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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89
There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee. It will happen this season. Dat's right. For Michael Keller Ditka Jr., the man...
Tags: Dick Butkus, Arts, Arts and Culture, George Halas, Brian Urlacher
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Ditka's 89 to be last in long line of Bears' retired numbers
When Jim Morrissey came to the Bears in 1985 as an 11th-round pick from Michigan State, he was surprised to receive No. 51, figuring it had been put away long before in honor of Dick Butkus. Then, a couple of months later Morrissey was sitting in the...
Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Mike Ditka, Pittsburgh Steelers, George Halas, Brian Urlacher
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Did the Steelers botch this year's NFL draft?
Yes Ben Roethlisberger makes the Pittsburgh Steelers a contender every year. It is rare that a team is fortunate enough to have a quarterback of his caliber. That's why it is surprising that team leaders didn't use last week's draft to better...Tags: Landry Jones, Mike Wallace (football), NFL Draft, James Harrison, Football
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NFL draft preview: Tight ends
Many teams are seeking athletic tight ends who can stretch the field — even those that already have them. So the dynamic receiving tight ends are not expected to last long in this draft. There are probably four of them scouts expect can make big...Tags: College Basketball, Basketball, NFL Draft, American Football Conference, Martellus Bennett
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Bears' O-line holds up against blitz
On Monday, what stood out about the Bears' performance on Sunday is the pass protection held up both in terms of recognition and execution against an aggressive, accomplished blitzing team. Arizona defensive coordinator Ray Horton sent more than four...
Tags: Brandon Marshall, Nate Potter, Kellen Davis, Mike Tice, Matt Forte
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Bennett a weapon like no other for Bears
Tight end in today's NFL is about matchups, formation flexibility and route concepts that target or expose the middle of the field. You want to beat Cover-2, work over a safety in man-coverage or challenge the secondary on the seam route? Then find a...
Tags: Brandon Marshall, New York Giants, Employees, Career and Workplace, Kellen Davis
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Are the Steelers doing OK this off season?
Yes There is a good chance that at some point this year Pittsburgh's center/quarterback exchange will be between guys named Legursky and Gradkowski. Not the star-studded, yet oft-inured combination — Maurkice Pouncey and Ben Roethlisberger...Tags: James Harrison, Cortez Allen, Ben Roethlisberger, Rashard Mendenhall, Mike Wallace (football)
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Bears' free-agent haul: TE Bennett, LT Bushrod
Heading into his fifth season with the Bears, Jay Cutler doesn't have a whole lot more to ask for at this point. General manager Phil Emery continued to build around the quarterback Tuesday, making aggressive moves in the first three hours of free agency...Tags: Brandon Marshall, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, Kellen Davis, St. Louis Rams
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Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag
I am sure you've getting this question a lot lately, but, if Manti Te'o falls to the Bears in the first round of the draft, should they make him Brian Urlacher's heir apparent? -- Donald Tursman, Los Angeles If you are asking if I would eliminate Te'o...Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Jake Long, Kellen Davis, Jason Campbell, Free Agency
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If Bears can't gain half-yard, they deserve to lose
Lovie Smith was wrong. About being wrong, that is. The situation: The Bears had a seven-point lead and were faced with a fourth-and-half-a-yard to go on the Seahawks' 15 on their first possession of the second quarter. To the delight of the...
Tags: Brandon Marshall, Basketball, Matt Forte, Gabe Carimi, Roberto Garza
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Cutler restores calm to Bears
During the fourth quarter of Sunday's 28-10 victory over the Vikings at Soldier Field, Jay Cutler noticed left tackle J'Marcus Webb's loose shoelace. Webb must have been too busy protecting Cutler's blind side to see his cleat had become untied. There...
Tags: Brandon Marshall, Kellen Davis, Mike Tice, Super Bowl, Jared Allen
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Bears' forecast suddenly cloudy
There was bright sunshine at Soldier Field on Sunday, as much as we've seen at any game this year. It was considerably darker in the bowels of the stadium in the back room where injured players are laid on tables and poked and prodded, tested, X-rayed...
Tags: Earl Bennett, Alshon Jeffery, Eric Weems, San Francisco 49ers, Gabe Carimi
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Mar 12, 2013
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Jan 24, 2013
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Nov 25, 2012
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Nov 25, 2012
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