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Bears, Illinois stadium deal getting closer: Report

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 […]

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Chicago Bears Rumors: Super Bowl Week Buzz

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, […]

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Chicago Bears Assistant Coach News and Rumor Tracker

With the Super Bowl over, we’ll likely get some assistant coach announcements from the Chicago Bears soon, so I wanted to launch a fresh tracker to gather the new rumors and news surrounding the changes. There have been a few reported moves, but only two things are official. First, running backs coach Eric Bieniemy left for the […]

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Bears offseason primer: Ranking needs with FA and draft targets

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 […]

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Options for the Bears at Wide Receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft

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 […]

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Will the Bears open the 2026 NFL season on the road in Seattle?

The Seattle Seahawks are the Super Bowl champions, and with that, they are guaranteed to open the 2026 season on Thursday night. Here are the teams slated to travel to Seattle’s Lumen Field this upcoming season, with my thoughts on each potential matchup. New England Patriots – A Super Bowl XL rematch would have felt […]

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The Bear’s Den, February 9, 2025

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. […]

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Super Bowl 2027 Odds: Chicago Bears the 7th best in the NFC

A year ago at this time, the odds for the Chicago Bears to win the Super Bowl were +4000, and they stayed at that number all offseason. This year, following Chicago’s (11-6) NFC North-winning campaign and an offseason already brimming with hope and anticipation, our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook have the Bears at +2700. Overall, […]

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Super Bowl TV Schedule, Live Game Message Board, and Fan Discussion

The 106th NFL season concludes tonight with Super Bowl LX, with the New England Patriots facing the Seattle Seahawks, and this will be your place to discuss the game all night. In case you missed it, the Seahawks elevated running back and former Chicago Bears draft pick, Velus Jones Jr., from their practice squad, so […]

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The Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl Window is Open

No one was expecting year one of the Ben Johnson era to end in a Super Bowl for the Chicago Bears, but the 2025 season went better than most fans could have expected. But even so, it felt like it ended too soon. The loss in the NFC Divisional Round against the Los Angeles Rams […]

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Drake Maye and Caleb Williams both won 2025–in their own way

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. […]

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Bears Elevate Pass Game Coordinator Press Taylor to Offensive Coordinator

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 […]

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Chicago Bears Top Ten Playoff Wins of Super Bowl Era: 1. 46-10

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. […]

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Revisiting the Bears 2025 Draft: Second Round Pick 39

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 […]

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2026 Bears draft: 5 dream prospects to fall to No. 25

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 […]

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Why Ben Johnson’s Coach of the Year snub is great for the Bears

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 […]

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The Bear’s Den, February 6, 2025

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL Ken’s Note: Yesterday I posted a Bad Bunny video, but I have to admit BB is not really my cup of tea when it comes to musicians from a Spanish speaking cultural background. I’m not hating here, BB is loved by millions. The Warning, however, is my kind of music. Three […]

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Caleb Williams to DJ Moore is the Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year

The remarkable Caleb Williams to DJ Moore touchdown pass to beat the Green Bay Packers took home the Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year Award at this season’s NFL Honors. Not gonna lie, I don’t know the full criteria for his award, although with Next Gen Stats involved, I’m guessing it has something to […]

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