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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Chicago Bears WR Selected to Make Big Jump in Year 2 of Ben Johnson’s offense So is the TE position. POLISH SAUSAGE Vic Fangio: Jalen Carter’s shoulders are “fine” Carter’s early-career exploits putting his 2027 fifth-year option at $27.1 million, so a new deal quickly becomes very expensive for a […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Illinois governor on Bears stadium bill: “I’ve seen miracles happen every year” The type of statement that truly inspires confidence in us all. Bears coaches have a simple message to QB Caleb Williams this offseason: ‘Do less’ Bears staff expects Williams to join the Illinois legislature as they all do […]
There has been such focus on the Chicago Bears’ defense this season that it’s easy to forget that the 2026 offense was among the league’s best. It’s true. Chicago’s offense compiled the 6th-most yards in the NFL, 6th in most first downs, ranked 9th in overall points scored, and 9th in percentage of drives ending […]
If any of you were wondering what happened to this year’s sports economics conference at University of Maryland Baltimore County, it moved from April to June, so it hasn’t happened yet. I just booked my trip, so FoS readers can expect a liveblog on the day of stadium-related papers, at least. And if you’ll be […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears say they have “exhausted every opportunity to stay in city of Chicago Well, their stadium saga certainly is exhausting. Jaylon Johnson not participating in voluntary OTA’s. Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson is not participating in the team’s voluntary offseason program. Bears bill to keep team in Illinois faces major obstacles, […]
On Thursday, the Chicago Bears issued a statement about their stadium plans. “The Chicago Bears have exhausted every opportunity to stay in Chicago, which was our initial goal. There is not a viable site in the city. As a result, the only sites under consideration are in Arlington Heights and Hammond.” Anyone else having déjà […]
The Chicago Bears have picked up former Green Bay Packers safety Anthony Johnson Jr. as they get ready for organized team activities next week. Johnson was originally drafted in the seventh round by the Packers in 2023, playing 12 regular-season games as a rookie before being waived by Green Bay at the roster cutdown deadline […]
Our five-part Chicago Bears 2026 schedule roundtable all led up to this final topic as the WCG crew answered this question. What will be the Bears’ 2026 regular season record? Here’s the Bears’ full 2026 schedule. Week 1 – Sept. 13 at Carolina Panthers, noon on FOXWeek 2 – Sept. 20 vs. Minnesota Vikings, noon on FOXWeek […]
The Bears have signed veteran safety Anthony Johnson Jr., Jordan Schultz reported on Wednesday night. Johnson, 26, was a seventh-round pick by the Packers out of Iowa State in the 2023 NFL Draft. He made the 53-man roster and started in four games as a rookie, tallying an interception, three pass deflections, and 24 tackles […]
The Bears have signed veteran running back Salvon Ahmed, Jordan Schultz reported on Wednesday. Ahmed, 27, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent signing by the 49ers in 2020. He was waived in August of that year and got claimed by the Dolphins, starting the year off on the practice squad and eventually earning […]
Chicago Bears execs presented the NFL with a stadium update yesterday, and what did they say, commissioner Roger Goodell? “There was a specific update on the Bears on the two sites that are viable in the Bears’ mind,” he said. “That process is going on.”… “I’ve spoken to the governor [of Illinois] recently and there’s […]
Part four of our five-part Chicago Bears 2026 schedule roundtable is the appetizer to the full schedule prediction, which we’ll drop tomorrow. What will the Bears’ record be at the bye week? Here’s the Bears’ schedule before their week 10 bye. Week 1 – Sept. 13 at Carolina Panthers, noon on FOXWeek 2 – Sept. 20 vs. […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Story on the proposed Hammond location for a Bears stadium presented without inflammatory headline The Trib (paywalled article) brought forth this hit-piece about the proposed Hammond site for the Bears new stadium. Nowhere is mentioned the person/people who basically prompted it to be written. Ken’s Note: Two things to keep […]
Here’s part three of our five-part Chicago Bears 2026 schedule roundtable. If you could go to one Chicago Bears road game in the 2026 season, which would it be? Sam Householder: At Miami in December is an easy answer and will likely be a popular road destination for Chicago fans this year. But I would […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears to update NFL on stadium sites — and Chicago isn’t one of them To the surprise of absolutely nobody outside of City Hall. Gov. Pritzker says Mayor Johnson has ‘no plan’ to keep the Bears in Chicago To the surprise of absolutely nobody outside of City Hall. Chicago Bears […]
The Chicago Bears’ 2026 schedule is a good mix of exciting matchups, tough opponents, and several primetime games. While the Bears showed last season that they can make any matchup exciting, these are three can’t-miss games of the 2026 season: Week 15 — Bears at Buffalo Bills Some of the Bears’ bigger games come later […]
The WCG crew kicked off a five-part Chicago Bears 2026 schedule roundtable yesterday, so here’s topic number two. What is the hardest stretch of games on the Bears’ 2026 schedule? Sam Householder: The division games to finish the season is an easy answer, but it’s still so far down the road we don’t know where […]
This group of articles will take a look at the newly released Panthers schedule, review the opponents, and take our best guess at predicting the outcomes of each game. Here, we’re starting with the first “quarter” of the schedule, the first four games before the Week 5 bye. Week 1: vs Chicago Bears For the […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS With a massive contract extension on the line, what are Bears QB Caleb Williams’ 5 biggest games this season? Question to headline writer. Let’s assume that Caleb didn’t have a contract extension ‘on the line’, does that mean he doesn’t have 5 biggest games this season? Of course not. Dumb […]
The WCG crew is kicking off a five-part Chicago Bears 2026 schedule roundtable today, and after checking out our answers, give us yours in the comment section. What is the best game on the Bears’ schedule? Sam Householder: All the late December games are hopefully going to matter a lot…or a little if the Bears […]
The Seattle Seahawks will open the 2026 NFL season against the New England Patriots, the same team they vanquished to win Super Bowl 60. Given the Super Bowl wasn’t exactly a classic from a neutral perspective, reaction has been generally underwhelming to an immediate rematch, especially when the Chicago Bears looked like a prime option […]
There had been speculation for weeks that the NFL was going to select the Chicago Bears as the Seattle Seahawks’ opponent for the NFL Kickoff game to open the 2026 season. Heck, even Michael Wilbon was talking about it on the radio like it was a done deal. When the NFL announced that it would, […]
We’re getting closer to our first look at the 2026 Chicago Bears, and there’s one thing in particular ESPN’s Ben Solak wants to know about this squad: what are sophomore stars Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III about to do now that their roles are set to expand this season? As Bears fans know, general […]
Seemingly for the entirety of the 2025 stretch run, the NFL was waiting for the wheels to fall off the Chicago Bears’ wagon. Instead of following the usual script, they rode it all the way to an NFC North title and an NFC Divisional Round appearance. That hasn’t stopped the pundits from predicting their downfall […]
Even in a down season, the Chicago Bears are a ratings winner, as their primetime games regularly score big for the NFL’s broadcast partners. So imagine how happy the League must be with the Bears coming off an 11-6 regular season, and being part of two of the most exciting postseason games of all time. […]