Hey, Dominic Rhodes, sorry to hear about getting released from the Oakland Raiders.  That’s a total bummer.  You revealed in an interview yesterday on Sirius Satellite Radio that you restructured your contract a few months ago with the Raiders so that if they drafted Darren McFadden, they would release you.  I can understand the desire to be a starting running back and achieve NFL glory rather than share touches with a rotating running back tandem.  That’s exactly why you should board the first plane for Chicago and ink a contract with the Chicago Bears.  Hell, you can even crash at [...]

Now that all the speculation and rumors and resulted in draft picks, it’s time to evaluate the Bears draft choices.  After a lot of thought, I’m giving this draft crop a grade of B+.
The Bears did everything they were supposed to do in this draft and stuck to the game plan, with the exception of one area, which is why, much like my own grades, they missed out on an A.  The Bears currently only have two quarterbacks on the roster, Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton, yet they failed to even attempt to draft a quarterback.  I felt fairly certain that [...]

The Chicago Bears have signed wide receiver Rashied Davis to a 3-year deal that runs through the 2010 season.  I haven’t been able to confirm any reports on the dollar amount of the contract.  The moves comes five days after the Bears signed Davis to a one-year tender offer as a restricted free agent.  The move assures the Bears depth at the wide receiver position and shows faith that Davis will continue to develop.
Davis came to the Bears after spenDding four years in the Arena League with the San Jose Sabercats, originally looking to play cornerback, but quickly switched to [...]

The NFL is draft is always a mixture of excitement and disappointment as teams frequently diverge from the expert pick and make a surprise choice. In the 2006 draft, the Chicago Bears used their second round draft picks for Danieal Manning and Devin Hester. Both picks were met with mixed feelings of disappointment and anger from fans that dubbed it the worst draft in franchise history. Both picks turned out to be very productive and resulted in an immediate impact on the field.
This year the first round pick is likely to be an offensive tackle and given [...]

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As the Chicago Bears prepare for the upcoming draft they have more pressing matters within the locker room.  Kicker Robbie Gould has joined the list of players looking for a new contract. 
The list now includes Brian Urlacher, Tommie Harris, Devin Hester, and Robbie Gould.  All are considered one of the best players at their respective positions.  None of the four have suggested holding out for a better contract, but all are absent from voluntary team workouts taking place at Halas Hall.  All four players feel they are worth far more than the compensation at the tail end of their contracts. 
The [...]

The Chicago Tribune released an interview with Chicago Bears linebacker, Brian Urlacher, where he denies any rumors that he is considering retirement.  The article can be seen here:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/cs-brian-urlacher-chicago-bears-080418,1,2933032.story
Accusations began to float around Chicago that Urlacher would consider retiring if the Bears did not restructure his contract.  Urlacher flat out denies the rumors and said the only way he would play for another team than the Bears would be if they traded him.  Since that’s not going to happen you can count on Urlacher retiring in a Bears jersey. 
Urlacher is in his 8th year in the league and stated he [...]

Normally I enjoy using my blogging time to write educated, thought provoking articles about the Chicago Bears. I have to detour from my normal blogging to highlight the stupidity of rumor blogs that I am reading online. One in particular caught my attention in addressing the Bears attempts to sign Devin Hester to a long-term contract.
A blogger on YardBarker.com that goes by the handle name “tcbailey24″ needs to stop drinking Philadelphia Eagle Kool-aid since he thinks every player in the NFL is going to end up on their roster. Here is a link to the article: [...]