Chicago Bears Rumors & News

CSN Chicago "The NFL may be a business at its core but former quarterback Rich Gannon, invited to Halas Hall by Marc Trestman to visit with Bears quarterbacks last week, suggests that getting to know the new coach on a personal level should be part of learning more than just Trestman’s offense. “I was..." June 17

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

NFL.com "The Chicago Bears don't even allow Devin Hester to wear the same colored jersey as the other Bears wide receivers in practice. He's a return man, and a return man only. But is a he return man who's guaranteed to make the roster? CSNChicago.com's John Mullin wrote Sunday night that Hester is..." June 17

Chicago Tribune "Brandon Marshall's hip problems have prevented him from participating much in offseason drill work for the Bears. Alshon Jeffery sat out minicamp with a hamstring injury. Devin Hester isn't even wearing the same-colored jersey as the receivers — he no longer is a part of the offense. So that..." June 14

Chicago Tribune "The Bears are going to make Devin Hester solidify his roster position as a returner, creating an interesting dynamic as it is difficult to evaluate special teams without live action. A coverage team running down the field in Bourbonnais isn't the same kind of challenge for Hester or his..." June 14

Chicago Tribune "A few teams around the NFL took the final day of minicamp off, sending their players into their down time a little early. New coach Marc Trestman had the Chicago Bears work through their final practice Thursday at Halas Hall, getting in one more day of high-tempo work before the break that..." June 13

ESPN Chicago "Defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis chose the Chicago Bears over other suitors for a shot to returning to playing the type of football he became accustomed to over his first three years in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints. The seventh-overall pick of New Orleans in 2008, Ellis enjoyed moderate..." June 13

National Football Post "If you are going to label David Terrell a draft bust for the Chicago Bears, at least give the man the opportunity to speak his mind on the subject. Terrell disputes the notion, as you might imagine. The eighth overall pick in 2001 by the Bears, Terrell spent four seasons with the organization...." June 13

ESPN.com "Jay Cutler's right. "It's hard to go out there Year 1 and blow the doors off," offensively. So asking him and the Bears to do that in 2013 simply isn't fair; especially considering Cutler is learning his fourth offense in five years. What's fair however, are expectations for a markedly better..." June 12

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

Chicago Sun-Times "In no time, offensive lineman Gabe Carimi will be poked, prodded, X-rayed and examined from head to toe, with extra attention given to his right leg. But it won’t be by the Bears. It will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Sun-Times was first to report Sunday that the Bears traded Carimi to the..." June 10

Pro Football Talk "Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said in the past that he wants a Super Bowl at Soldier Field. He still does. And he also wants the NFL draft in Chicago. Emanuel’s spokesman says the mayor and the commissioner talked recently and discussed having both NFL events in Chicago. “The mayor and..." June 08

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Chicago Sun-Times "Brandon Marshall said he’s healthy for the first time in two years. So those Bears records he set in 2012 — 118 catches and 1,508 receiving yards — came on a bad hip. Marshall participated in the Bears’ offseason training activities for the first time Tuesday after undergoing arthroscopic hip..." June 05

Chicago Tribune "With only two OTA practices remaining, the Chicago Bears do not expect to see former first-round pick Gabe Carimi until next week’s minicamp. The Bears went through their eighth OTA on Tuesday at Halas Hall and general manager Phil Emery reiterated what he said last month: Carimi will be..." June 05

ESPN Chicago "Former Oakland Raiders No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell gets his first shot at returning to the NFL on Friday when he visits the Chicago Bears for a workout that will include three other quarterbacks, according to an NFL source with knowledge of the situation. Having shed a reported 50..." June 04

Chicago Tribune "With Israel Idonije most likely not returning to the Chicago Bears, the team is still interested in adding some depth to the interior of the defensive line. The Bears will host Sedrick Ellis on a free-agent visit at Halas Hall on Tuesday, according to a source. ESPN’s Adam Schefter first..." June 04

Pro Football Talk "Bears fullback Evan Rodriguez was arrested for drunk driving early this morning. Chicago sports radio station WSCR reports that Rodriguez was ticketed for driving under the influence, speeding and improper lane usage after he was pulled over on I-90 at 3:30 a.m. The Bears have released the..." May 31

CSN Chicago "More than the faces and places should be different on the Bears’ 2013 offensive line. For the first time since 2008 there exists the real expectation, rather than just the hope, that the same starting five on opening day will be the same for Game 16. The four projected starters (giving J’Marcus..." May 28

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

Chicago Tribune "Brian Urlacher certainly was one of most athletic middle linebackers ever to play the game, and now that he has retired debate can begin about his Hall of Fame credentials. The discussion is not about if the eight-time Pro Bowler, who played all 13 seasons of his career with the Chicago Bears,..." May 26

