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We're Black and Blue All Over: Mike McCarthy is going to wish he thought of this one. The Green Bay Packers' coach often unveils some sort of new technology or practice approach in his efforts to improve over the previous year, but the newest thin...

We're Black and Blue All Over: In our pre-draft Inside Slant podcast, Mike Sando and I agreed it would not be surprising if the Detroit Lions used a draft pick on a tight end. While they are set for the 2013 season with Brandon Pettigrew and To...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Phew! We made it. Veni, vidi, vici and all that. Three days of the 2013 draft brought us 35 new draft picks and scores of college free agents. I did my best to sort out the immediate aftermath Saturday evening and...

Reading Mel Kiper Jr.'s grades the morning after the draft is like a holiday tradition. No matter how much we all understand intuitively that it's impossible to project future success, we still want to know what the man who has spent three decades e...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Here's a look at the Chicago Bears' fifth-round pick, offensive tackle Jordan Mills of Louisiana Tech. Mills started every game over his last two seasons at Louisiana Tech, and was named All-WAC first team during his senior sea...

Scouts Inc. offers a full seven-round projection for the 2013 NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | April 24, 2013

Chicago Bears ESPNChicago.com's Michael C. Wright breaks down the Bears' 2013 schedule, and Wright and colleague Jeff Dickerson make week-by-week predictions for Bears games. The Chicago Tribune's writes also make week-by-week picks. Marc Tr...

The NFL announced its schedule for 2013 on Wednesday, with the Chicago Bears opening the season against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 8 at Soldier Field to start a campaign under new coach Marc Trestman that includes home games over the first two w...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler began on-field work Tuesday with his fourth offensive coordinator in five years. The timing of this transition, however, is a bit more dramatic than the rest. As Michael C. Wri...

Todd McShay offers up his latest 2013 mock draft, which includes three scenarios for all 32 picks in the first round.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2013

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning and thanks for returning, presumably, along with me after last week's time away. It sounds like I missed a few news stories, which is all but inevitable when you take a week away from the NFL, but we'll ...

Todd McShay offers up his latest 2013 mock draft, which includes the first two rounds and a quarterback approaching No. 1 overall.

Story | Conversation | March 27, 2013

Chicago Bears The Bears and cornerback Kelvin Hayden have agreed to terms on a one-year deal. David Haugh of the Chicago Tribune says the Bears could do a lot worse than using their first-round draft pick on linebacker Manti Te'o. Haugh: "Even ...

The Oakland Raiders' search for a cornerback is taking the next step. Denver cornerback Tracy Porter is visiting the Raiders on Wednesday, according to an NFL source. He visited the New Orleans Saints on Monday. Both teams have strong interest in ...

Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher is just the latest casualty of an NFL system that shows no mercy -- even for the game's icons, writes ESPNChicago.com's Michael Wilbon. Urlacher deserved a better exit but there isn't much time for nostalgia in the ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Last week, Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley told ESPN he would not take a pay cut to remain with the team in 2013. This week, his agent did what agents should do -- leave every option open. In an inte...