10-year Bears punter Brad Maynard was always a true professional in his time with the Bears. He was upset when he was let go this off-season, so was kicker Robbie Gould and long snapper Pat Mannelly. Maynard, ranked last in the NFL with a 40.1 yard average on his punts, so the Bears decided to [...]
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Veteran Punter Brad Maynard To Be Replaced?
14 year NFL veteran Brad Maynard has been very good at pinning opponents inside their own 20-yard line in his career with the Bears, but he might not be back in Chicago next season. Maynard is a unrestricted free agent this off-season, he is among 14 free agents for the Bears. Maynard is 37 years [...]
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, [...]
Good as Gould Again
My first Soldier Field experience turned out to be a success. Not only was it the coldest (-2) Bears game in history at kickoff, but they also defeated their most hated rival the Green Bay Packers 20-17. The Bears were trailing 14-3 at half to the 5-9 Packers and basically did nothing offensively. They adjusted [...]
Good as Gould Again
My first Soldier Field experience turned out to be a success. Not only was it the coldest (-2) Bears game in history at kickoff, but they also defeated their most hated rival the Green Bay Packers 20-17. The Bears were trailing 14-3 at half to the 5-9 Packers and basically did nothing offensively. They adjusted [...]
Lance Briggs lone bear heading to Honolulu
Lance Briggs was selected to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl today Lance Briggs leads the Bears in tackles with 122. He also has three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. Briggs on Pro Bowl: “Obviously, I’m ecstatic about it, I’m extremely excited. It’s always nice to get voted to the Pro Bowl, and [...]
Vasher back at full practice
Cornebacks Nathan Vasher (wrist) and Charles Tillman (shoulder) and receiver Marty Booker (knee) had full participation in practice Thursday, one day after being limited. Defensive tackle Tommie Harris (knee) returned to practice in a limited role after missing Wednesday’s session. Linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer continues to be limited coming off right thumb surgery. He is not [...]
The Bears sign backup punter to Practice Squad
The Bears signed punter Zac Atterberry to the practice squad this morning to replace guard Tyler Reed, who was released Atterberry was on the team through the summer and averaged 41.5 yards in the preseason with a net of 39.5. He has had four workouts since, including one in Green Bay on Monday. ”All I [...]
