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Cash, Stash, or Slash: Caleb Williams
Alright, let’s lock into a contract extension that I think most Bears fans are curious about: Caleb Williams. We’ve been looking at several key veterans across the Bears roster and whether the Bears, in the next 12 months, should extend them (Cash), cut them (Slash), or wait a year and make a determination (Slash). This […]
Bears sign WR Ray-Ray McCloud III, waive WR Kyron Hudson
The Bears have signed veteran wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud III, the team announced on Monday. As a corresponding move, they have waived undrafted rookie wide receiver Kyron Hudson with an injury designation. McCloud, who turns 30 in October, is entering his ninth season in the NFL. He’s played in 100 games across stints with six […]
‘Varsity Bears’ at Stevenson High School, plus a stadium update
The Chicago Bears held a “Varsity Bears” practice at Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire, Illinois) earlier today, and with a physical, padded practice scheduled for tomorrow at Halas Hall, today was a low-impact walk-through. Which means not much of a camp report; however, there were a few notable things, including a stadium update! Bears chairman George […]
Bears Injury Updates for Ozzy Trapilo, Zavion Thomas, and Luther Burden III
I was not expecting to see a noteworthy Sunday night Chicago Bears news drop, but in his recent training camp notebook at Sports Illustrated, Albert Breer gave the first update we’ve had all year on left tackle Ozzy Trapilo. “It looks like Ozzy Trapilo, who started six regular-season games at left tackle, then tore his […]
The Bear’s Den – Injuries causing key players to miss camp
Here’s your daily heaping helping of all the Chicago Bears news that’s fit to share, what’s going on with the NFL and, of course, a look at The Enemy. Fans miss out on another day of practice as lighting near Halas Hall cancels fan participation for the second time this preseason. It wasn’t the lightning […]
Bears WR Luther Burden III to miss a month with groin injury, Week 1 return possible
Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III is expected to miss about a month due to the groin injury he suffered in practice on Saturday, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported on Sunday. The hope within the organization, according to Zenitz, is that Burden will be ready for the Bears’ Week 1 matchup against the Panthers […]
Bears Camp Report: New starting safety, another injury, Ruben Hyppolite shines, and more!
Bad weather in the area forced the Chicago Bears inside the Walter Payton Center for practice today, so, for the second time this year, fans were sent home. My advice for fans traveling a long way for practice: have a backup plan. Don’t just drive in for a 90ish-minute practice that may get canceled if […]
Bears sign their 4th defensive back in 3 days, and a Luther Burden update
Earlier today, the Chicago Bears signed cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr. while waiving long snapper Luke Elkin. Before getting into the defensive backfield, Elkin’s release means that undrafted free agent Beau Gardner is the last long snapper standing and has presumably won the job. The 26-year-old Bishop is the fourth defensive back the Bears have signed since […]
Cash, Stash, or Slash: Jonah Jackson
We only have a few more players in our Cash, Stash, or Slash series. We have been looking at several key veterans and will decide in the next 12 months if they should receive an extension (Cash), if the Bears should cut ties (Slash), or if they should wait and see how things go (Stash). […]
Who should be the next Bears player enshrined in the Hall of Fame?
The Chicago Bears still hold the record for the most inductees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame with 41. The Bears also hold the record for the most inductees in the Hall who primarily played their career in the Windy City, with 32. The first ever Bears to get the nod were George Halas, […]
New left tackle, nickel, d-line rotation, and more Bears practice notes
WCG had a presence at practice today, as Lester Wiltfong, Bryan Orenchuk, and myself were all there. The following observations are somewhat combined from all of us, since we sat together and kept up a running commentary most of the time. Offense Defense Special Teams The Bears didn’t do a ton of special teams work […]
Bear & Balanced: Jordan van den Berg emerging, Injuries mounting, Caleb Williams does it again
The Chicago Bears were back in pads this morning at Halas Hall for training camp practice, but this time I was there to take in the day! Our guys, Jonathan Wood and Bryan Orenchuk, were there with me to witness another fun day of practice. Yes, we’re talkin ‘bout practice… Johnathan has some notes he […]
Bears add two DBs, waive two others
With injuries hitting the Chicago Bears during the second week of training camp, roster moves are happening. Saturday morning, the team announced it was signing DBs Brandon Hill and William Wright, while waiving K.C. Eziomume and Gervarrius Owens with an injury designation. Owens suffered a leg injury during practice Friday. Wright, an undrafted free agent […]
Cash, Stash, or Slash: Austin Booker
We have talked about how the Chicago Bears have a lot of work to do for their defensive line for 2027 and moving forward. There are players with large contracts that are underperforming and almost certainly won’t return (Dayo Odeyingbo, Grady Jarrett); there are players like Gervon Dexter that has his contract expiring. But there […]
Will the Chicago Bears have a Top 5 Offensive Line?
