According to the Chicago Tribune, veteran WR Rashied Davis has been let go by the Chicago Bears. Davis told the Tribune Wednesday morning that the Bears had released him. He was battling with second-year receiver Dane Sanzenbacher who flashed his skills in 2011 as an undrafted rookie. Davis wasn’t able to practice on Tuesday after [...]
The Chicago Bears host the new look Denver Broncos in their first preseason game number tonight at Soldier Field. QB Peyton Manning is under center for the Broncos, while it remains to be seen if the newest dad in town Jay Cutler will be in uniform tonight. Either way this game won’t be about those players. [...]
Thursday night at Soldier Field, the Bears will be taking the field against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. Although most starters on both sides of the ball will be seeing limited playing time, it gives the backups an opportunity to move up the depth chart and offers rookies and others the opportunity to stick [...]
The Bears have struggled to find talent at the wide receiver position lately. The team hasn’t had a receiver record 1,000 yards receiving since Marty Booker posted 1,000+ yards in 2002. Running back Matt Forte led the team in receptions with 52, while Johnny Knox and Roy Williams tied for second on the team with [...]
Besides WR Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears receivers might not produce this fantasy football season. Marshall ranks 12th according to FantasyPros.com which ranks each player based off of a consensus of 69 experts. The next best Bears receiver is rookie Alshon Jeffery at #56, then Earl Bennett at #79. Devin Hester comes in at #94 and [...]
The Minnesota Vikings (1-4) and the Chicago Bears (2-3) will meet for the 100th time ever tonight. The Vikings lead the all-time series 52-46-2. The Bears swept the season series against the Vikings last year. Defeating them 40-14 in Week 15 to win the NFC North. Looking up at the Packers and Lions at 5-0, [...]
Dane Sanzebacher has emerged as a dependable receiver for Jay Cutler over the last two weeks. The undrafted receiver from Ohio State has taken advantage of the playing time he has earned. Injuries to Earl Bennett and Roy Williams have allowed Sanzenbacher to get on the field. Sanzenbacher has been very consistent in this group [...]
WR Dane Sanzenbacher went undrafted this year, but the Bears saw enough in him to give him a shot. It sure paid off last Sunday, when Sanzenbacher scored his first career NFL touchdown early in the first quarter. Despite it being the only touchdown produced by the Bears offense in the entire game, the receivers [...]
The Chicago Bears are the only team who kept five undrafted free agents. The Cowboys, Seahawks and Colts tied for second with four each. In total 58 undrafted rookies made NFL rosters, the most since the 2003 season. 57 undrafted rookies made NFL rosters last season, 37 in 2009 and 33 in 2008. The high [...]
With all this talk about undrafted rookie WR Dane Sanzenbacher possibly contributing as the sixth receiver, why not show you some of his best college best plays. Enjoy! For more news on Twitter, follow @Bearsbacker.
