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Bears’ Earl Bennett thinks healing hand will let him play Sunday

suntimes.com

Wide receiver Earl Bennett, who missed Monday night’s game against the Dallas Cowboys with a hand injury, said his gut feeling is he’ll play Sunday at Jacksonville after practicing Friday. He’s listed as questionable. ‘‘It’s feeling a lot bett…

suntimes.com

Matt Forte wants you to know something about his good friend Maurice Jones-Drew. ‘‘He’s a cheap guy,’’ Forte said. ‘‘A lot of people don’t know that about Maurice, but he’s a cheapo, a cheapskate.’’ In December 2008, the last time th…

Jeff Dickerson, ESPN.com

Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox is unsure if he'll play this season.

ESPN.com

Getting inside an uneventful Friday injury report: Chicago Bears: Tight end Evan Rodriguez (knee) has been ruled out for the second consecutive week. Receiver Earl Bennett (hand) is questionable, but all other players will be available for Sunday's game…

ESPN.com

We've got three NFC North teams in action Sunday while the Detroit Lions take their bye. The Chicago Bears will visit Jacksonville, where a flotilla of ESPNChicago.com reporters will provide full coverage. The Green Bay Packers, a team we've seen three …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Jaguars haven’t officially announced wide receiver Laurent Robinson’s status for Sunday’s game against the Bears, but they sent a pretty good signal that he won’t be on the field after suffering his second concussion in as many weeks. The team…

ESPN.com

We're Black and Blue All Over: Many of you probably noticed Chicago Bears fans taking over Cowboys Stadium last Monday night, at one point chanting "Let's go Bears" so loud that linebacker Brian Urlacher could be seen saying, "Wow." …