Knox, fellow Bears receivers get stronger in offseason
BOURBONNAIS — It's hard not to notice Johnny Knox's biceps bulging through his arm tattoos. He is far from the skinny little...
Get the full story >>Bears center Spencer learning new job by fire
BOURBONNAIS--Maybe Chris Spencer will use the technique former Chicago Bears quarterback Chris Chandler used to practice when he switched...
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BOURBONNAIS -- The Bears have practiced for only four days and already coach Lovie Smith is singling out some of the rookies for their...
Get the full story >>Mixed bag for Cutler on fourth day of Bears' practices
BOURBONNAIS -- On a scorching day at Bears training camp, Jay Cutler managed to get hot Tuesday.
Get the full story >>Martz says Bears still in market for OL help
BOURBONNAIS -- Maybe last year’s veteran quarterback will become this year’s veteran lineman.
Get the full story >>Veteran TE Clark agrees to terms with Bears
BOURBONNAIS -- The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with veteran tight end Desmond Clark, the team announced Tuesday, confirming what...
Get the full story >>Webb lines up at left tackle in Bears' 1st practice in pads
BOURBONNAIS — With the upheaval on the interior of the offensive line, the Bears made the decision not to wait any longer to set their...
Get the full story >>Defining work begins for Bears' offensive linemen
BOURBONNAIS — The pads went on Monday night for the first time in training camp and now the defining work begins for offensive...
Get the full story >>Pompei: Bears thinking bigger
BOURBONNAIS — The players have come and gone at a dizzying pace.
Get the full story >>Jennings, Bowman set to wage battle for starting CB job
BOURBONNAIS — No one is going to settle into the starting cornerback job opposite Charles Tillman and get too comfortable.
Get the full story >>Bears waive punter McGee, DT Murnane
Adam Podlesh appears set as the Chicago Bears punter for the 2011 season after the release Monday of punter Richmond McGee.
Get the full story >>Urlacher: Kreutz exit 'sad,' leadership void huge
BOURBONNAIS — Olin Kreutz and long snapper Pat Mannelly were the only two Chicago Bears with more service time for the organization...
Get the full story >>Angelo big on players who 'bet on themselves'
BOURBONNAIS -- The key to making reclamation projects work in the NFL is finding players who may not have been a fit elsewhere but are a fit...
Get the full story >>Kreutz: 'Retirement is definitely an option'
Center, Bears unable to reach accord on 1-year contract.
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Center will battle Garza for starting job.
Get the full story >>Haugh: Telling Kreutz to take a hike doesn't make Bears better
Best interests of team would have been re-signing center to stabilize bad offensive line.
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Forte must wonder why team committed money to another RB; Taylor's roster spot tenuous.
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Contract extensions are the trickiest of deals to do says Jerry Angelo.
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Taylor not worried about addition of Barber to crowded backfield.
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Jerry Angelo on trading tight end Greg Olsen.
Get the full story >>Bears bring back linebacker Iwuh
The Bears have agreed to terms with LB Brian Iwuh on a one-year contract.
Get the full story >>GM: 'Don't tell me about our problems, give me solutions'
One of the big questions coming into training camp was what kind of help could materialize for the offensive line as the season got going.
Get the full story >>Bears could be in mix for Super Bowl nemesis Hayden
Chicago Bears fan are familiar with Kelvin Hayden.
Get the full story >>Shift to right tackle could be in cards for Carimi
BOURBONNAIS -- Gabe Carimi is a left tackle. Today. And probably tomorrow.
Get the full story >>Barber signing could make Taylor odd man out
BOURBONNAIS -- Chester Taylor has experience working behind marquee backs. He has played behind Jamal Lewis, Adrian Peterson and Matt Forte....
Get the full story >>Bears players remain hopeful of new deal for Kreutz
BOURBONNAIS — For the players, at least, it’s not over until the Chicago Bears sign another veteran center or Olin Kreutz...
Get the full story >>Kreutz wants $500,000 more than Bears offering
BOURBONNAIS — Over a difference of $500,000, the Bears seem willing to risk the stability of their offensive line and the direction of...
Get the full story >>Pompei: Bears get little taste of life without Kreutz
BOURBONNAIS — If anyone was wondering what life without Olin Kreutz would be like, they got a feel Saturday, the first day of...
Get the full story >>Barber, Okoye join Bears' pickup parade
Amobi Okoye was well aware of what was happening around him even before he agreed to a one-year contract with the Bears.
Get the full story >>Bears' Forte not worried that Barber signing will hurt new deal
BOURBONNAIS -- The signing of Marion Barber is far from the assurance Matt Forte referred to when he addressed securing a contract...
Get the full story >>Haugh: Has Cutler had an attitude adjustment?
BOURBONNAIS — Good for Jerry Angelo giving former Jets jetsam pass-rusher Vernon Gholston a chance to record his first NFL sack in a...
Get the full story >>WR Williams must prove himself again
BOURBONNAIS — Darryl Drake first met Roy Williams when he was a junior at Odessa Permian, the school on which the novel and movie...
Get the full story >>Roy Williams: 'Good to get back in the swing of things'
Video after Saturday's practice.
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BOURBONNAIS — If the Bears' acquisition of Amobi Okoye doesn't signal the end of the line for Marcus Harrison, maybe his...
Get the full story >>New Bears DE Gholston: 'I'm self-motivated'
BOURBONNAIS -- Newly signed Bears defensive end Vernon Gholston is fully aware of the label that follows him to training camp: bust.
Get the full story >>Pompei: Dent's winding path to Hall
If, when Richard Dent was entering his junior year of high school, you would have told Mary Dent her sixth child would make the Pro Football...
Get the full story >>No Kreutz at Bears practice, but several mishandled snaps
BOURBONNAIS -- Conspicuous by his absence from the Bears' first practice of the year was center Olin Kreutz.
Get the full story >>Special-teams ace Graham to re-sign with Bears
The Bears are getting a key special-teams contributor back in the fold: Defensive back Corey Graham is headed to Bourbonnais to re-sign with...
Get the full story >>Garza snapping the ball to Cutler as Kreutz negotiations crawl
BOURBONNAIS -- The Chicago Bears will turn to Roberto Garza to play center at their first practice Saturday afternoon, a position he hasn&...
Get the full story >>Olsen's exit opens door for Bears' Davis
BOURBONNAIS -- Bears tight end Kellen Davis has shown flashes of his upside in three seasons. Maybe now he’ll get to show a little...
Get the full story >>Bears believe Gholston has plenty of upside
Bears defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli beamed as he talked about the team's addition of former first-round pick Vernon Gholston.
Get the full story >>Carimi signs, will begin at left tackle
Gabe Carimi will have plenty to learn Saturday in his first full day in the NFL.
Get the full story >>Forte puts off holding out
BOURBONNAIS — The NFL lockout didn't prevent Matt Forte from getting to the gym.
Get the full story >>Cutler glad to be moving forward
BOURBONNAIS — A long offseason that ended with a public split from his fiancé has Jay Cutler looking forward to one thing, a...
Get the full story >>Hester gets his veteran receiver in Williams
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Devin Hester has lobbied for veteran wide receivers to come in before.
Get the full story >>Bears agree to terms with DT Adams; Hanie signs 1-year RFA tender
Defensive tackle Anthony Adams told the Tribune he has agreed to a two-year deal with the Bears. The terms of the deal were not...
Get the full story >>Linebacker Roach at training camp with Bears
Free agent linebacker Nick Roach has reported to Bourbonnais for Bears training camp, suggesting that a deal might have been reached.
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