Chicago Bears
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Urlacher, Cutler shine in Bears winSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - CHICAGO — If there was any doubt the Bears were serious about contending again in the NFC, they took a big step Sunday toward erasing it. Brian Urlacher had an intercept...
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Bears’ Matt Forte flaunts his valueSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - If the Bears are uncomfortable giving Matt Forte a massive raise for his running and receiving skills, then what about throwing his coaching chops into the equation? For...
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Red, white and blue day all aroundSep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Reality and fantasy intersected all afternoon in Soldier Field. As Bears head coach Lovie Smith said, “This being of course a special Sunday to play football, I told the...
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Spurred by Briggs, NFL lets players wear Sept. 11 cleats, glovesSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - The NFL relaxed its normally rigid uniform policy on Friday so players can commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. League spokesman Michael Signora twe...
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Our NFL experts put their picks on the lineSep 10, 2011 5:00 am - Daily Herald Report Our stable of NFL experts — Daily Herald columnists and writers — offer their predictions for the NFL season, starting with divisional finishes follo...
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Bears say defense getting better with ageSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - More than half of the Bears' starters on defense, including all three of their Pro Bowl players from last season, are 30 or older. That's an age when the ravages of the ...
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Forte won't worry about potential injurySep 10, 2011 12:00 am - If, as Bears general manager Jerry Angelo has hinted, the contract talks with Matt Forte are on hold until the end of the season, the fourth-year running back could beco...
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With Barber out, Bell ready to back up ForteSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - Marion Barber’s calf injury is improving, but he has been ruled out for Sunday’s game, leaving Kahlil Bell as the only backup behind Matt Forte, and the third-year playe...
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Time again to see into NFL futureSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - Try to digest these predictions for the 2011 NFL season before you’re concussed: For openers, the Jacksonville Jaguars will jump to the Southeastern Conference and the N...
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Plenty of questions as Bears open seasonSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - Heading into their eighth season under the tutelage of Lovie Smith, the 2011 Bears face a number of questions — many of which will be answered during the first three wee...