Former Bears Adewale Ogunleye and Nathan Vasher have signed with teams. Adewale Ogunleye found a home in Houston where they lost the staring DE opposite Mario Williams, Connor Barwin. Barwin dislocated his right ankle. The Texans also added veteran DE Ryan Denney, who will split time with Ogunleye across from Mario Williams. Nathan Vasher used [...]
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Who Will You Miss More? Alex Brown Or Adewale Ogunleye
Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye both were starters with the Bears from 2005-2009 and now there both gone, who will miss more? By the way, let’s all hope Adewale Ogunleye finds a home soon. If not he might have to retire.
Big Mistake: Bears Release Veteran DE Alex Brown
We all saw it coming, but we didn’t really believe that Jerry Angelo and company would dump there most consistent defensive player the Bears had. Defensive end Alex Brown, 30, is an eight year veteran, who has spent all of his NFL career with the Bears. He was making five million dollars a season and [...]
Speak Up: Adewale Ogunleye Wants To Return Next Season
32 year old defensive end Adewale Ogunleye came to the Bears in 2004 in a trade with the Miami Dolphins, which sent WR Marty Booker to Miami and Ogunleye to the Windy City. Ogunleye had 25 sacks in three seasons with Miami and in six seasons with the Bears he has 42 sacks but has [...]
Breaking News: Bears Acquire Gaines Adams From Tampa
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bucs have sent the fourth overall pick in the 2007 draft to Chicago for a 2010 draft pick. According to the Chicagobears.com, the bears gave up a second-round selection. That means the Bears won’t have first round and second round picks for the second straight draft. This is [...]
Bears Look Special In 48-24 Victory Over Detroit
If you take a look at the box score from this game, you would think that the Detroit Lions won the game. The Lions had 25 first downs (eight more than the Bears), 308 passing yards (183 more than the Bears) and had the ball for 36 minutes (13 minutes more than the Bears). So, [...]
Week 1: Bears-Packers Preview
The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers will meet for the 178th time tonight. The Bears currently lead the all-time series 91-80-6. Since his hiring in 2004, Head coach Lovie Smith has recorded a 7-3 record against Green Bay including a 4-1 at Lambeau Field. The Bears got demolished in Green Bay last season, 37-3 [...]
Bears Announce Team Captains
The Bears have announced their captains for the 2009 season: Olin Kreutz, Jay Cutler, Brian Urlacher, Adewale Ogunleye and Patrick Mannelly. These captains have a combined 14 Pro Bowl appearances between them (Kreutz 6, Urlacher 6, Cutler 1, Ogunleye 1).
Speak Up: Bears Players Sound Off On Brett Favre’s Return To The NFC North
Bears players Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs and Adewale Ogunleye spoke up about Brett Favre’s return to the NFC North with the Minnesota Vikings, here’s what they said: Urlacher: “What will he bring to the division? The same thing he did last time, it doesn’t matter [that he's getting older]. He’s still Brett Favre. I don’t [...]
Bears DE Ogunleye Agrees with GM Jerry Angelo On Contract
Bears veteran defensive end Adewale Ogunleye understands what GM Jerry Angelo is saying, “players need to take care of their business in order to have business take care of itself.” Ogunleye, who will be 32 years old at the start of the season had this to say about the contract discussions: “I’m in agreement with [...]
