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Research for a future post brought me to some figures that always carry high interest. Below, you'll find the up-to-date salary-cap reports for each NFC North team, based on ESPN Stats & Information resources. The figures include all rookies w...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The Chicago Bears concluded Day 2 of their three-day mandatory minicamp without starting receivers Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall as well as rookie seventh-round pick Marquess Wilson. The team held out Jeffery as a preca...

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

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A first-year player who has turned heads in OTAs/minicamps: Chicago Bears: Linebacker Jon Bostic, a second-round draft pick from Florida, has proved far enough along that he has been calling defensive signals at middle linebacker with the second t...

The Green Bay Packers' contract agreement with running back Eddie Lacy, as reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, leaves four unsigned rookies remaining in the NFC North. All are first-round draft picks: Packers defensive end Datone Jones, along with M...

We're Black and Blue All Over: The Green Bay Packers lost a promising rookie -- perhaps for the season -- on the first day of their organized team activities (OTAs), according to multiple reports. Offensive lineman J.C. Tretter, a fourth-round dra...

The destruction and devastation left behind by the tornado that struck the state of Oklahoma on Monday hit especially close to home for Chicago Bears rookie punter Tress Way. A native of Tulsa, Okla. and a four-year letter winner at the Universit...

The Chicago Bears signed receiver Demetrius Fields and defensive tackles Corvey Irvin and Christian Tupou, in addition to agreeing to terms with cornerback Maurice Jones. All four worked with the team during last weekend's rookie minicamp on a tr...

Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery was careful last month to avoid pinpointing an exact position for rookie linebacker Jon Bostic, a middle linebacker at Florida who should have the inside track to be Brian Urlacher's long-time replacement. Vet...

Chicago Bears sixth-round pick Cornelius Washington didn't arrive at rookie minicamp under any false pretenses. "They brought me here to rush (the quarterback), so I'm going to hone my skills at that," Washington said. "I'm going to get great ...

Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman only "peeked at" the footage pulled from the camera mounted to the helmet of quarterback Matt Blanchard during the weekend's rookie minicamp, and it's still unclear to the club whether there's a tangible use for the ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- From a pure production standpoint, the Chicago Bears got a steal in the seventh round when they drafted former Washington State wide receiver Marquess Wilson -- the school's all-time leader in receiving yards (3,207), despite app...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- As is the case with most first-year players, the quickest way for Chicago Bears rookie linebackers Jon Bostic and Khaseem Greene to make an immediate impact this upcoming season figures to be on special teams, an area Chicago's c...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Matt Blanchard should serve as motivation for all 33 players attending the Chicago Bears three-day rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. The 6-foot-3 quarterback out of Wisconsin-Whitewater found himself in the exact same positio...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears first-round draft choice Kyle Long is approaching the club's three-day rookie minicamp like a student who is given a copy of the teacher's lesson plan before missing school for several weeks. That's because foll...

With the Chicago Bears set to start Day 1 of a three-day rookie minicamp on Friday let's take a look at a few things to keep an eye on before things get really interesting when the club opens its first workout on May 14 of organized team activities. ...