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The NFL Lockout is Over: What it Means to This Bears Fan

Ding dong, the witch is dead!  The NFL Lockout is OVER!!!  In what has been the most painful and challenging offseason as a fan and especially the editor of this site, we can now move forward with the…Read More

Bears Will Open Training Camp on Friday Plus Upated NFL Timeline

According to The Score’s Zach Zaidman (and numerous other sources), the Chicago Bears will open training camp in Bourbonnais on Friday.  Before we get to camp, there is still a ton of work to do. In…Read More

NFL Lockout: Circling the Runway Through the Weekend

Attention passengers of Flight 123 headed for the 2011 NFL Season, the tower has informed us that our runway is not yet available, so we’ve been asked to circle the runway until we get the all clear. …Read More

FUMBLE! NFL Owners’ Late Power Play Puts Lockout Resolution at Risk

Football fans the world over were popping champagne corks on Thursday evening as NFL owners voted to ratify the new proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement.  They forgot one important fact – the…Read More

NFL Lockout: The End is Near

The sight of a crackpot with a “The End is Near” sign is usually met with jeers and mocking, but when it comes to the NFL lockout, it’s reason for celebration.  Here’s the latest: The…Read More

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Tentative Lockout Schedule Could Leave Bears Out of HOF Game

All signs point to a deal to end the NFL owners’ lockout appears to be in place and approved at…Read More

Will 8th US Circuit Court Decision Hold Up NFL Labor Negotiations?

The 8th US Circuit Court ruled that the NFL Lockout is legal.  It shouldn’t come as a big surprise,…Read More

Deadline to Save Hall of Fame Game is Looming

ESPN is reporting that the NFL Hall of Fame would still like to play the Hall of Fame Game in Canton,…Read More

NFL Season Could Hinge on Tuesday’s NFL Owners Meeting in Chicago

The fate of the 2011 NFL season could very well be decided at the NFL owners meeting taking place in…Read More

Bears Rookie Minicamp is Lockout Casualty

The draft helped us  forget about the NFL lockout, if only for a few days.  Now it’s back to…Read More

Lockout Lifted?

In the equivalent of a last second touchdown pass into the back of the end zone for the go-ahead score,…Read More

Lockout 2011 Day 1: NFL Players Union Decertifies, Owners Lock Out Players

After multiple extensions and over 2 weeks of federal mediation, the NFL Players Association walked away…Read More