Chicago Tribune "Mike Ditka's statement, in part, on the Bears retiring his No. 89: "It's something that I didn't anticipate or expect. I can't say that there's any greater honor. I'm very humbled by it and very thankful (Chairman George McCaskey) made the decision."" May 25

Chicago Sun-Times "Jay Cutler probably doesn’t need to be reminded of his good fortune now that coach Marc Trestman, a quarterback guru, is at the helm, but ex-Raiders QB Rich Gannon — a former top student at the school of Trestman — will do it anyway. “The big thing for Jay Cutler is just realizing that you have..." May 24

ESPN Chicago "A member of the Green Bay Packers is going to miss Brian Urlacher? That's right. Aaron Rodgers said on "The Jim Rose Show" that the Chicago Bears middle linebacker, who retired Wednesday, was his "favorite player to play against." "I just have the utmost amount of respect for him, the way he..." May 24

Chicago Tribune "There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee. It will happen this season. Dat's right. For Michael Keller Ditka Jr., the man also known as Da Coach and perhaps more..." May 24

Chicago Tribune "Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher ended his illustrious NFL career Wednesday when he announced his retirement. Now it’s time for the next chapter in his life. Could it be as a television analyst? "I don’t know how good I’d be at that," Urlacher told the Tribune. "It would take a..." May 24

CSN Chicago "Barring a surprise injury somewhere and Favre’in resurrection elsewhere this summer, Brian Urlacher ends his NFL career as a Chicago Bear. That’s somehow as it should be. Mostly. The unseemly rupture in the relationship when Urlacher spurned the Bears’ offer for a final season cheated the..." May 23

ESPN.com "Count Chicago Cubs pitcher -- and former football player Jeff Samardzija -- as another person who will miss Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. Urlacher announced his retirement on Wednesday, after 13 years in the NFL, the same day Samardzija threw seven innings of one-run ball against..." May 23

ESPN.com "Brian Urlacher didn't wait around to see if a market for his services would ever develop, but up until Wednesday when the middle linebacker announced his retirement, many in league circles believed it was only a matter of time before a team signed the soon-to-be 35-year-old defender. Why?..." May 23

Chicago Sun-Times "It seems like a moot point now with Marc Trestman now in charge of the Bears and Lovie Smith gone. But Brian Urlacher said he believes he'd still be playing if Smith was the Bears' head coach. Urlacher announced his retirement Wednesday. "I do believe that, yes," Urlacher said during an..." May 23

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

Yahoo! Sports "In responding to a chillier-than-a-Windy-City-winter market for his services, I believe the great linebacker was, in essence, making another two-word statement to the NFL's 32 franchises, this one of the unprintable variety. Did you really expect Urlacher to go out any other way? Does it make..." May 22

Chicago Sun-Times "As one of the Bears’ best, most durable and accomplished players, linebacker Lance Briggs always has been one of the team’s leaders. But now, with Brian Urlacher no longer his running mate, Briggs has to be the leader for the Bears, whose goal on defense is maintaining the status quo, unlike on..." May 22

Chicago Tribune "Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter on Wednesday, three days shy of his 35th birthday. “After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire,” Urlacher wrote in a statement. “Although..." May 22

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

NFL.com "Kyle Long and the Chicago Bears have agreed to terms on a four-year deal plus an option, the team said Friday. The agreement with the No. 20 overall selection in the 2013 NFL Draft means the Bears now have locked up all six of their picks. "We're very excited that Kyle Long is a new member of..." May 18

Chicago Tribune "Jim Miller is expected to return for a second season as a television analyst for Chicago Bears preseason games and now it looks like he will have an expanded role with the franchise. The Detroit News reports Miller, the former quarterback, is leaving his position as the radio analyst for..." May 17

Chicago Tribune "In the latest in a series of front office moves, the Chicago Bears have promoted Mark Sadowski to senior national scout. The St. Rita graduate has been with the organization since 2005 and has worked since then as a Southeast area scout. Prior to joining the Bears, he worked for the New Orleans..." May 17

Chicago Tribune "Matt Forte still looks big, smooth and fast. But in organized team activities, he looks a different kind of big, smooth and fast. That's because he is being used in more ways than he has been the last couple of seasons. It's part of the Bears' new vision to make Forte more valuable to the..." May 15

CSN Chicago "Gabe Carimi stayed away from Bears organized team activities for the second straight day. In the process, he is arguably making a roster decision for the Bears. It may not be a decision that ultimately works to his advantage. Carimi is working out and rehabbing his surgically repaired knee,..." May 15

ESPN.com "Like the vast majority of his teammates, Chicago Bears receiver Earl Bennett expressed optimism about the club's new staff, and the possibilities of the offense under head coach Marc Trestman and offensive coordinator Aaron Kromer. Bennett called the entire new coaching staff "player..." May 15