicago Bears season|1960]].<ref name=cbsgnexb>{{cite news |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Cowboys sign Howley, ex-Bear |date=June 14, 1961 |page=2, part 2 }}</ref> He returned to West Virginia that year to take a job running a [[filling station]], planning to permanently retire from professional football.

Howley decided to make a comeback in [[1961 Chicago Bears season|1961]] following a West Virginia alumni game. The Bears traded his rights to the [[1961 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] in exchange for second (#20-[[Steve Barnett (American football)|Steve Barnett]]) and ninth (#118-Monte Day) round draft choices in the [[1963 NFL draft]].<ref name=cbsgnexb/><ref>{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/these-bears-draft-picks-gained-fame-in-other-areas-9963134|title=These Bears draft picks gained fame in other areas|publisher=[[Chicago Bears]]|date=April 25, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428074306/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/These-Bears-draft-picks-gained-fame-in-other-areas/ec6dca7b-ad41-43ac-839c-e61e0197ecc9|archive-date=April 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>