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The Bears Honor Brian Urlacher Will Full-Page Ad In Chicago Tribune
Brian Urlacher retired this past week after 13 incredible seasons in the NFL. More incredibly is that Urlacher spent those 13 years with one team, the Chicago Bears. A fan favorite, and icon in the Chicago area, Urlacher made friends everywhere he went in the windy city. Well, Chicago and the Bears franchise finally got to say their thank you this Friday in the form of a full page...
Former NFL QB Rich Gannon says Marc Trestman demands the whole package: ‘He expects a lot from the quarterback position’
Former Marc Trestman quarterback Rich Gannon says the coach is very demanding and he expects his signal callers to be multi-faceted, to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
The ex-Raiders QB Gannon was a top student of Trestman and had unbelievable success under him.
With the Raiders, Gannon achieved his greatest successes, including four consecutive seasons making...
WHAT TOOK SO LONG?
Bears to retire Mike Ditka's number
Mike Ditka may be the most beloved person in the history of the Chicago Bears franchise, and next season, the team will retire #89 in his honor.
Bears honor Urlacher in Full-Page Ad
The announcement for Brian Urlacher’s retirement came unexpectedly after he visited several teams this offseason, but he ultimately decided to hang up the cleats. He is one of a few rare legends of the game that played their entire careers for one team.
In the past, when players left a team or retired, they’d take out an ad in the papers thanking the team. This time, the Bears...
The Urlacher Career Epitaph - A Bears Great Retires
Do I have to run down the litany of memorable Chicago Bears who played the middle linebacker position for you? Most football fans know those names. But I'm going to say it - Brian Urlacher was the best of the bunch.
Urlacher woke up Thursday morning as an ex-NFL player for the first time. His 13 years with the Bears were memorable, including the unceremonious split earlier this...
Retirement of Brian Urlacher: Remembering the Face of the Bears theLast 15 Years
Many teams in the NFL have periods of success defined by elite starting quarterbacks; Montana and the 49ers, Aikman and the Cowboys, Brady and the Patriots etc. However, for Chicago, a team whose history is defined by defense and more specifically middle linebackers (Mike Singletary and Dick Butkus), it is only fitting that BrianUrlacher retire in Chicago, where he spent...
Grading the Draft: Chicago Bears
The Bears went into this draft needing to better protect Jay Cutler, who has struggled at times over the past few years behind a bad offensive line. Without a third-round pick from the Brandon Marshall trade, Chicago had to address their need on the offensive line early in the first two rounds. They were able to do that but as Chris Tripodi writes below, their draft may not have...
Facing the facts: 'I'm just not quite the same player I used to be,' says Brian Urlacher
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher took a long look in the mirror after lingering in free agency without any takers. At 34, he knew he his limitations. Rather than waiting it out for the rest of the offseason, and eventually get picked up by some team, he decided to go out on his own terms and face reality.
"Honestly, I'm just not quite the same player I used...
Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher retires
When the Chicago Bears and their Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Urlacher could not come to terms on a new contract, it immediately seemed that he would be destined to play at least another year in a different jersey.
Then came the words Brian Urlacher retires.
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Lance Briggs Is The New Leader Of The Chicago Bears Defense
Lance Briggs has been a force to be reckoned with ever since he arrived in Chicago back in 2003. Once paired with former Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, the two would combined to be one of the best sets of linebackers in the National Football League.Over the previous couple of seasons Urlacher has had to deal with numerous nagging injuries. Some of which have caused him to miss...
Offensive lineman Gabe Carimi is betting on himself as he stays away from offseason training activities
Chicago Bears 2011 NFL Draft pick Gabe Carimi has drawn a lot of attention for not participating in Marc Trestman’s first offseason training program.
There has been speculation that Carimi could be on the bubble and that attending the program would help him get his footing for training camp.
However, Carimi has taken the opposite stance, staying away and clearing his mind of...
Gabe Carimi working out with LeCharles Bentley, “light years” better than last season
According to the Chicago Tribune, Bears offensive lineman Gabe Carimi has been working out with former NFL lineman LeCharles Bentley and is reportedly “light years” better than he was in 2012.
Bentley started running the O-Line Performance Academy after his career ended in 2006 and he worked out with Carimi before he was drafted in 2011. He says Carimi has to change the player...
Has Gabe Carimi Quit on the Bears, or Vice Versa?
The Chicago Bears have been holding organized team activities this week and every veteran with the team made it, except one - offensive lineman Gabe Carimi.
Gabe Carimi should have been there. With a new head coach, there's new plays, terminology and blocking schemes to learn. Head Coach Marc Trestman has said he believes Carimi would play guard in his offense, however Carimi...
Bears with “No Signs” of Return for Israel Idonije, Release Andre Fluellen
The Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs writes Monday that the Chicago Bears show “no signs that indicate [free agent defensive end Israel Idonije] will be returning to the organization.”
Idonije, 32, has spent the last nine years of his ten year professional career with the Bears. His first year in the league, 2003, was spent with the Cleveland Browns.
The team has expressed interest...
2013 Fantasy Football Sleepers: Bears QB Jay Cutler
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is a 2013 Fantasy Football Sleeper.
Originally Posted on FantasyKnuckleheads.com
The Chicago Bears spent this off-season addressing some major problem areas on the offensive side of the ball, all of which is why you find Jay Cutler on the fantasy football sleeper list for 2013.
Newly appointed Bears quarterback coach Matt Cavanaugh recently told...
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