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Recently retired middle linebacker Brian Urlacher acknowledged during an interview Tuesday with ESPN 1000's "Waddle an Silvy Show" that he would "one-hundred percent" still be playing for the Chicago Bears if the organization had not fired long-time ...

For being one of the greatest players in Chicago Bears franchise history, Brian Urlacher had a lukewarm relationship with the club's fan base in recent years. And that's a shame. We all make mistakes, and certainly Urlacher is human like the ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- With three linebackers flying off the board early on Day 2 -- Manti Te'o (No. 38), Kevin Minter (No. 45) and Kiko Alonso (No. 46) -- the Chicago Bears joined the party at No. 50 and selected University of Florida inside linebacke...

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...

ESPNChicago.com continues its Bears draft preview series with a look at the linebackers. No single Chicago Bears position group on defense underwent a more radical transformation than linebacker. Gone are former starters Brian Urlacher and Nic...

CHICAGO - Former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith reflected on his nine-year run in Chicago for the first time publicly since the Bears fired him on December 31 after the club missed the playoffs for the fifth time in the last six years, despite ...

Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery said Tuesday he "absolutely" had no regrets over how the club handled the negotiations with linebacker Brian Urlacher, who became a free agent after the team ceased contract talks on March 20.

CHICAGO -- Former University of Missouri outside linebacker Zaviar Gooden is scheduled to visit the Chicago Bears on Monday, according to a league source. Gooden tested well at the NFL Combine where he ran the fastest 40-yard dash (4.47) among li...

Former Kansas State linebacker Arthur Brown will make an official pre-draft visit to the Chicago Bears early this week, according to a league source.

Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey talked with Brian Urlacher for the first time since the team parted ways with him and said the star linebacker, who was bothered he hadn't heard from the team, was "gracious" during their phone conversation.

CHICAGO -- Free agent linebacker Brian Urlacher said Friday he would have appreciated a call from a member of the Chicago Bears to tell him the organization was moving on before it issued a press release announcing the split. "I would have appreci...

The Chicago Bears signed former Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams to a one-year contract Friday.

The Oakland Raiders agreed to terms with Chicago Bears free-agent linebacker Nick Roach, according to an NFL source.

Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery said Wednesday that the team has approached linebacker Brian Urlacher about returning for a 14th season.

The opening hours of the NFL's three-day negotiating window before the official start of free agency unfolded as expected for the agent of Chicago Bears linebacker Nick Roach. As of early Saturday afternoon, Chicago-based Roach representative Jos...

Brian Urlacher's agent submitted a contract proposal to the Chicago Bears on Thursday and is awaiting a counteroffer, according to a report from WFLD-FOX 32 in Chicago, but nothing is imminent, a league source tells ESPN's Ed Werder.