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When the Chicago Bears signed running back Mike Davis earlier this offseason, it seemed like a clear indication that Jordan Howard would be on the move, and sure enough, it was, as Howard was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in late March. Some have surmised that the loss of Howard will open up Tarik Cohen […]

The Chicago Bears chose a running back in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft, taking Iowa State’s David Montgomery with the 73rd pick. David Montgomery had a solid three-year stint with the Cyclones, and at 5-foot-10 and about 220 pounds, he is a stocky runner who is tough to bring down. Bears running […]

The Chicago Bears boasted one of the best defensive groups in the league last year. It seems the time has come for linebacker Roquan Smith to take that next step in the 2019 NFL season. Smith was able to establish an integral role in this vaunted ears’ defense as a rookie. Marc Sessler of NFL.com […]

The San Francisco 49ers and Robbie Gould remain in a dispute about the kicker’s future. “It’s a complicated situation,” Gould told NBCChicago.com this week, via a transcript from NBCBayArea.com. “The way I’ve kind of approached it is, I want to spend time with my family. And I let my agent handle it, and if anything comes […]

The Chicago Bears are without question one of the most intriguing teams to keep an eye on heading into the upcoming 2019 NFL season. After making a run to win the NFC North division title, the Bears were unable to knock off the Philadelphia Eagles to move on in the playoffs. Now, the Bears are […]

The Chicago Bears quickly became one of the better stories from around the NFL last season. Surprising just about everyone, the Bears went on to win the NFC North division en route to reaching the postseason and remaining one of the more popular NFL franchises. According to a recent study conducted by Emory University, an […]

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks is coming off the best year of his career. It appears he has an idea of what led to his success in the 2018 NFL season. Hicks has enjoyed quite the resurgence since signing with Chicago. According to Dan Pompei of TheAthletic.com, he admits it is nice to feel […]

The Chicago Bears were amongst the league’s toughest teams last season with a top defense and a young, up-and-coming offense. Unfortunately, their season was cut short in their postseason matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles after Cody Parkey managed to hit the upright and the crossbar in one attempt. This failed field goal attempt would later […]

The Chicago Bears welcomed new defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano this offseason. It appears he has already made quite the impression on cornerback Kyle Fuller. The two have had time to get well-acquainted through OTAs and mandatory minicamp. According to Adam Jahns of The Athletic, Fuller is admittedly impressed with Pagano thus far: “(Pagano’s) pretty impressive,” […]

The Chicago Bears enjoyed a resurgence last year. Regardless, cornerback Kyle Fuller is not content to rest on the merits of that improvement just yet. Expectations now appear to be as high as ever going into the 2019 NFL season. According to Adam Jahns of The Athletic, Fuller feels the Bears are obligated to kick […]

Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy has continued to show the team this offseason how last season ended and that isn’t something that Jeff Fisher necessarily agrees with. Fisher knows that he isn’t in the locker room and each team could react differently to this kind of coaching, but Fisher thinks maybe there is a better […]

Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen says his role is “not going to change.” This was what Cohen told SiriusXM NFL Radio on June 20 (via Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper). I feel like I’m going to be doing the same things I was doing last year. My role is not going to change. I […]

How often would you want to relive the worst moment of your professional career? The Chicago Bears don’t have a say in that question, because according to running back Tarik Cohen, head coach Matt Nagy keeps playing their playoff loss for them. On Jan. 6, the Bears lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC […]

Ben Linsey of ProFootballFocus.com has put out his list of “team-killers.” The opposing player that has hurt each team the most. For the Chicago Bears, that’s Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers. This really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Rodgers is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, and the Bears […]

The Bears have inked their final unsigned draft pick to a rookie contract. The team announced the signing of sixth-round selection Duke Shelley on Thursday. Shelley, a cornerback, was selected No. 205 overall out of Kansas State, where he appeared in 38 games with 37 starts over four seasons. He recorded 165 tackles, eight interceptions—returning […]

All coaches handle loss differently. Some trash the tape of painful, season-ending games in hopes of moving forward into the new year. Matt Nagy is the opposite of that. According to running back Tarik Cohen, the Chicago Bears coach has been showing clips of the playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles to remind them of the pain. “He’ll show it […]

Chicago Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly is staying with the team. Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper confirmed the development on June 19. Before and after Bears assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly interviewed for the Jets’ general manager vacancy, there was chatter about the possibility that he could take a job […]

The Chicago Bears are coming off of a very impressive 2018 campaign in which they won 12 games and captured the NFC North division title before suffering a devastating Wild Card Round playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Still, the fashion in which the Bears lost aside, it was blatantly obvious that Chicago was not […]

Chicago Bears linebacker Leonard Floyd isn’t used to being healthy, but now, for the first time in his career, he has had a fully healthy offseason and is also coming off of a season in which he played 16 games for the first time. Floyd says things have felt very different without having to deal […]

John Fox might not be the coach of the Chicago Bears anymore, but he is still talking about his former squad. Fox was asked on Monday which team he thought had the worst offseason and he pointed his finger directly at his former squad. “I think when you’re going to play defense, you’re going to […]