It’s fair to wonder if the Chicago Bears can really have another top offensive line until we see how the new center and left tackle gel with the three returning starters. But that’s not stopping some publications from picking them as a top ten unit heading into the 2026 season. Sharp Football Analysis has them […]
Report: Chicago Bears make another roster move
Earlier this week, the Chicago Bears lost starting safety Coby Bryant to a knee injury that, according to one report, may keep him out for almost two months. Yesterday, they lost cornerback Dallis Flowers and safety Gervarrius Owens to leg injuries, with Flowers landing on season-ending injured reserve earlier today. To take Flowers’ spot on […]
Bears sign veteran SAF Xavier Woods
The Bears have signed veteran safety Xavier Woods, the team announced on Friday. As a corresponding move, they have given defensive back Dallas Flowers an injured/reserve designation. Woods, who turned 31 in July, is entering his tenth season in the NFL. Not to be confused with the wrestler of the same name, Woods has been […]
Is Dennis Allen Responsible for Defensive Injuries?
Chicago media personality Dan Bernstein recently made a claim that Dennis Allen’s coaching style makes his players more injury prone, citing that many around the Saints felt Allen was the cause of their injury-plagued 2024 season. He also claims that something in his coaching approach has caused the rash of injuries to Chicago’s defense since […]
Cash, Stash, or Slash: D’Andre Swift
One of the more interesting names to discuss when looking at futures with the Chicago Bears is running back D’Andre Swift. Swift was brought in by Ryan Poles before the 2024 season and had a subpar year, failing to reach 1,000 yards and averaging less than 4 yards per carry (3.8). Many thought (myself included) […]
Ryan Poles and the NFL Draft: (Ryan Pace addenum) Part 3
In the last two parts of this series, the focus was on Ryan Poles and his efforts at building the Chicago Bears through the draft. This article is instead focused on his immediate predecessor, Ryan Pace. There are some who will be tired of discussing the 7-year GM of the Bears, and that’s fair. This […]
The Bear’s Den – Pads come back on, long camp session ensues
Here’s your daily heaping helping of all the Chicago Bears news that’s fit to share, what’s going on with the NFL and, of course, a look at The Enemy. The pads were back on at Halas Hall for the longest, hardest camp session of the preseason so far. Unfortunately, several Bears including Braxton Jones and […]
Bears hold physical practice, passing TDs bookend the day, defensive linemen flash, and more!
Earlier today, head coach Ben Johnson said, “Today will be our longest practice yet, and we will have some thumping,” and that physicality led to numerous Chicago Bears players leaving the field. We’ll pass along specific injury information if we get it, but for now, here’s who were dinged up: Left tackle Braxton Jones, defensive […]
Cash, Stash, or Slash: Montez Sweat
As we continue through this series, we continue to look at veteran players on the Chicago Bears roster and what they should do with them over the next 12 months. Should they extend them (cash), should they cut them (slash), or should they wait and see how the next year plays out (stash)? Next up, […]
Chicago Bears injury updates (sort of) for Coby Bryant and Kyler Gordon
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson was asked this morning about a timeline for the return of safety Coby Bryant, who injured his knee at practice earlier this week, and he said the team was still gathering information. And about that 8-10 week timeline that ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, Johnson said, “I don’t know where […]
The Bear’s Den – Lighter Day At Practice, offense shines
Here’s your daily heaping helping of all the Chicago Bears news that’s fit to share, what’s going on with the NFL and, of course, a look at The Enemy. Chicago Bears News & Notes: Pads were off on Wednesday, but Caleb Williams and the offense still had themselves a dayThe Bears took it down a […]
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