Running back Michael Bush was placed on season ending injured reserve on Tuesday with a ribs injury. He becomes the eighth Bear to be placed on injured reserve this season. The injury is being referred to as cartilage damage in his ribs rather then broken ribs. The Bears announced the signing of running back Kahlil [...]
15 Chicago Bears were listed on the team’s injury report this week. Three have been ruled out, two are doubtful, three are questionable and seven are probable. LB Brian Urlacher (hamstring), CB Tim Jennings (shoulder) and WR Earl Bennett (concussion) have all been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Urlacher was [...]
The Carolina Panthers (1-5) and the Chicago Bears (5-1) will meet for the eighth time ever on Sunday afternoon. The Bears lead the all-time series 4-3. Last season, the Panthers came to Soldier Field and fell short 34-29, but gave the Bears everything they had. The Bears will don their alternate jerseys on Sunday that [...]
The Chicago Bears travel to Jacksonville this Sunday and they should be thinking run first. With Matt Forte back to 100% and Michael Bush making the most of his goal-line opportunities the Bears could simply be too much for the Jaguars defense. Obviously it’s easy to say that considering the talent the Bears have in the [...]
The Chicago Sun-Times reports running back Matt Forte has made progress with his ankle injury, Jason La Confora tweeted he is likely going to sit Monday night out so he can get back to 100 percent. Michael Bush took Forte’s spot in the starting lineup against St. Louis (18 rushes, 55 yards, one TD), but he too is reportedly dealing with an injury of his own (according [...]
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 have always had a good core of running backs. Last season, Matt Forte put up impressive numbers until his Week 13 season-ending injury. He rushed 203 times for 997 yards and three touchdowns, while averaging 4.9 ypc. He also reeled in 52 receptions for 490 yards and one touchdown in 12 games. He [...]
Day two of the NFL’s free agency period wasn’t as crazy for the Bears as it was during the first day. The Bears re-signed veteran QB Josh McCown and TE Kellen Davis today. They also inked WR/KR Eric Weems to a contract. Let’s breakdown the Bears signings and rumors by position. QB: Josh McCown signed [...]
