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Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith announced after Thursday night's workout that the team plans to hold out linebacker Lance Briggs from Friday's practice, as well as the club's preseason matchup Monday night against the New York Giants. Read the ful...

Bears coach Lovie Smith announced after Thursday night's workout that the team plans to hold out linebacker Lance Briggs from Friday's practice, as well as the club's preseason matchup Monday night against the New York Giants.

Complex schematics work, but Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli wants to eliminate the possibility of relying on X's and O's instead of the personnel assigned to execute the system.

The Seattle Seahawks' Matt Hasselbeck says the return of the Chicago Bears' Lance Briggs brings their playoff game to a "whole other level."