Chicago Bears News and Rumors

INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL moved up kickoffs in the name of safety, and it appears commissioner Roger Goodell won’t move it back this offseason. “We knew there would be less kickoff returns,” Goodell told the Sun-Times on Friday. “But we thought saf…

Bears running back Matt Forte told the “Waddle & Silvy” program on ESPN 1000 in Chicago that he’s okay with receiving the franchise tag if that leads to a long-term contract. “It depends on the motive of (the franchise tag),” Forte said on Thurs…

Chicago It turns out in the spring of 2004, the Bears wanted Patriots receiver Wes Welker so much they were the only team to extend a pre-draft visit invitation. One of the most important items on new general manager Phil Emery’s lengthy to-do list is d…

INDIANAPOLIS — Refreshed and inspired after his first trip to the Pro Bowl, Bears running back Matt Forte shined in the media spotlight days before Super Bowl XLVI, just blocks from Lucas Oil Stadium. He appeared on three-time Pro Bowl running back Maur…

Chicago Bears receiver Johnny Knox provided a glimpse Thursday into his recovery from a serious neck and back injury via Twitter, offering this photograph of the torso brace he must wear until the middle of March and not directly answering a question ab…

Our latest discussion with Jeff Dickerson on "Chicago's GameNight" at ESPN 1000 generated an interesting question: What should be the top priority for new Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery? I broke my answer into two parts, based on the…

Former Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd is set to go on trial April 2 in Dallas on charges that he tried to create a drug-distribution network, according to a federal judge’s order. Hurd, 26, is accused of trying to buy large quantities of marijuana and coc…

Previewing some of the big decisions facing NFC North teams early in the 2012 offseason: It was just a few months ago when Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs requested a trade, citing dissatisfaction with his salary midway through a six-year contract…

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With three weeks to decide whether to apply the franchise tag on Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte, Chicago Bears president Ted Phillips said Tuesday that the Bears won't let the Pro Bowl running back hit the open market.

Football players will have the opportunity this summer to learn individual and team football techniques from Bears players during the Alex Brown and Roberto Garza Football Camp held on July 6th-9th. The camp offers overnight and day camp options and wil…

The Chiefs couldn’t stop Phil Emery from leaving the team to become Bears general manager, but they did stop him from bringing one of their coaches with him. Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that the Chiefs blocked the Bears from interviewin…

The first attempt by the Bears to hire a former member of the Buccaneers proved unfruitful, but that won't stop the team from speaking with former Bucs quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt about the same position, according to a source.

How low-impact was the 2012 Pro Bowl? Chicago Bears tailback Matt Forte made the unusual decision to play despite a knee injury that sidelined him for the Bears' final four regular-season games, and you heard almost no concerns voiced about possible re-…

Multiple concussions landed Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer on injured reserved in 2010. After being told to not continue his career by Dr. Elizabeth Pieroth, a neurologist and the team’s concussion consultant, the Bears terminated the final year of…