The Bears‘ defensive line was pretty solid at times last season. They didn’t get consistent pressure, but they were one of the better units in the NFL. Defensive end Julius Peppers racked up 11 sacks, while defensive tackle Henry Melton added seven sacks in his first season as a starter. Defensive end Israel Idonije contributed five sacks. Defensive tackle Amobi Okoye recorded [...]
The return of wide receiver Earl Bennett and defensive tackle Matt Toeaina this Monday night will help the Bears out tremendously. The Bears faced the Eagles last season in Week 12 at Soldier Field, when both teams were 7-3. The Eagles were the road favorites by over three and half points, this Monday night they’re [...]
Bears defensive end Julius Peppers wasn’t able to practice today with his sprained MCL. It’s looking more and more doubtful that he will play on Sunday night. He will likely try to give it a go before game time, but right now it seems like he won’t be able to take the field for the [...]
According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, Bears defensive end Julius Peppers sprained the MCL (medial collateral ligament) in his left knee in the Monday night loss to the Detroit Lions, 24-13. Peppers’ injury occurred near the end of the first quarter. He seemed to plant his foot wrong while trying to get around [...]
The Bears need some help at the defensive tackle position. Veteran defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins could be the answer. The 30-year old tackle has spent his entire seven year career with the Bears biggest rival, the Green Bay Packers. Jenkins is a unrestricted free-agent and the Packers don’t seem that interested in re-signing when and if [...]
The Bears signed 13-year veteran long snapper Pat Mannelly to a two-year extensionand signed versatile defensive tackle Matt Toeaina to a three-year extension. These players have performed very well all season. Mannelly has been so consistent in his time with the Bears, if they let him test the market this off-season he would have been [...]
DT Tommie Harris was benched in favor of DT Matt Toeaina in the beginning of the season and Toeaina has quietly filled the gaps since then. But last Sunday against the Vikings it was obvious Toeaina was struggling. After making 13 tackles in the four games leading up to the game against the Bills, Toeaina has [...]
Before Bears DT Dusty Dvoracek was officially ruled out for the season with a torn ACL, Matt Toeaina was a player likely to be out of a job. But somehow the third year pro from the University of Oregon has stuck around again. In two seasons with the Bears Toeania has played in four games, [...]
The Chicago Tribune’s Vaughn McClure reported this last night: “Bears nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek is scheduled to undergo an MRI Sunday to determine the severity of a right knee injury, Dvoracek left the field early during the Bears’ 17-3 exhibition win over the Giants Saturday night. He exited the locker room after the game with [...]
