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Chuck Pagano doesn’t work for the Indianapolis Colts anymore, but he still has very fond memories of his time with the team and its city. Pagano was Indianapolis’ head coach for a handful of years, and he formed a deep bond with the community after he was diagnosed with cancer and battled his way back. […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has embraced the high expectations surrounding him and his team going into the 2019 NFL season. It appears to be one of the few perks of losing a heartbreaker in the playoffs. The 2018 campaign ended in disappointing fashion for the Bears. According to Nick Greene of Chicago Mag, Trubisky […]

The Chicago Bears have been without Anthony Miller on the practice field since early in August. According to Bears head coach Matt Nagy, Miller’s injury could stretch into “weeks.” “It is what it is,” Nagy said. “When he’s back out there and he’s rolling, we as coaches have to limit what we do with him […]

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano has big shoes to fill. Last year, Chicago had by far the best defense in the league. The unit was so good in fact that defensive coordinator Vic Fangio landed a head coaching job with the Broncos. That created the vacancy that Pagano was ultimately tapped to fill. Expectations […]

The Chicago Bears have high expectations for running back Tarik Cohen going into the 2019 NFL season. Regardless, it seems head coach Matt Nagy is hoping to temper things down a bit. Cohen saw his workload increase as the season went on last year. According to Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times, Nagy is hoping […]

Almost a week removed from a fight during practice Bears guard Kyle Long apologized for his actions calling the fight unacceptable. During last Wednesday’s night practice Long got into it with rookie defensive lineman Jalen Dalton, swinging his helmet at him a few times before throwing it toward the sideline. As part of his punishment […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky managed to silence the critics with a breakout year in 2018. It appears head coach Matt Nagy is optimistic that it was a sign of things to come. Although Trubisky endured his fair share of struggles, there is no denying the promise he showed as a bonafide franchise quarterback. According […]

The Chicago Bears were left with a notable void in the backfield after trading Jordan Howard this offseason. Fortunately, Chicago is confident that rookie running back David Montgomery is poised to serve as a viable replacement. Montgomery has been turning heads through training camp and the preseason. According to Terez a. Paylor of Yahoo Sports, […]

Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson has not been shy about expressing his expectations for the 2019 NFL season. He is hoping that same mentality will rub off on the other wideouts in his group. Despite a couple of down years, Robinson is still in the prime of his career. According to Nathan Smith of […]

The Chicago Bears have navigated through training camp and the preseason largely without the services of tight end Trey Burton. Fortunately, he appears to be on track for the start of the 2019 NFL season. Burton spent the offseason recovering from a sports hernia that sidelined him during the playoffs last year. According to Jason […]

Chicago Bears receiver Allen Robinson certainly didn’t have a bad season last year, but he also didn’t play quite up to the level he is capable of. The Bears gave Robinson a big contract to lure him away from the Jaguars, and he immediately became Chicago’s top receiving option. In 2018 he put up 55 […]

It’s only a couple of weeks before the regular season for the NFL kicks off and bets are pouring in on the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns to win the Super Bowl. According to Alan Berg, the senior oddsmaker at Caesars Sportsbook the Bears are the most bet on team to win it all, […]

The Chicago Bears were one of the top teams in the NFL last season. After suffering through years of mediocrity, the team finally turned things around with new head coach Matt Nagy taking things over. In his first year as the team’s head coach, he completely transformed the offense and Vic Fangio led them to […]

The Chicago Bears special teams group loss another member this week with the NFC North team waiving former AAF placekicker Elliott Fry. Fry had signed a three-year deal with the club in the offseason as the Bears search for that unidentifiable stable kicker to knock home field goals and extra points. In the wake of […]

Just ask a Chicago Bears fan what the “Double Doink” is, and their expression is likely to change instantly. After a rocky 2018 season with Cody Parkey as the placekicker, the Bears gave former South Carolina kicker Elliott Fry a chance in the preseason. Fry made one of his two field goal attempts in Chicago’s […]

With Week 1 of the NFL preseason in the books, the Establish the Pass Podcast talks about a number of intriguing rookies from the 2019 NFL Draft pass have already made their mark, including the New York Giants’ Daniel Jones, the Chicago Bears’ David Montgomery, and the top overall pick in Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler […]

Pat Shurmur and the New York Giants have been reserved on what they plan to do with Saquon Barkley during the preseason. In a wise decision, Barkley will not suit up against the Chicago Bears in the Giants’ second preseason contest, per Kimberly Jones. Barkley will watch from the sidelines for the second consecutive week. […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has been considered by many to be a disappointment through his first two years in the NFL, but Bears head coach Matt Nagy is expecting Trubisky to make a big jump in Year 3. Nagy told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network that Trubisky is “way past” where he was a […]

The Chicago Bears are entering the 2019 season with a loaded offense around Mitchell Trubisky. Among his weapons, Trubisky is enthusiastic to insert rookie Riley Ridley into the mix this year. “I love throwing to Riley. He’s very savvy,” he said. “He’s like [Wims] a lot where he can run the whole route tree. We […]

