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NewsBears Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)The Bears' offensive line may be new, but it's hardly improved, at least not if its play in Saturday night's preseason-opening 10-3 victory is any indication. The performance in that game could pave the way for a change in the starting lineup. On their first four pass plays, Bears quarterbacks were sacked three times, Jay Cutler once and backup Caleb Hanie twice. The Bears ran nine plays in the first quarter and netted two yards. On the one dropback when Cutler was able to get rid of the ball, it was only after he scrambled away from the rush and underhanded a shovel pass to Matt Forte for no gain. With new starters at four of five positions, the offensive line is a work in progress, and accordingly it played the entire first half. Bears refuse to bend to new kickoff rule, told by league to stop mid-game (Yahoo! Sports)The Chicago Bears were one of six NFL teams that reportedly voted against the new rule moving kickoffs to the 35-yard line of the team doing the kicking. The rule, which moves the ball up from the 30-yard line … Continue reading →
Soldier Field grass makes the grade (The National Football Post)For all of the controversy that surrounded the Soldier Field turf – consider new Mayor Rahm Emanuel let...
Lights Out turns it on for Bills in debut (The National Football Post)Claimed by the Buffalo Bills last Nov. 3, it took a long time for Shawne Merriman to make his debut.
Cutler on run, Bears beat Bills 10-3 (The Canadian Press)CHICAGO - If indeed he was experiencing flashbacks, Jay Cutler wasn't saying. Who could blame him if he did, though?
Packers lose opener 27-17 to Browns (The Canadian Press)CLEVELAND - There was no hurricane of confetti, no trip to Disney World and no champagne-soaked celebration awaiting Aaron Rodgers this time.
Saturday's National Football League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass before swapping his helmet for a baseball cap in the first quarter as the defending champion Green Bay Packers opened the preseason with a 27-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night.
Bears' Bowman leaves with head injury (The Canadian Press)CHICAGO - Chicago Bears cornerback Zackary Bowman has left a preseason game against the Buffalo Bills because of a head injury.
Forte available for Bears (The Canadian Press)CHICAGO - Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte was available for Saturday's preseason opener against the Buffalo Bills after he considered holding out.
The Shutdown Corner Podcast: Dick Butkus (Yahoo! Sports)If you do enough interviews, you become sort of immune to the process — talking to famous people doesn't really affect you after a while. Unless you're talking to a living legend, which I had the honor to do on … Continue reading →
Bears fan Obama hosts Packers at White House (The Canadian Press)WASHINGTON - Welcoming the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers to the White House was no easy task for President Barack Obama.
Bears fan Obama welcomes Packers to White House, suggests a bad trade (Yahoo! Sports)He probably didn't want to do it, but form and style dictated that President Barack Obama, a longtime Chicago Bears fan, welcomed the Green Bay Packers to the White House for the annual visit from the best in the NFL. … Continue reading →
News from Bears camp on the eve of preseason opener: Fan's look (Yahoo! Contributor Network)On the eve of their first preseason game, the Chicago Bears had a bit of news swirling around camp. Some of the news came via on field performance and some came via media hype. First things first. Craig Steltz had two interceptions under the lights during practice on August 10th.
Fan reaction: Jay Cutler joins list of NFL's most controversial figures (Yahoo! Contributor Network)According to a Yahoo! Sports report, the Chicago Bears fully support Jay Cutler despite his questionable decision to stay on the bench for the second half of last season's NFC Championship Game after sustaining a knee injury.
Greg Olsen denies he ever sought trade from Bears (The National Football Post)What’s done is done but Greg Olsen is adamant that he never wanted to be traded from the Chicago Bears.
Report: Bills could trade Lee Evans in next 48 hours (The National Football Post)Imagine the type of numbers Lee Evans could have posted with the Buffalo Bills if he had more consistent...
Bears RB Forte wants extension (The Canadian Press)BOURBONNAIS, Ill. - The Chicago Bears have been through a lot the last seven days. One thing they hope they don't have to endure is a holdout by their star running back.
Fellow Bears tune out Cutler scrutiny (Yahoo! Sports)The fallout of Jay Cutler's removal from the NFC title game is a dead issue to his teammates.
NFC free-agent moves, by team (ProFootballWeekly.com)Updated at 9:32 a.m. ET, Thursday, Aug. 11 Note: UFA means unrestricted free agent; RFA means restricted free...
Chicago Bears Release First Depth Chart; Fan't Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)We're still extremely early in the whole process, with the preseason not even having started, but it doesn't stop all of us from inspecting and debating the first release of a depth chart by the Chicago Bears (found here ).
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