It didn’t take long for the Chicago Bears to find Brian Urlacher’s replacement. On Friday, the Bears announced that D.J. Williams was signed to a one-year deal. The deal is worth $900,000 and isn’t guaranteed, but Williams can earn up to $1.75 in 2013 after a series of roster bonuses. Williams spent all nine of [...]
13 seasons, 180 starts, 1,779 tackles, 41.5 sacks, 22 interceptions, 12 forced fumbles, 16 fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns. That’s what soon to be first ballot Pro Football Hall Of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher contributed in his time with the Chicago Bears. The Bears announced late Wednesday that they were unable to reach a [...]
The Chicago Bears are battling through a number of injuries. They lost right guard Lance Louis (knee) for the season and they could be without left guard Chris Spencer (knee) for one to two weeks. Wide receiver Devin Hester (concussion) has to pass all the concussion tests in order to get back to playing, while [...]
The Bears beat the Vikings 28-10 to improve to 8-3 on the season but some key injuries could prove costly. RB Matt Forte (ankle), WR Devin Hester (head), LG Chris Spencer (knee), RG Lance Louis (knee), CB Charles Tillman (ankle), LB Lance Briggs (foot) all came out of the game nicked up. Forte re-injured his [...]
The Chicago Bears (7-2) travel to Candlestick Park on Monday night to battle the San Francisco 49ers (6-2-1). The Bears are 29-31-1 all-time against the 49ers. Since 1985, the Chicago Bears are 0-7 against the 49ers in San Francisco. The last time these two teams met was in 2009, when the 49ers beat the Bears 10-6 in [...]
On paper, the Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers could not be more alike. Both teams play ferocious defense, run the ball well, and both teams’ quarterbacks had to leave their week 10 game because of a concussion. The statuses of Jay Cutler and Alex Smith are both up in the air for Monday [...]
The Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears will meet for the 42nd time ever on Sunday. The Colts lead the all-time series 23-18. The Bears are 6-1 in their last seven home openers. The Colts have lost their last two road openers. The Bears defeated the Colts the last time the two teams played in 2008, [...]
Today was the second day of practice in Bourbannais. Tomorrow night the first padded practice will take place at 7:00 p.m. Lance Briggs had some funny things to say about meetings during training camp. Specifically with linebackers coach Bob Babich. I’m just excited about everything, going into long, boring meetings going over the same stuff, covering a [...]
The Bears announced Wednesday that LB Lance Briggs signed a one-year contract extension with the team. The extension keeps Briggs with the Bears until 2014, when he will be 34-years old. The deal includes a $3 million signing bonus, a base salary of $3 million and a $250,000 workout bonus all in the first year. [...]
1) Bears CB Tim Jennings intercepts Lions QB Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter of a Week 10 matchup in Chicago. On the return, Stafford rips down Bears nickelback D.J. Moore and Moore starts a huge scuffle because of it. 2) Bears LB Lance Briggs levels Lions WR Calvin Johnson and gets an unnecessary roughness call due [...]
