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Kyle Fuller Breaks Hand, Suffers Hip Pointer
(CBS) Injury has now been added to insult for the Bears on an ugly Sunday that saw them fall to 3-4 with a 27-14 home loss to the Dolphins. Rookie cornerback Kyle Fuller broke his right hand and...
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Marshall: Heated Argument ‘Came From My Heart’
(CBS) Bears receiver Brandon Marshall expressed no regret for his leading role in a postgame locker room shouting match after Sunday’s 27-14 loss to the Dolphins. “Absolutely my voice was heard,”...
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Bears Notes: Fuller, Bennett, McCray Sit Out Practice
(CBS) Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller (hand/hip), safety Danny McCray (knee) and tight end Martellus Bennett (hamstring) each sat out Wednesday’s practice as they recover from injuries. Fuller left...
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Bears Notes: Briggs, Fuller Practice In Limited Fashion
(CBS) Bears starting linebacker Lance Briggs and starting cornerback Kyle Fuller returned to practice Thursday, with each participating in a limited fashion. Briggs has missed the past two games with a...
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Bears Notes: Fuller Is Probable For Sunday, But Briggs Is Doubtful
(CBS) Despite suffering a broken right hand and a right hip pointer last week, Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller is listed as probable to play in Sunday’s contest at the New England Patriots. Fuller is tied...
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Bears-Patriots: Briggs, Bostic, Mills Inactive
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) For the third-straight week, the Bears will be without the services of linebackers Lance Briggs (ribs) and Jon Bostic (back). A new addition to the inactive list is right tackle...
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Durkin: Briggs Realizes End Is Near With The Bears
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. It’s just rare to be in the moment when an athlete openly acknowledges his professional mortality right in front of you....
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The Bernstein Brief: Briggs’ Admission Unfortunate, Revealing
By Dan Bernstein- Editor’s note: Always full of thoughts, Dan will start sharing a few more quick hits with you every week in The Bernstein Brief. Consider it a morning thought that may evolve. As...
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Baffoe: Lance Briggs Doesn’t Get To Have It Both Ways
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) Some students of mine are putting together a project this week in which they act out some scenes from August Wilson’s play, Fences. Part of their grade lies in an explanation for...
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Baffoe: Firing Trestman Won’t Solve Bears’ Immediate Problems
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) The call for the head coach’s head after giving up more than 100 points combined in the last two games sandwiched around a bye week isn’t unreasonable. A 3-6 record and massive...
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Bears Notes: Marshall, Bennett, Jennings Not Practicing
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) It was back-to-work Wednesday for the Bears, who host the Minnesota Vikings this Sunday at noon on CBS. Several players weren’t able to practice, highlighted by receiver Brandon...
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Bears Notes: Defense Held Players-Only Film Session
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) The Bears’ injury list from Wednesday’s practice was bigger than usual, partly because it was a veteran’s day off for running back Matt Forte, linebacker Lance Briggs and defensive...
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Bears Notes: Leadership Rallies Bears At Halftime
By Chris Emma– CHICAGO (CBS) — The chorus of boos at the halftime whistle Sunday was much louder than the Bears’ play. Chicago trailed Tampa Bay 10-0 and should have been losing by more. Fans at...
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Bears Notes: Offense ‘Disturbing,’ Trestman Says
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) The Bears have now begun two weeks of bizarre practice schedules, given their back-to-back Thursday games. This week’s schedule is even more compressed as the team plays an early...
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Bears Notes: Lions’ Pass Rush Has Bears’ Full Attention
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) After putting up 21 points in back-to-back weeks against Tampa Bay and Minnesota, the Bears face a much stiffer challenge on the road this Thursday against Detroit. The Lions are...
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Lance Briggs Out, Jeremiah Ratliff Doubtful For Thursday’s Game
(CBS) As was feared, the Bears will be without one defensive starter and perhaps more on Thanksgiving Day. Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs has been ruled out of Thursday’s game at Detroit with a groin...
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Bears-Lions: Jeremiah Ratliff Inactive
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) Both the Bears and Lions are dealing with injuries to key starters for Thursday’s Thanksgiving tilt. Bears defensive tackle Jeremiah Ratliff was doubtful for today’s game and is...
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Lance Briggs Placed On Injured Reserve
(CBS) – This could be it for veteran Bears linebacker Lance Briggs, who has been placed on the reserve/injured list with a groin injury. In 12 NFL seasons, all with the Bears, Briggs has recorded 1,564...
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Durkin: Briggs Era Likely Over In Chicago
By Dan Durkin- (CBS) Earlier this month, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs openly acknowledged that this was likely his last season in Chicago. Given that, surely he didn’t want to end his prolific career...
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Baffoe: End Of Briggs’ Bears Career Difficult To Mourn
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) There’s no argument to be made that Bears linebacker Lance Briggs wasn’t an awesome football player for a long time. A fixture on one of the best defenses of an era, he paired with...
