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Viagra isn’t banned, ExtenZe is

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

A pointed comment from Bears receiver Brandon Marshall has opened a new avenue of unexpected NFL discourse. Marshall, for those of you who missed it, claims that some NFL players use Viagra as a performance-enhancing substance.  Though there have been q…

Michael C. Wright, ESPN.com

Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs doesn't "plan on missing" Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks and returned Thursday to the practice field along with cornerback Charles Tillman while Matt Forte said he'll play despite his ankle injury.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Of the six Bears starters who were injured on Sunday against the Vikings, half of them officially won’t play in Week 13. Guard Lance Louis previously had been placed on injured reserve.  Ruled out on Thursday for a home game against the Seahawks were g…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

A blindside block on an interception return cost Vikings defensive end Jared Allen a $21,000 NFL fine and cost Bears guard Lance Louis the rest of his season when he hurt his knee on the play. Now Allen is saying he’s sorry. “I feel bad he got hurt,”…

Michael C. Wright, ESPN.com

Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs doesn't "plan on missing" Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks and returned Thursday to the practice field along with cornerback Charles Tillman while Matt Forte said he'll play despite his ankle injury.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

On Wednesday, Bears receiver Brandon Marshall said that he has heard of football players using Viagra to enhance performance.  While playing football. MDS pointed out that a 2008 article from Slate discussed the potential benefits of using the drug at a…

Jack Dickey, deadspin.com

Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall said yesterday that some NFL players use Viagra to "get an edge" on the field. Sure. OK. Whatever. More »

ESPN.com

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The Chicago Bears were not happy with the hit that ended right guard Lance Louis' season, and even mild-mannered coach Lovie Smith publicly upbraided Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen for it. Speaking Thursday for the fi…

ESPN.com

The Chicago Bears' emergency shift of Gabe Carimi begs a question, but perhaps not the one you're thinking. At some point, the Bears might have to address whether he can be a long-term answer at guard despite an atypical body type. More pressing, howeve…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Aldon Smith was named NFC defensive player of the month for November. And the fact the 49ers had their bye this month and only played three games should tell you just how good his month was. Smith had 9.0 sacks in three games, with 5.5 of them coming in…

suntimes.com

The Bears’ offense appeared to catch a break when news broke Sunday that Seahawks starting cornerbacks Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner - key cogs in Seattle’s third-ranked defense -faced four-game suspensions for violating NFL rules on perform