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Cutler misses practice, questionable for Monday

CNNSI.com

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler missed practice on Thursday and his playing status remains in question because of a concussion.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The San Francisco 49ers began on-field preparations for Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears without head coach Jim Harbaugh, who underwent surgery at Stanford Hospital for an irregular heartbeat on Thursday, the club announced. "Coach Har…

ESPN.com

To me, Thursday was the big day in terms of guessing whether or not Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler would start Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. If he wasn't cleared to practice four days after suffering a concussion, his third in the …

CNNSI.com

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher still says he would lie to cover up a concussion.

ESPN.com

I've saved this season's Dirty Laundry posts for events that genuinely fall into a gray area of officiating or spur significant confusion, and I think we have one that qualifies this week. The second-quarter play that left Chicago Bears quarterback Jay …

ESPN.com

The assignment for each NFL blogger was to argue the chances of one divisional team to reach the Super Bowl. That put me in a bit of a predicament, considering the NFC North has two of the top championship contenders in the entire league. The Chicago Be…

Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com

The biggest comeback in Broncos history did not begin with a touchdown. It began with a pre-game coin flip.

CNNSI.com

The Chargers are playing for more than their last playoff hopes this week, they're playing for jobs. Can San Diego beat Denver to stay alive in the AFC West? Peter King makes his picks.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Bears kicker Robbie Gould issued a statement of apology to the grounds crew at Solider Field, but not before suggesting he might leave Chicago on account of the grass. Gould was critical of the conditions during a driving rainstorm that dumped two inche…

ESPN.com

The Chicago Bears have plenty of good offensive players. Some of their backups are good enough to start for other teams. But through nine games, we haven't been able to answer a simple question about this group. This week's Blogger Blitz explains.

ESPN.com

We're Black and Blue All Over: Given the 180-degree turnaround of his sentiments Wednesday, I'm going to guess Chicago Bears place-kicker Robbie Gould got himself in a bit of hot water by criticizing the field conditions at Soldier Field on ESPN 1000. G…

suntimes.com

At least one starting quarterback for Monday night is on the fast track for a return. Alex Smith of the San Francisco 49ers was cleared to return to practice Wednesday, although he wore a non-contact jersey. The Bears, meanwhile, didn’t practice and did…