Chicago Bears Articles - Page 85

Back in March, the Chicago Bears traded for quarterback Nick Foles from the Jacksonville Jaguars. That immediately gave incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky some legitimate competition for Matt Nagy to evaluate. While both quarterbacks have their flaws and both struggled in 2019, they also have both proven in the past that they can be very good […]

A Chicago Bears legend has been in the news lately in the form of Brian Urlacher. The linebacker made some questionable comments about the current situation going on. In those comments he lauded the shooter at the protests. Another Bears’ legend took to Twitter to give his thoughts. Running back Matt Forte stated that his […]

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher made headlines for all the wrong reasons with his comments in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake. It appears both his former team and teammates are now doing what they can to distance themselves from him. Urlacher posted a text on his Instagram story that featured a […]

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher blasted the recent boycotts of the NBA Playoffs amid the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin on August 23. Blake was an African-American who was shot seven times by police officers after he was allegedly resisting arrest. He is currently fighting for his life as protests both on the […]

The Chicago Bears are still trying to get a gauge on who will be their starting quarterback in Week 1 between Nick Foles and Mitchell Trubisky. Despite it being a tight race still, Foles seems to have taken an early lead over Trubisky in Chicago’s quarterback battle, per NBC Sports’ Adam Hoge. Earlier this week, […]

Retired Chicago Bears legendary linebacker Brian Urlacher is in hot water for his social media activity on Thursday. The United States is reeling from the latest attack on black life in the form of the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting by law enforcement, which paralyzed a father in Jacob Blake. Protests erupted this week, later seeing demonstrators […]

Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery sustained a groin injury in practice Wednesday that initially had some fearing for the worst. But the news that returned Thursday was that Montgomery should be sidelined for only 2-4 weeks, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, which paves a path to him suiting up for Week 1 […]

With the 2020 NFL season just weeks away, teams are still in the midst of preparations following an unprecedented offseason due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, EA Sports’ “Madden 21” is predicting that the circumstances bode well for the Chicago Bears and quarterback Nick Foles in particular. A simulated season from Yahoo Sports revealed […]

All signs were pointing toward a breakout year for Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery. Unfortunately, the team is now holding their breath following a recent setback at training camp. According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, Montgomery suffered a groin injury and is undergoing further testing. Here’s the video of the injury: The moment […]

The Chicago Bears had to postpone their regular morning practice to the afternoon as the team initially had nine individuals who tested positive for the coronavirus. However, the said results were confirmed to be false-positive tests only. The team has released a statement regarding the matter via The Athletic’s Adam Jahns on Twitter: Here is […]

The Chicago Bears underwent a competition at the kicker position ahead of the 2019 season and it appears they’ll be doing the same this season. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bears are electing to sign veteran kicker Cairo Santos on Saturday. Bears are expected to sign former Chiefs’ kicker Cairo Santos after he clears […]

The Chicago Bears are hoping to have more success on offense in 2020 and they may have found a late-round gem in the 2020 NFL Draft. With a few training camp practices under their belt, Matt Nagy had an interesting comparison for rookie wide receiver Darnell Mooney. While speaking about the first-year wideout, Nagy likened […]

The Chicago Bears suffered their first significant injury in training camp after placing tight end Darion Clark on injured reserve with a shoulder injury for the 2020 NFL season, according to JJ Stankevitz of NBC Sports: #Bears UDFA tight end Darion Clark has a shoulder injury and is on injured reserve. He's out for the […]

Is Chicago Bears rookie Cole Kmet the next Jimmy Graham? He very well might be if Graham is to be believed. Speaking to the media following practice on Thursday, Graham heaped praise on the rookie. “His football intelligence, and his ability to soak in these plays, understand his assignments, and to understand football and defenses […]

The Chicago Bears signed veteran free agent tight end Jimmy Graham this offseason. A few years ago, this would have been absolutely massive news. Now though, it was simply another signing that came and went. A couple of “down” years have switched the narrative on Graham really quickly. So what’s that done to him? According […]

The Chicago Bears made a couple of moves to bolster their tight end unit this offseason. That included signing veteran star Jimmy Graham and selecting rookie Cole Kmet in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. And according to Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times on Twitter, Kmet had a pretty funny confession about […]

The Chicago Bears traded for quarterback Nick Foles this offseason. That put the future of Mitchell Trubisky into even more doubt. However, according to Patrick Finley of The Sun Times, wide receiver and return man Cordarrelle Patterson revealed a bold admission about Trubisky. Cordarrelle Patterson says #Bears QB Mitch Trubisky looks like a "whole new […]

The Chicago Bears are early in training camp and there isn’t much of an update on the competition between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles. As the Bears prepare for the upcoming season, Matt Nagy commented on the current status of Chicago’s quarterback battle between Trubisky and Foles. “We really look right now for the decision […]

With training camps underway, teams around the NFL are conducting workouts with free agents. The Chicago Bears hosted a couple of them on Monday. As the Bears prepare for the upcoming campaign, they held workouts for four players, including CJ Prosise and Kevin Hogan, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Some workouts: — The #Bears are […]

Cordarrelle Patterson has played multiple roles in his NFL career thus far and the Chicago Bears might have an idea of what he’ll be doing in 2020. While the Bears begin training camp, there’s been an interesting development with Patterson’s role on offense, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. “Patterson has been in meetings with the […]

