Ask not for whom The Turk calls, he calls for thee

When pro athletes talk about the possibility of getting cut, they refer to "The Turk." When The Turk comes for you, you wind up "decapitated on the ge...

Final cuts made

...Rudy Burgess, Joe Clermond, Jason Davis, Marcus Freeman, Marcus Hamilton, Kevin Malast, Eric Peterman, Donovan Raiola, Brandon Rideau, Mike Rivera, Will Ta'ufo'ou and Woodney Turenne. Additionally, the Bears terminated the contracts of...

Training Camp Roundup: Sept. 5

News from around NFL training camps.

Quinn, Anderson rest up in Browns' preseason finale

Quarterback Brett Ratliff started the preseason finale for the Browns and led a touchdown drive after throwing that early interception, but the Bears beat Cleveland 26-23 Thursday.

Bowman's grand entrance

...wrap up. Unannounced line-up changes included: Jones for Forte, Josh Beekman for Olin Kreutz and Brandon Rideau for Devin Hester. Jamar Williams and Nick Roach also appear out. Well, the wheels have begun...

Preseason football, regular-season prices

The Chicago Bears' preseason game against the Cleveland Browns was standard exhibition quality for the price of a regular-season game.

Bears-Browns exercise in boredom

What did Thursday's game between the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns prove? Not much.

Could Jones help Bears' receiver corps?

...in bringing Jones aboard? Wouldn't he be a better fourth receiver than Rashied Davis or Brandon Rideau

Playing for keeps

...special teams. Knox making the team is understandable, but Juaquin Iglesias has no business beating out Brandon Rideau. Unfortunately, Rideau might be facing an uphill battle because Iglesias was taken in the third round...

CHICAGO - AUGUST 22: Brandon Rideau #84 of the Chicago Bears breaks away from DeAndre Wright #26 of the New York Giants...

Sharing the load

If the Bears want the kind of season for which they're hoping, the offense must help carry the load.

Big guns come out firing

...preseason." The passing game featured some big plays to Earl Bennett, Greg Olsen, Devin Aromashodu and Brandon Rideau. Bennett and Aromashodu especially stood out, as those two and Olsen appear to be Cutler's...

Cutler clarifies Hester remarks

...Tillman continued to work in full pads with the training staff. • Great catches: Desmond Clark, Brandon Rideau. Bad drops: Johnny Knox • This is becoming a trend: Al Afalava picked off Cutler during...

Turner still has confidence in Cutler

Jay Cutler's first quarter pick last Saturday night is quickly gaining cult status. The "interception heard round Bourbonnais" was still the hot t...

Fantasy rankings: Wide receivers

Fantasy football wide receiver rankings for the 2009 NFL season.