The New York Giants square off with the Chicago Bears on Friday for a preseason week 2 matchup. Although the Giants were one of the worst teams in the NFL last year (and lost Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason), there’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to their future. That was shown […]

The Chicago Bears are not known as an offensive team, as their stout defense is what carried them to 12 wins and an NFC North division title this past year. But that doesn’t mean their offense isn’t improving, and on Tuesday, Bears head coach Matt Nagy said he “feels really good” about where the Bears […]

Sixth-year safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, entering his first season with the Chicago Bears, is readying for the 2019 year and reveling in his new teammates on the intimidating Chicago Bears defense. Clinton-Dix, 26, signed a one-year deal with the Bears in the offseason as a free agent worth $3.5 million. The first-round talent joins a […]

Trey Burton is going to be a very big part of the Chicago Bears’ offense this season, but he has not been able to participate much this offseason in practice. The tight end has been recovering from a sports hernia surgery, but has finally rejoined the team in practice. Despite some wondering why he has […]

The Chicago Bears are fairly confident in their receiving corps heading into the 2019 season. Their confidence could falter if Anthony Miller’s injury proves to keep him out an extended period of time. Per Jeff Dickerson of ESPN, Miller injured his right ankle/foot area Saturday after landing awkwardly in practice. The young wideout was going […]

If you haven’t already, you may want to invest in some stock in David Montgomery of the Chicago Bears. Matt Nagy has been impressed with the rookie rusher and believes the best is yet to come. “It’s been steady and just completely in one direction,” Nagy said. “OTAs was a lot of pass game, so […]

The Chicago Bears had their 2018 season come to an end with Cody Parkey missing a 43-yard field goal in the NFC Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Since then, the Bears have had a plethora of kickers try to make an impression on the team, with no one separating themselves from the pack. […]

Chicago Bears tight end Trey Burton has returned to training camp after missing four straight practices while recovering from sports hernia surgery, according to Colleen Kane of The Chicago Tribune. Burton is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played all 16 games and hauled in 54 receptions for 569 yards and six […]

Preseason is a weird time to be an NFL fan. On the one hand, it’s football, and football is great. On the other, it’s not the best football; it’s filled with players on the roster bubble running a vanilla scheme both offensively and defensively. Nonetheless, for the football junkies, it’s something, including Chicago Bears fans. […]

The running back position is becoming devalued in today’s NFL, which is centered around the passing game. Despite that, the Chicago Bears selected David Montgomery in this year’s draft. The Bears used the 73rd overall pick to take Montgomery in a draft that seemingly wasn’t littered with any superstar running backs. In recent seasons, we’ve […]

Chicago Bears rookie running back David Montgomery impressed a lot of people last night. After six total touches for 46 yards and a score, the third-round pick received praise from one Matt Forte. I really like the vision, balance and elusiveness of young @MontgomerDavid — Matt Forte (@MattForte22) August 9, 2019 Forte was, of course, […]

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera used to play for the Chicago Bears and tried to help out his former team with a timeout on Thursday night. The Bears are going through an intense kicking competition and before kicker Elliott Fry attempted a 43-yard kick, Rivera called a timeout. “You know what is funny, I did […]

The Chicago Bears have boasted of being one of the best defenses in NFL history this season. Just imagine how excited they were to finally be able to not just play an opposing team, but even more importantly, tackle to the ground leading up to their preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers. Linebacker Roquan Smith […]

The Carolina Panthers are set at the quarterback position with Cam Newton, but that didn’t stop them from selecting a quarterback in this year’s draft. Carolina drafted Will Grier with the 100th overall pick out of West Virginia. At West Virginia, Grier aired it out a substantial amount as he played in the Big-12 Conference […]

The Chicago Bears fell just short of advancing to the Divisional Round of the playoffs in 2018, and as the Bears begins preseason play, they have high hopes for this 2019 season. According to one member of the defense, their aim is for the Bears to boast one of the “nastiest” defensive lines in the […]

Many believe that the Chicago Bears championship window is just opening, but that isn’t how Akiem Hicks is approaching it, and he knows how important it is that the team wins now. Hicks knows that nothing is guaranteed and just because they had a chance in the playoffs last year, doesn’t mean the same will […]

The Chicago Bears have not been shy about expressing their high hopes on offense going into the 2019 NFL season. Head coach Matt Nagy may be relying on wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson to help them do so. Patterson has established himself as quite the swiss-army man thanks to his versatility as a weapon on offense […]

The Chicago Bears are going to be immortalizing two franchise icons soon, Walter Payton and George Halas. The team announced today that they’d be building statues of those two legends outside Soldier Field, per Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com. The statues will be displayed on Tuesday, September 3rd just a couple of days before the […]

Chicago Bears defensive end Khalil Mack has not been shy about expressing high expectations for himself. It appears he plans on holding the rest of his team to that same standard. The goal for Chicago could not be any higher going into the 2019 NFL season. According to Alyssa Barbieri of the Bears Wire, he […]

The Chicago Bears did not end last season on the note they had wished for as their season was cut short against the Philadelphia Eagles in an intense Wild Card game. The Bears’ top defense and talented offense are likely chomping at the bit to get back to the postseason once again. They’ll have to […]