The Chicago Bears announced on Tuesday that they placed kicker Robbie Gould on the injured reserve with a season-ending calf injury. Gould suffered the calf inury during pregame warmups against the Vikings on Sunday. Olindo Mare was signed on to replace Gould after beating out Billy Cundiff and Neil Rackers in a tryout at Halas [...]
The Bears brought back safety Craig Steltz on a two-year deal. Steltz is the fifth Bears player who re-signed with the team since free agency opened on Monday. Steltz’s deal according to ESPN Chicago is worth $1.64 million for two seasons. That’s a pretty cheap deal for a guy who contributes a lot to the [...]
Day three of NFL free agency was pretty slow when it came to transactions, especially for the Chicago Bears. The Bears made one move by re-signing veteran defensive end Israel Idonije to a one-year deal. Let’s breakdown the Bears’ lone signing and rumors by position. RB: Michael Bush visited Halas Hall on Wednesday and left without signing a deal. [...]
Craig Steltz racked up a career high 10 tackles on Sunday, when he came into replace Major Wright. Wright was lost for the day with a shoulder sprain and it seems like after almost two seasons, he is injury prone. Steltz came in and did a solid job of replacing Wright. He made a mistake [...]
With Major Wright doubtful with a head/neck injury and veteran Chris Harris likely a game-time decision after being limited in practice, Craig Steltz and Brandon Meriweather look to be the starting safeties for the Bears. Harris missed last week’s game against the Saints because of an hamstring injury. He has been testing it this week [...]
We have been waiting too long time for this day. The Bears will take on the Lions at Soldier Field in about two hours. The Bears have made a couple of moves in their lineup already. Israel Idonije is now the starter at defensive end opposite Julius Peppers. Mark Anderson was the starter the first [...]
Will safety Craig Steltz step up this season and become the next Mike Brown? Will he be the leader the Bears need so much in the secondary? I hope he will be, but what I saw out of him last season wasn’t so good. In eleven games Craig Steltz made 17 tackles and one interception. [...]
Safety Josh Bullocks has reportedly agreed to a one-year deal with the Bears. The New Orleans Saints never made any attempt to re-sign Bullocks, their second-round pick in 2005. Although he started 51 games in four years, including the playoffs, his best season was his rookie year in 2005 and after that he fell off. [...]
Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times said this in his Wait a secondary: Tillman to stay at CB: “With all the talk of the Bears experimenting in the secondary, you can cross one possibility off the list. Left cornerback Charles Tillman won’t move to free safety in 2009. Tillman — who former Bears defensive coordinator [...]
Jerry Angelo had this to say about Mike Brown: “I don’t see that right now, given how it affects Danieal [Manning], allocation of money comes into play, too, in what we want to do at other positions. “There could be a case where we want Mike back, but we can’t afford to do it given [...]
