Articles filed under NFL
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O’Donnell: Echoes of the past say B.J. and the Bears don’t win nine gamesAug 16, 2025 10:18 am - Daily Herald sports columnist Jim O’Donnell breaks down the Bears’ chances of celebrating a winning record this season, the first for new coach Ben Johnson.
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Williams, Bears offense will be focus of attention in preseason game vs. BuffaloAug 16, 2025 10:14 am - Four storylines to watch in Sunday night’s preseason game between the Bears and the Bills.
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More mixed results from Bears offense in joint practice with BillsAug 15, 2025 5:35 pm - Here are the biggest takeaways from Friday’s practice between the Bears and the visiting Bills.
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NFL teams will again stencil messages in the end zone, including ‘End Racism’ and ‘Choose Love’Aug 14, 2025 9:00 pm - All 32 NFL teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: “End Racism,” “Stop Hate,” “Choose Love,” or “Inspire Change.” Once again, “It Takes All of Us” will be stenciled in the opposite end zone for all games.
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Gervon Dexter says he can be ‘more dominant’ in new Bears defenseAug 14, 2025 3:24 pm - Gervon Dexter should benefit from some changes both personally and with the team. He told reporters Thursday that he added lean muscle over the offseason. It’s helped him improve in all aspects of his game and be more effective, especially in early downs.
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Silvy: Johnson’s methods might be unorthodox at times, but he still has our trustAug 14, 2025 6:00 am - We have to trust that first-year Bears coach Ben Johnson is QB Yoda, and soon Caleb Williams will become the young Jedi quarterback he was drafted to be. We wanted Johnson hired for this and much more.
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Newcomer Zaccheaus working his way into the Bears receiving conversationAug 13, 2025 6:27 pm - Bears receiver Olamide Zaccheaus realized early in his career that in order for him to make an impact in the NFL, he’d need to learn what every wide receiver does on every play. He wanted to be ready to make an impact wherever the ball reached him on the field.
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‘Everybody is going to play’ Sunday against Bills, Bears coach Johnson saysAug 13, 2025 3:38 pm - Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced Wednesday that quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the team’s starters will play in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Bears will host the Bills on Sunday night at Soldier Field.
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Latest challenge for Zbikowski is coaching high school footballAug 12, 2025 8:47 pm - Former Buffalo Grove, Notre Dame and NFL star Tom Zbikowski has taken a new path as head coach at St. Patrick High School in Chicago.
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Was Caleb Williams’ dad right to be worried about the Bears? New book suggests soAug 12, 2025 11:35 am - Carl Williams became a bogeyman of sorts to skittish Bears fans in the run-up to the 2024 NFL Draft, as rumors persisted he was going to pull a move akin to Jack Elway and Archie Manning to get his son out of Chicago’s quarterback-cursed clutches. Then there were the outlandish demands he wanted to make about equity in the franchise.