Bears safety Major Wright was active last week with no injuries, but showed up on Thursday on the injury report. A hip injury forced him out of practice, but Wright practiced today and could be slated to start across free safety Chris Conte. Veteran Chris Harris could be slated to start at strong safety considering [...]
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Hester Wins Special Teams Player Of The Week For The 11th Time
KR/WR Devin Hester is arguably one of the best returners in the game of all-time. He is very explosive and fun to watch. He received his 11th special teams player of the week award. He has won this award two times this season, the first coming against Carolina. Hester returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, [...]
Video Of The Day: Devin Hester’s Touchdowns Against Minnesota
On Sunday night, WR/KR Devin Hester played like the weapon the Bears imagined he would be when they moved him over to wide receiver a couple seasons ago. Despite not finding his way in the endzone on offense this season, Hester had a good track record against the Minnesota Vikings. Hester ran back a kickoff [...]
Keys Matchup: Bears Wide Receivers Against The Vikings Secondary
The Chicago Bears receivers haven’t done much this season to help quarterback Jay Cutler out. The receiving core has combined for 752 yards on 57 receptions through five games this season. Johnny Knox, the third-year receiver, leads the unit with 14 receptions for 254 yards RB Matt Forte has more than half the amount of receptions (30) and [...]
Did You Know? 10-6-11
The Bears travel to Detroit Monday to take on the 4-0 Lions at Ford Field. Head coach Lovie Smith has led the Bears to an impressive 6-1 record on Monday Night Football. The six wins date back 2006, when the Bears racked up two wins on MNF against the Cardinals and Rams. The Bears have [...]
Did You Know? 10-6-11
The Bears travel to Detroit Monday to take on the 4-0 Lions at Ford Field. Head coach Lovie Smith has led the Bears to an impressive 6-1 record on Monday Night Football. The six wins date back 2006, when the Bears racked up two wins on MNF against the Cardinals and Rams. The Bears have [...]
Hester Named NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week
Bears WR/KR Devin Hester was named the NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week today. Its the 10th time Hester has won the award, making him the the leader in that category. He broke the NFL record held by Eric Metcalf for punt return for touchdowns with his 11th return for a touchdown on Sunday [...]
Game Recap: Bears Improve To .500 In Big Win Over Carolina
The Bears improved their record to 2-2 on Sunday after defeating the Carolina Panthers 34-29. The Bears ran the ball for 224 yards, 205 coming from Matt Forte on perhaps his best game as a Bear. Jay Cutler played game manager while throwing for 102 yards, however he did throw an ugly interception in the [...]
Video Of The Day: Hester’s Record Breaking Punt Return and D.J. Moore’s Pick Six
Here’s a look at two of the best plays from the Bears win over the Carolina Panthers today at Soldier Field. Firstly, Devin Hester set up Matt Forte and the Bears offense with a 73 yard kick return. Then he proceeded to break Eric Metcalf’s punt return record of 10 touchdowns with a 69-yard punt [...]
Week Four Preview: Carolina Panthers @ Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers will meet for the seventh time ever today. The two teams are tied in the all-time series 3-3. The Bears were able to beat the Panthers in Carolina last season 23-6. That game marked the return of Julius Peppers to Carolina, he was on the other side for the [...]