This offseason has been different. The Bears went 12-4 and made the playoffs in the first year under coach Matt Nagy and were a missed Cody Parkey field goal away from winning their first playoff game since 2010. The year came after many members of that team fought through years of inconsistent, and often underwhelming, […]

The Chicago Bears signed Ha Ha Clinton-Dix this offseason to help replace the departed Adrian Amos at the safety position. Clinton-Dix is no stranger to the NFC North after playing four-plus seasons with the Green Bay Packers, but unlike those years he was in Green Bay, the Bears are now the team to beat in […]

Chicago Bears edge rusher Leonard Floyd is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and all the pressure sits squarely on him. Maurice Morton of Bleacher Report wrote an article about the player on the hottest seat for each NFL team. For the Bears, Floyd is his guy. One of the big issues for […]

The Chicago Bears would have preferred to hold on to Adrian Amos. After the rock-solid safety signed with the division-rival Green Bay Packers in free agency, though, Chicago rebounded by coming to terms with former Pro Bowler Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, quickly replacing one proven defender with another. Not everyone in the football world, however, believes […]

After missing offseason workouts with a shoulder injury, Bears wide receiver Anthony Miller’s recovery appears to be on track and coach Matt Nagy expects the pass catcher to be fully ready for training camp. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reported the news. A 2018 second-round draft pick, Miller had a solid rookie season, catching […]

Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton has missed all of the off-season training program recovering from a sports hernia surgery but coach Matt Nagy expects he will be ready for the start of training camp. Matt Nagy reiterates that he “feels good” about TE Trey Burton being ready for the beginning of training camp late […]

Chicago Bears rookie running back David Montgomery is going to have a lot on his plate. The team traded away Jordan Howard this offseason, clearing the way for a lot of playing time. Montgomery will share time in the backfield with Tarik Cohen and potentially Mike Davis or others, but as of right now he […]

This offseason has been different for Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky, and his teammates have taken notice. The Bears went 12-4 and made the playoffs in his first full year as the team’s starting quarterback, but the third-year pro still has plenty of room for growth within coach Matt Nagy’s offense. The experience and success from […]

News of the Philadelphia Eagles’ extension with quarterback Carson Wentz has raised plenty of speculation regarding the other players in his position. Among them is Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Trubisky still has another year to go before negotiations can begin on a new deal, but made it clear he wants to remain in Chicago […]

Chicago Bears stars of past and present got together recently, including Dick Butkus and Roquan Smith. The team was celebrating their 100th anniversary with some events this past weekend, and the two linebackers were able to spend some time together. Smith was asked recently what he and Butkus talked about, and his response was perfect. […]

The Chicago Bears’ kicking competition appears to be down to two with the team cutting Chris Blewitt, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The #Bears made a kicker move, waiving K Chris Blewitt. They still have Elliott Fry and Eddy Pineiro on their roster. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 12, 2019 Blewitt showed some […]

Expectations are high for the Bears this season. Chicago made the playoffs in the first year under coach Matt Nagy, and many expect it to take another leap forward in year 2. NFL Network’s Adam Rank is among those that expect big things in 2019, and provided us with one of the offseason’s best lines […]

The Chicago Bears broke through during Matt Nagy’s first year at the helm, making the playoffs while fielding one the of NFL’s best defenses. The team again looks primed for a playoff push in 2019, though at least one former player thinks it could accomplish much more. “To me, this team looks just like us […]

Chicago Bears legendary linebacker Dick Butkus has reached out to his former teammate Gale Sayers, who is battling dementia. The 76-year-old Sayers has been living with the condition for five years now. Bears fans gave him a thunderous ovation at the kickoff of the team’s 100th anniversary celebration on June 7. Butkus told NBC Chicago […]

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy is resorting to the silent treatment in training his kickers. Nagy got the idea from watching The Masters. More than 100 individuals will watch the Bears kickers compete for the starting job in silence, per The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain. ‘It doesn’t really get quiet all the time when you’re […]

Becoming a star quarterback in the NFL isn’t an easy thing to do, especially in a city that’s as demanding as Chicago. Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has had the help of a legendary figure in the Chicago sports world. Earlier on Sunday, Jim McMahon was once again on hand to give him some pointers. Sunday, […]

The uniforms that teams wear are always a topic of discussion in any sport but especially the NFL. The Chicago Bears unveiled a new uniform that will be worn in a couple of games in the 2019 season. On Friday night, the Bears revealed their new classic jerseys that were made to celebrate the NFL’s […]

One of the best players in Chicago Bears history will be absent for the team’s centennial celebration this weekend. Hall-of-Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher announced on Twitter Friday that he won’t be participating in Bears100 after all because he’s come down with a stomach bug “Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend the Bears100,” Urlacher tweeted […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky made his coach Matt Nagy proud, but it’s probably not for what you think. Over the weekend Trubisky took in a Chicago White Sox game on the South side of Chicago, and a camera caught him chugging a beer along with Kyle Long. Shoutout cameraman @ChaseDaniel you were a good […]