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Bears release wide receiver Johnny Knox Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
In the strongest indication yet that wide receiver Johnny Knox' football career is over, the Bears terminated his contract on Tuesday. It's been well over a year since the 26-year-old Knox absorbed a gruesome hit from Seahawks defensive end Anthony Hargrove on Dec. 18, 2011. The tackle bent the spindly Knox backward at the waist, causing structural, ligament and nerve damage in his back and necessitating spinal fusion surgery.
Why Bears ticket prices are out of boundsFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Bears are very consistent about one thing: raising ticket prices. They can't seem to get anything else right on a regular basis, but they do know about ticket increases. Mike North thinks Joe Flacco is a top three quarterbac, and he and can't figure out why others don't think so. What else doe Flacco have to do to make people believers?
Why can’t Bears solve QB dilemma? Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
NFL teams find quality quarterbacks everywhere, yet the Bears have had so much trouble finding one. Marc Tresman and Jay Cutler have to prove this year that it isn't as difficult as it has been made out t be around here.
Bears announce season ticket price increases Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Chicago Bears season ticket holders will see an overall average increase of 4.2 percent in ticket prices next season, team officials announced Wednesday.
Hester just another part of Bears' culture change Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Devin Hester indicated in a published report over the weekend that he needs a fresh start away from Chicago. OK, see ya! Seriously, does Hester really think he has any leverage in this matter? Come to think of it, maybe he does. The Bears might as well send him to, say, Jacksonville for all the good he has done them in recent years. So, yeah, see ya!
What comes now for NFL after tumultuous season? Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The Super Bowl closes a tumultuous year for the NFL. A pay-for-pain bounty scandal. A lockout of officials resolved only after a ludicrous game-ending call. Zero minority hires for 15 coach or general manager openings. ( Just to name a few.) And yet the league is as popular as ever. Uncertain, though, is what the future holds for an NFL still coming to grips with the dangers of a brutal sport that makes it tremendously wealthy.
Bears’ Trestman might be next great surpriseFeb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Jim Harbaugh is all the proof you need that successful NFL head coaches come from the strangest of beginnings, and lends hope to the idea that the Bears’ Marc Trestman could accomplish great things in Chicago.
Five keys to who wins Super Bowl XLVIIFeb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Point spreads and divine intervention won't affect the outcome of Super Bowl XLVII, but there are several other factors that could play an important role when the Ravens and 49ers meet at the Louisiana Superdome. Niners quarterback Colin Kaepernick has a major-league fastball and shocking accuracy. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco throws arguably the best deep ball in the NFL. But neither team will win without getting it done on the ground. San Francisco's offensive line is widely considered the top run-blocking unit in the NFL, and the 49ers averaged 37 more rushing yards (155.7) per game in the regular season than the Ravens. In the postseason, the Niners have been even better, rushing for 472 yards in two games. Kaepernick ran for a record-setting 181 vs. the Green Bay Packers, and the late-season emergence of rookie LaMichael James gives San Francisco two dangerous options behind bell cow Frank Gore.
Hampton sticking by ex-Bears teammate Harbaugh Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Hall of Famer Dan Hampton has a knack for making the right call on Super Bowl Sunday, and the former Bears defensive lineman believes he’s got the winner again this year.
Ex-Bear Graham enjoying his role with RavensJan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
Former Bears cornerback Corey Graham had to leave Chicago and the rough neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y., where he grew up, but he's made it all the way to the Super Bowl, where he'll start at cornerback for the Ravens on Sunday.
49ers, Ravens invest more in O-Line than Bears Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Maybe the biggest difference between the Bears and this year's Super Bowl combatants is that the 49ers and Ravens have made a commitment to drafting offensive linemen early and often, while the Bears have not.
Niners’ Harbaugh destined to be brash Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh didn't seem to be brash when he was a Bears quarterback for seven seasons. But maybe we should have seen it coming.
Bears hire Purdue assistant to coach linebackers Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
New head coach Marc Trestman continued to fill out his staff Tuesday by hiring former Purdue defensive coordinator Tim Tibesan as the Bears' linebackers coach.
President Obama fears effects of footballJan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
President Obama is a big football fan but told The New Republic that if he had a son he would have to consider not letting him play this vicious game. "It'll be a little less competition for Jack Harbaugh when he gets older," cracked 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday, referring to his 4-month old son.
Bears bring Harris back to coach Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Chris Harris is back with the Bears for a third stint, but this time it's as a defensive quality control coach, not a player. Harris, 30, was drafted by the Bears in the sixth round in 2005 and had two tours of duty in Chicago, where he spent four of his eight NFL seasons.
Big surprise: All offense in Pro Bowl Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Sack-happy defensive end J.J. Watt went out for a couple of passes as a wide receiver, retiring center Jeff Saturday snapped to two Mannings on opposite teams and the NFC blew past the AFC 62-35 in a Pro Bowl that could be the league’s last.
Spellman's Scorecard: Te'o a Bear? There are much bigger needs Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
If Manti Te'o is availabale when the Bears draft, should they take him? Mike ponders that and much more in this week's Scorecard.
After Raiders, Bears tranquility for Trestman Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Marc Trestman’s days with the Oakland Raiders likely prepared him for anything the Halas Hall culture might throw at him. Really, anything. A decade ago Trestman worked for the Raiders owned by Al Davis. It’s sounding more and more that nothing the Bears do could be as wacky as that experience.
Bears’ coaching staff takes shape Jan 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Jon Hoke, the Bears' defensive backs coach for the past five seasons under Lovie Smith, was retained in that role under new head coach Marc Trestman,who still has several spots to fill on his staff.
Bears’ Cutler could learn from Pats’ Brady Jan 19, 2013 12:00 AM
Not that Jay Cutler’s ever going to be Tom Brady, but when you listen to the New England Patriots talk about their Hall of Fame quarterback, you realize just how far Marc Trestman has to take Cutler.