Articles filed under Football
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Elgin native Huxtable lands 1st NFL jobFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - Elgin native and 1975 Larkin High School graduate Dave Huxtable, a career college football coach, has landed his first NFL job. The Atlanta Falcons announced earlier thi...
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2022 report card: Bears need more big plays from linebackersFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - The Bears completely altered the fabric of their linebacker group when they traded Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens on Halloween, just one day before the trade deadl...
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Northwestern football returns to Wrigley in NovemberFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - Wrigley Field will host a college football game for the third time since 2010 when Northwestern plays Iowa next season. Northwestern and the Cubs announced Tuesday that ...
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Bears help promote NFL in trip to SpainFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - MADRID - The Bears have finished five days of clinics with kids in Barcelona and Madrid to help promote the NFL in Spain. The last day of the clinics was Tuesday in Madr...
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Bears 2022 report card: Defensive end: League worst in sacks deserves an FFeb 06, 2023 5:00 am - The Bears finished the 2022 season dead last in the NFL with 20 sacks. The Eagles, by comparison, led the league with 70. The defense's inability to create pressure up f...
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Super Bowl opening night returns with circus atmosphereFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - PHOENIX - Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he'd want to date his 5-year-old daughter wh...
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Lincicome: Silly Super Bowl pregame hoopla all part of the week's sideshowFeb 05, 2023 4:30 am - I missed covering the first two Super Bowls, but I caught up with the thing before Roman numerals did. The game was not given the same stature as world wars until No. IV...
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Offense now king in NFL - here's why Bears GM Poles should take noteFeb 04, 2023 12:00 am - Defense wins championships. Or so they say. In the NFL, it seems this is an adage from a bygone age. You know, the one where the Steelers dominated in the 1970s, the Bea...
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2022 Bears report card: Injuries took toll on interior OL, but Jenkins found grooveFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - Bears general manager Ryan Poles said he would be selective in free agency, and so far he has been exactly that. Arguably his biggest offensive free-agent addition last ...
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'I cherish the moment': 30 years later, Beebe happy to be remembered for Super Bowl hustle playFeb 01, 2023 11:00 am - It's not unusual for an athlete's long career to be best remembered by a single play. So might as well make it a good one. Former NFL wide receiver Don Beebe can relate ...