Julius Peppers made it clear after the Bears signed him to a lucrative contract on the first day of free agency that he wanted to wear No. 90, which is the number he wore during his previous eight seasons with the Panthers. The only problem was that second-year defensive lineman Jarron Gilbert had been issued that number by the Bears. Peppers said he was willing to make a deal with Gilbert for No. 90 but hoped Gilbert would just hand the number over to the Bears' veteran free-agent prize.