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Mike Ditka suffers minor stroke; says it’s ‘no big deal’

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

You would expect uber-tough former Chicago Bears tight end and head coach Mike Ditka to shrug off most things that would take lesser men right out. If Ditka in his prime were attacked by an actual bear (cue the Swerkski Superfans), we're pretty sure he'…

suntimes.com

Wide receiver Brandon Marshall couldn’t resist a chance to state the most obvious, indisputable difference between the Bears’ top two quarterbacks. Asked the difference between Jay Cutler and Jason Campbell, Marshall playfully responded, “Jason’s …

CNNSI.com

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Jim Harbaugh practically galloped through the locker room, lively as ever, offering a wave and a smile to long snapper Brian Jennings before putting his arm around right guard Alex Boone.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

We begin our roundup of key injuries in the NFL with — what else — the quarterback position. Though the Chicago Bears' final injury report before Monday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers is not due until Saturday, head coach Lovie Smith has…

ESPN.com

Let's take a quick look inside the Friday injury report: Chicago Bears: Because they play Monday, the Bears won't provide game designations until Saturday. But we already know that quarterback Jay Cutler (concussion) is out of Monday night's game agains…

CNNSI.com

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will miss Monday's game at San Francisco because of a concussion.

suntimes.com

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will not start, a team spokesman announced, and he’ll be replaced in the lineup by veteran Jason Campbell.

CNNSI.com

The Colts head into their Week 11 showdown against the Pats with a surprising 6-3 record. Peter King explains why the young Colts are ready for Tom Brady and Co. in his Game Plan.

Jeff Dickerson, ESPN.com

Chicago Bears starting quarterback Jay Cutler will not play Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers due to a concussion he suffered Sunday night on an illegal hit from Houston Texans linebacker Tim Dobbins, the team announced Friday.

Peter King, CNNSI.com

INDIANAPOLIS -- Well, if the Colts are nervous about the showdown of 6-3 AFC teams with the big, bad Patriots on national TV Sunday, they're hiding it well. In the middle of the locker room Thursday afternoon, guard Mike McGlynn and long-snapper Matt Ov…

Matt Loede, bearsgab.com

Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher reiterated Thursday that he would lie to cover up a concussion, and he questioned the NFL’s concern in regard to knee injuries due to legal blocks below the waist, Michael C. Wright of ESPN Chicago reports. With talk of q…