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With minicamp in the books, the Chicago Bears wrapped up their offseason program and will lay low until training camp begins on July 25 in Bourbonnais. But with a new coaching staff, plenty of new faces on the roster and a quarterback facing a con...

Matt Bowen examines a defensive game plan to stop Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson.

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Chicago Bears What can the Bears expect out of second-year wideout Alshon Jeffery? The Chicago Tribune's Dan Pompei says Jeffery should take "a significant step forward." Defensive backs Tim Jennings and Charles Tillman talked with NBC Chicago ...

Matt Williamson scouts the NFL for ESPN.com, and this week he revealed his offseason grades for all 32 teams. You'll need an Insider subscription to view the full file, but I've been authorized by high-level executives to leak a few NFC North snippe...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Blackhawks players said Saturday they have appreciated the support shown by players from the city's other professional sports teams. Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman, Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko and Chic...

As rosters shake out this summer, you'll hear a fair amount about the "youngest" and "oldest" teams in the NFL. Sometimes those figures and rankings can be skewed by aged kickers or an exceptionally youthful set of reserves, so I like what colleague ...

Monte Kiffin told his players to study two teams' defenses from last season: the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks. A couple of Kiffin disciples (new Dallas defensive line coach Rod Marinelli and new Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley) c...

The Kansas City Chiefs have hired longtime Bears personnel man Chris Ballard to be their director of player personnel.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Cornerback Charles Tillman said Tuesday all of the Chicago Bears' offseason changes, including the failed contract negotiations with free agent middle linebacker Brian Urlacher, re-enforced the concept that no one is irreplaceabl...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman, defensive end Julius Peppers and defensive end Shea McClellin were announced as the recipients of the Brian Piccolo Award during a press conference Tuesday at Halas Hall. Since 1970, ...

With their top four cornerbacks (Charles Tillman, Tim Jennings, Kelvin Hayden and Zack Bowman) signed only through 2013, the feeling is the Chicago Bears will look to select a cornerback during NFL Draft weekend. The question is when. The top...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning. Wednesday was quite the day here on the NFC North blog. During the trek back from the NFL owners meeting, I did my best to keep up with the Chicago Bears' decision to part ways with linebacker Brian Url...

We're Black and Blue All Over: As NFL free agency approaches, we're getting an idea of the players teams do and do not want to retain. One that falls in the latter category is Chicago Bears nickelback D.J. Moore, who intercepted 10 passes in three...

The $8.45 million salary cap charge associated with the franchise designation placed Friday on Chicago Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton definitely limits what the team can do in upcoming free agency, but the move should be viewed at this point as ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman stopped short Thursday of calling Jay Cutler his "franchise" quarterback and said he hasn't spoken to anyone about a contract extension that would keep Cutler with the Bears beyond 2013. Trestman's ap...

ESPNChicago examines potential unrestricted free agents at positions of need for the Bears. Bears free agency previews: DT | DE | G | WR | TE | QB | LB | OT » With veterans Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings coming off Pro Bowl seasons, cornerba...