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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

At 1:oo PM today the NFL released the 2008 schedule. The Chicago Bears will play the following schedule:
Sunday, September 7 Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts 7:15 PM NBC
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A few months ago I wrote that the best way the Bears could lure free agents to Chicago would be to lock up their young talent to long-term contracts to show their commitment to winning.  That includes, most notably, Tommie Harris and Devin Hester.  Unforntunately I wrench with a very thick neck has been thrown [...]