Rate, review, and subscribe to Establish the Pass on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify. Apple Podcasts link: Episode 92 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Spotify Podcasts link: Episode 92 of the Establish the Pass Podcast Establish the Pass Podcast Episode 92 – Blake Lovell and Dillon Reagan continue their 2020 NFL preview series, picking […]

The 2020 NFL season begins in just under a month, which means the Chicago Bears are running out of time to decide who will be the starting quarterback this fall. Incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky and journeyman Nick Foles–acquired from the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason–are battling for the starting job in camp, and the Bears are […]

Chicago Bears fans might be surprised to learn former Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre wants to see current Packers signal-caller Aaron Rodgers join the Monsters of the Midway. Well, sort of. Favre joined Complex’s “Load Management” podcast to discuss some football, and he joked Bears fans would welcome […]

The starting QB role for the 2020 NFL Season is still up for grabs for the Chicago Bears after they signed Super Bowl champion Nick Foles in earlier this year. With training camp almost underway, it seems that head coach Matt Nagy still hasn’t officially named his starting playmaker for the upcoming season. And if […]

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles has a very good and smart way of handling the craziness that has consumed the world this 2020. In a virtual press scrum with the Chicago media, Foles fielded a bunch of different questions, including a few about the current world at large and how he has been handling things. […]

Nick Foles was brought in by the Chicago Bears this offseason to compete for the starting quarterback job. While talking to the media, Foles spoke out on his fit in Chicago’s offense with Matt Nagy, per JJ Stankevitz of NBC Sports. Nick Foles, who's played in versions of Matt Nagy's offense in Kansas City & […]

According to reporting from Jeff Dickerson of ESPN, Nick Foles will be at a “disadvantage” in the Chicago Bears quarterback competition, which will feature incumbent starter Mitchell Trubisky and seven-year veteran Tyler Bray. Dickerson’s full quote can be seen here: “It’s more of a disadvantage not having what he could have had … more specifically, […]

The Chicago Bears own one of the richest legacies in NFL history. Their current NFC North franchise dates all the way back to the early 20th century. Despite the fact that the heralded franchise has won only one Super Bowl title since the 1970 merger, the Bears remain one of the most popular organizations around. […]

Mitchell Trubisky of the Chicago Bears knows this: First-round draft selections, across all professional sports, commonly have the highest amount of expectations tied to their names, just as soon as the ink is not even dry yet on the paper of their first professional quarterbacks. But among all of the major sports and their respective […]

Could Aaron Rodgers finish his career in a uniform other than that of the Green Bay Packers? And could it be with the Chicago Bears? Rodgers’ future in Green Bay became a major topic of discussion back in April when the Packers used their first-round draft pick on Utah State quarterback Jordan Love. While Rodgers […]

Along with the already worrying coronavirus pandemic, the conversations about the societal issues revolving around the Black Lives Matter movement in America also won’t cease to end. Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka was the latest person to go viral for his sentiments and sports agent David Mulugheta responded back for the Hall of Famer’s racist […]

One of the hottest topics of the offseason has been the idea of NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. It started all the way back in 2016 with Colin Kaepernick’s attempt to bring awareness to racial injustice. With the recent Black Lives Matter protests, the discussion to kneel is now back in vogue. Mike […]

Bad things can happen when a 5’6″ speedy running back meets face-to-face with a 6’3″ hulking defensive end. That was what happened when Chicago Bear Tarik Cohen met Atlanta Falcon Dante Fowler two seasons ago. The 2018 Pro Bowler laughed off the incident via a video posted on Twitter: This shit hurt so bad lmao […]

Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson is still grieving the “double doink.” Sharing a SportsCenter tweet asking social-media users to recall a sports moment that had them impersonating the infamous “Crying” Jordan meme, the 26-year-old Bears wideout brought up the “double doink,” cutting himself over before uttering the entire title. The Double…. nvm https://t.co/TyGpiro94Q — […]

The Chicago Bears signed rookie Cole Kmet, a tight end out of Notre Dame selected by the NFC North franchise in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft (43rd overall), per The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain. I’m told Bears TE Cole Kmet has signed his rookie contract. — Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) July 21, 2020 Kmet, […]

According to several NFL executives, coaches and players, Khalil Mack of the Chicago Bears is the best edge rusher in the league. In a poll conducted by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, a group of NFL executives, coaches and players were asked to name the best players in each position. Nearly every voter placed Mack in […]

The trash talk in the NFL has always been pretty legendary. And it’s always fun to hear what some of the players and coaches used to throw at each other. Sometimes, it’s aggressive. Vulgar language is common and the players can get funny, insulting, or even offensive. However, sometimes that trash talk gets weird. There […]

When you think Chicago Bears, you don’t really think passing game. They always been more of a running team especially during the times of Neal Anderson, Matt Forte, and of course Walter Payton. Even when they did throw the ball, it would still end up in the hands of their top running backs. and that’s […]

Allen Robinson has been the most dependable wide receiver and playmaker on the Chicago Bears’ roster in the last two years. Given he is on an expiring contract in 2020, it would seem the Bears would engage their star wideout in extension talks. But Robinson said this has not been the case. During an appearance […]