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Teams need to spend an average of 89 percent of their cap space, but they're not throwing money at veterans, writes Jeffri Chadiha.

We're Black and Blue All Over: Two NFL contract agreements Monday night had NFC North implications and are worth noting here on the blog. First, the Indianapolis Colts announced a deal with free agent receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, who visited t...

The franchise shifts risks from teams to players, who could see their long-term value drop. Plus, reader questions.

In this tight salary-cap economy, loyalty toward long-term leaders and veterans only goes to a certain limit, writes John Clayton.

Adam Schefter answers mailbag questions on Brian Urlacher, Kirk Cousins and the best remaining free agents.

Blog | Conversation | March 21, 2013

Had the Chicago Bears played badly in Game 2 of the preseason, the prevailing thought likely would've been not to worry because it was just an exhibition outing. That's why the team took a similar viewpoint in dealing with Saturday night's success...

Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway has been picked for his first Pro Bowl.

We're Black and Blue All Over: There are three undefeated teams in the NFC as of Monday morning. Two of them reside in the NFC North. Yessir. The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions join the Washington Redskins as the only 2-0 teams in the c...

There is a mutual interest between the Chicago Bears and free agent linebacker Lofa Tatupu, according to a league source.

Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher's making up for lost time as he nears the end of his career. He's been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster for the second consecutive season after being overlooked for so many years. Fletcher and outside li...

It's time for the Bears' offense to make life easier on its defense.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Perhaps no group needed an off week more than the Chicago Bears linebackers. "It helped a lot," Lance Briggs said Thursday. "I thought about beaches and nice things while I was sitting in the training room." While some of h...

CHICAGO -- Forgive Brian Urlacher for being a little flustered when trying to sum up the Chicago Bears' 17-14 loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday. "Disappointing, frustrating, all the adjectives or verbs, whatever they're called, I don't kno...

We turn to Rhymefest to shed some light on what's going on at Halas Hall.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher snickered at the thought of Donovan McNabb playing in a Washington Redskins uniform, considering the quarterback spent the first 11 years of his career as a Philadelphia Eagles. "I don't...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin We just thought the Texas Tech-Texas A&M rivalry couldn't get any more vituperative and nasty. Tech coach Mike Leach, who in the past has teased the Aggies with his plans of starting "Mike's Pirat...