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Baffoe: Brian Urlacher Is A Symptom Of The Diseased Chicago Bears
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) The Chicago Bears’ loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night was another sprint to the toilet that came up short and ended in chunks on the floor. You likely were put in that...
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Jared Allen Keeps Passion For Helping Wounded Warriors
CHICAGO (CBS) – Five-time Pro Bowler Jared Allen is among the top ten sack leaders in NFL history, but he has just as much passion for his work off the field as he does for football. CBS 2’s Ryan Baker...
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Baffoe: The Spite In And For Lame Duck Marc Trestman
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) There’s an unfortunate bit of joy here. It’s a sad pleasure that I fully recognize and am not proud of. Some of us witnessing this travesty of the 2014 Chicago Bears have tried to...
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Baffoe: It’s All About George McCaskey, Now And Going Forward
By Tim Baffoe (CBS) — He ain’t your daddy’s McCaskey family member. George is frustrated, and George isn’t going to take it anymore. For all the bad local reputation the McCaskeys have had for decades...
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Lance Briggs Hopes For A Call From John Fox
(CBS) Veteran linebacker and soon-to-be free agent Lance Briggs’ 12-year career with the Bears is likely over, for many reasons. The Chicago defense needs to get younger, and Briggs has lost a step....
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Durkin’s Bears Positional Breakdown – Linebackers
By Dan Durkin- Editor’s note: This is the third in a 10-part series that takes an all-encompassing look at the state of the Bears’ roster. Click here to read breakdowns of the other positions. (CBS)...
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Report: Lance Briggs Won’t Return To Bears In 2015
(CBS) In a decision that was expected, veteran linebacker Lance Briggs won’t return to the Bears in 2015, CSN Chicago reported Thursday afternoon, as the team informed him it won’t extend a new...
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Football Is The Focus For Bears’ Brass
(CBS) Unlike years past, there’s a unified message coming from Bears’ brass about how football operations will function at Halas Hall. New general manager Ryan Pace and coach John Fox want players to...
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Report: Lance Briggs Drawing Interest From 49ers
(CBS) When pressed to answer questions about the futures of long-time fixtures Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman, Bears general manager Ryan Pace has used the party line of “they’ve been great Chicago...
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Lance Briggs Visiting 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers were hosting free agent linebacker Lance Briggs at team headquarters Monday. Briggs’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the visit. The Niners are in need of...
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Lance Briggs Admits He Wanted To Punch Jay Cutler, Other Bears QBs At Times
(CBS) Former Bears Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs admitted that he wanted to punch Jay Cutler and other Bears quarterbacks at times during his 12-year playing career in Chicago. “There have been...
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Lance Briggs Plans To Retire
(CBS) Former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs announced Wednesday his plans to retire. The news came during an interview with Briggs during the Cubs-Reds game on CSN Chicago, which he will join this...
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Lance Briggs On Bears’ 2014 Infighting: Marc Trestman Would ‘Pretend Like He...
(CBS) It’s no secret that the Bears’ locker room turned into a dysfunctional mess during a disappointing 5-11 season in 2014 under former coach Marc Trestman, who was fired a day after the season...
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Report: Car Registered To Lance Briggs Crashes Into Chicago Building
(CBS) A Porsche registered to former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs crashed into a bartending school on Chicago’s northwest side, according to TMZ Sports. The report states that the incident occurred on...
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Lance Briggs On Marc Trestman’s Bears Tenure: ‘He Shouldn’t Have Been A Coach...
(CBS) Former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs didn’t hold back Monday when asked what he thought of the end of career, which included playing his final two seasons under former coach Marc Trestman in 2013...
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Baffoe: Even In Its Ugliness, Football Finds A Way To Be Discussed
By Tim Baffoe– (CBS) It doesn’t matter that we just wrapped up another interesting opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament, nor that the Chicago Blackhawks just became the first Western Conference team...
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CTE Found in 110 Out Of 111 Former Football Players’ Brains
By Walker Post CHICAGO (CBS) — A new study on the link between repeated hits to the head among football players and brain disease is a stark reminder about the potential dangers of the sport. Dr....
View ArticleBears Great Brian Urlacher Left No Doubt To Hall Of Fame-Worthy Legacy
By Chris Emma– (670 The Score) When it comes to Brian Urlacher, the latest in a remarkable legacy of Bears linebackers, how does one quantify the greatness he personified? That answer may arrive at the...
View ArticleBrian Urlacher Hoping Former Bears Teammate Lance Briggs Joins Him In Hall Of...
By Chris Emma– (670 The Score) There will soon be 29 linebackers inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Of that group, five played for the Chicago Bears. Brian Urlacher took great pride in that...
View ArticleTeammates Reflect On Urlacher’s Greatness On The Field
CHICAGO (CBS) — As Brian Urlacher became the 28th Bears player enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, some of his former teammates took the time to reminisce about what made the great linebacker...
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