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According to a FOX32 report on Monday, the Chicago Bears and Illinois lawmakers are working on a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois, specifically in Arlington Heights. Kevin Warren and the Bears turned the heat up on J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois legislature with its very real flirtation with northwest Indiana. But Paris Schutz […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 5 hours ago | 0 reads
Some of you may be reading this article and going, “Who the hell is Bill Zimmerman?” and that’s probably the majority of you (and for good reason). Some of you may know me as the guy who yells too much during his podcast or writes overly opinionated articles on this here website. But most likely, […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 6 hours ago | 0 reads
Good afternoon! Here is today’s roundup of the latest news, rumors, and analysis on your Jacksonville Jaguars. Local links Study up before your next trip to the watercooler. Bears Elevate Pass Game Coordinator Press Taylor to Offensive Coordinator (Windy City Gridiron) After a relatively short interview process, the Bears went the safe and familiar route […]
From Big Cat Country | about 8 hours ago | 0 reads
The 2025-26 NFL season has come to an end, meaning every team is now heading into offseason mode. Some teams will be tasked with turning the ship around, figuring out how to bounce back after a disappoint season this year. Luckily for the Bears, they’re not one of those teams. After an 11-6 season and […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 10 hours ago | 0 reads
Hello, Chicago Bears fans! As we move into our offseason coverage of the Bears, we will examine what the Bears need to do to build on the amazing 2025 season and move the team forward in the competition for the Lombardi Trophy. I’m going to look at a somewhat unlikely scenario here. I think we […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 12 hours ago | 0 reads
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears to promote Press Taylor to offensive coordinator to replace Declan Doyle: source Ben knows what he’s doing. I hope. ‘You either do or you don’t’: Bears WR Rome Odunze is his own harshest critic despite improvement Sounds like he’s going to concentrate on his catching technique. We all approve. […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 17 hours ago | 0 reads
I’m well aware of the fact that, in sports, there is almost always a winner and a loser. (Heard that in Ace Ventura’s voice.) But as someone who considers themselves a big fan of both Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and New England Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye, I’m not feeling like picking sides anymore. Seriously. […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 1 day ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Bears have their newest offensive coordinator under head coach Ben Johnson, and he’s a familiar face for the organization. The team has reportedly elevated Press Taylor, the team’s passing game coordinator, to the post after Declan Doyle’s departure to serve in the same role with the Baltimore Ravens, according to NFL Media’s Ian […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 1 day ago | 0 reads
We’ve reached number one, and there’s no question what this game was going to be. In fact, the title of the article is just the score, and the score is enough for every Bears fan to know exactly what game it was. What went into ranking these games? I think what team they beat matters. […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 1 day ago | 0 reads
We all know it takes more than a single season to accurately assess the success of any draft class. Our own Josh Sunderbruch does a phenomenal job of explaining why this is and looking back at a more reasonable benchmark. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to look back and see how […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 2 days ago | 0 reads
Chicago Bears fans have spoken! Like most NFL fans, we believe the Seattle Seahawks will win the Super Bowl over the New England Patriots, although a higher percentage of us (92%) have the ‘Hawks winning than the national results (82%). In fact, every fanbase but one has a majority of their fans picking the Seahawks, […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 2 days ago | 0 reads
With the No. 25 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the chances the Bears acquire a blue-chip prospect are pretty slim. That’s not at all to say that they can’t end up with a blue-chip player with that pick. Rather, we’re talking about an extremely highly-touted prospect heading into the draft. There’s a difference between […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 2 days ago | 1 read
Well, here it is, we’ve reached the top 3 on our list of the 10 greatest Chicago Bears playoff victories of the Super Bowl era. So far, our list has included overtime, it’s included some elite individual performances, and we’ve seen some crazy weather. In the last three places, we are going to look at […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 3 days ago | 0 reads
The NFL doesn’t know it yet, but it may have just already crowned the Chicago Bears next year’s Super Bowl champions. Because the only possible thing that disrespecting head coach Ben Johnson will accomplish is turning him into an even more maniacal supervillian than he already is. As a guy who lives in Boston and […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 3 days ago | 0 reads
Despite the Super Bowl on Sunday, it feels like the Chicago Bears are amidst one of the two major news cycle lulls in the offseason. The NFL combine is still 3 weeks away, free agency doesn’t start until March 11th, and the NFL draft is still 2.5 months into the future — so there is […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Number 4 on our list is a game rarely discussed. You could say this game has gotten lost in Bears history. But this is a significant win that announced to the country that the Monsters of the Midway were back. What went into ranking these games? I think what team they beat matters. I think […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Chicago Bears left guard Joe Thuney has won the inaugural NFL Protector of the Year award. Thuney, 33, adds the prestigious award to his tremendous 2025 campaign. He was a first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowler in his first season with the Bears, and now, he’ll go down in history as the first offensive lineman […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 4 days ago | 0 reads
One year after entering the playoffs as the best division in football, the NFC North simultaneously took a step back and also wrote its place in history during the 2025 season. Despite only sending two teams to the playoffs and only one with 10-plus wins, all four teams finished above .500, which is almost unheard […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 4 days ago | 1 read
We’ve reached the top 5 in our top ten Chicago Bears playoff victories of the Super Bowl era. Some of the games in the top 5 are predictable, but some may not be ones fans would expect to find this high. What went into ranking these games? I think what team they beat matters. I […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 4 days ago | 0 reads
Year one of the Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson pairing is in the books, and it was arguably better than anyone realistically thought it could be. The Chicago Bears won the NFC North title with 11 regular-season wins, earned a Wild Card victory over the Green Bay Packers, and quarterback Caleb Williams was one of […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 4 days ago | 4 reads
We all know it takes more than a single season to accurately assess the success of any draft class. Our own Josh Sunderbruch does a phenomenal job of explaining why this is and looking back at a more reasonable benchmark. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to look back and see how […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 4 days ago | 0 reads
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears to hire Eric Studesville as running backs coach The Bears are bringing back a familiar face as their running backs coach. Bears to hire longtime NFL assistant Eric Studesville as running backs coach Studesville also was a Bears assistant from 1997 through 2000 under Dave Wannstedt and Dick Jauron. […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 5 days ago | 0 reads
The Chicago Bears have hired longtime NFL coach Eric Studesville to be their new running backs coach, per the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs on Wednesday. Studesville, 58, will be replacing Eric Bieniemy in the role on the Bears’ coaching staff. Bieniemy was hired by the Chiefs on Jan. 21 to become their new offensive coordinator, […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 5 days ago | 1 read
Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they as they present their first episode of the Chicago Bears offseason. Bears Over Beers returns to put a bow on the end of the 2025 season and look ahead to our goals for the […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 5 days ago | 1 read
Ninteen years ago, right about now, Devin Hester made one of the most ridiculous plays we’ve ever seen from a Chicago Bear, running the opening kickoff of Super Bowl LXI back for a touchdown. For the 14 seconds, there wasn’t a Bears fan in the entire country who wasn’t jumping for joy. Then after that, […]
From Windy City Gridiron | 5 days ago | 2 reads