▁start ▁as ▁a ▁Dol ph in , ▁passing ▁for ▁ 3 ▁touch down s ▁and ▁ 0 ▁inter ception s ▁in ▁a ▁blow out ▁victory ▁against ▁San ▁Diego . ▁ ▁First ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁G ri ese ▁signed ▁with ▁and ▁performed ▁well ▁for ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers , ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁catal yst ▁for ▁the ▁jump start ▁of ▁the ▁T ampa ▁off ense . ▁G ri ese ▁helped ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁only ▁vict ories ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 7 . 5 ▁Q B ▁rating ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 ▁record ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁before ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁a ▁torn ▁A CL . ▁G ri ese ▁was ▁cut ▁by ▁the ▁Bu cc ane ers ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁after ▁the ▁injury ▁to ▁his ▁kne e ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁free ▁up ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁sal ary ▁cap . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁five - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears . ▁ ▁After ▁signing ▁with ▁the ▁B ears , ▁G ri ese ▁saw ▁limited ▁action . ▁Though ▁he ▁f ared ▁better ▁than ▁R ex ▁G ross man ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁pr ese ason , ▁coach ▁L ovie ▁Smith ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁G ri ese ▁as ▁the ▁B ears ’ ▁second - string ▁quarter back . ▁He ▁took ▁late ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁sn aps