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Chicago Bears: Midway Through Bourbonnais, Some Bears Have Made a Stand
The Bears reached the halfway point of their Bourbonnais portion of training camp with plenty of surprises, considering the veteran status of their roster. Some players who figured prominently into this year's plans have begun to slip. Other
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Chicago Bears Tackle Frank Omiyale Is Jumpy—and Making Others That Way
Frank Omiyale is about the nicest guy in the Bears locker room, which may or may not be good for playing offensive tackle in the NFL. The Bears are trying to find out everything they can about Omiyale, and what they've seen so far in this tra
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Chicago Bears’ Pass Rush Tandem Keys Hopes for Defensive Revival
One of the best places to be at training camp is always near the pass-rush drills. Whether it's one-on-one or players working in small groups, someone is sure to get overaggressive and the end result is shoving or worse. During one of these drills M
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Chicago Bears See Plenty of Wide Receiver Help for Jay Cutler
BOURBONNAIS -- The common view from national media and fans in cities outside Chicago is quarterback Jay Cutler has no one at wide receiver for targets. A national lice infestation might not have resulted in the amount of head scratching&n
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Chicago Bears’ Players Know the Stakes for Their Coach on Reporting Day
BOURBONNAIS—The stakes for this year’s Bears season are not lost on the players, even if coach Lovie Smith prefers to change the subject. It’s "Win One for Lovie (or else)" after three straight disappointing seasons. “Lovie&r
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QB Jay Cutler No. 1 on Chicago Bears Camp Concerns List
For a veteran coach facing a make-or-break season, the Chicago Bears’ Lovie Smith could certainly have it worse. Ownership let Smith have his choice at offensive coordinator with his buddy Mike Martz, defensive coordinator with long-time frien
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Chicago Bears Minicamp: The Long and Short of It
It's often said very little can be observed about a football team by watching them run around in shorts at a minicamp. They certainly wore shorts and no pads at this weekend's Bears minicamp, but some facts became very self-evident anyway. 1. Julius
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Chicago Bears Offense Needs to Max-Out at Minicamp
Friday, on the first day of minicamp, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler took a realistic approach toward how long it will take to get the new offense of coordinator Mike Martz down. “Into training camp,” Cutler said. “That&rsqu
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Former Chicago Bears Great Gale Sayers an Expert at Sounding Foolish
In a recent interview with the Associated Press, former Bears running back great Gale Sayers again showed that he should have remained the quiet, unassuming kid whom the late Brian Piccolo sometimes made fun of in the 1960s. Piccolo poked fun at Saye
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Even Bears Draft Day Busts Need a Hug Now and Then
Every team has draft day busts. In fact, only about 50 percent of first-round draft choices even become a viable NFL player. Anyone can love someone in the successful 50 percent. It’s the 50 percent who flop and still endear themselves to fans
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