All Entries in the "Chicago Bears" Category
Bears QB Caleb Hanie Open to Playing Elsewhere
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Hanie has attempted just 14 regular season passes and has a career passer rating of 39.6. But after a gritty performance in relief of an injured Jay Cutler in the 2010 NFC Championship Game boosted Hanie’s stock, the former undrafted free agent from Colorado State wouldn’t mind exploring options elsewhere. “If [...]
Bears Name Mike Phair DL Coach
The Chicago Bears announced the hiring of Mike Phair for their defensive line coach vacancy. Phair heads to Chicago after spending the last six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. Originally hired in Seattle by former general manager Tim Ruskell, who is now the Bears Director of Player Personnel, Phair spent three seasons as an area [...]
Bears DE Julius Peppers Fined $10,000
Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers has been fined $10,000 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the NFC Championship Game. Peppers was penalized 15 yards on the fourth quarter play. After signing a six-year, $91 million contract that included over $20 million in compensation in 2010, $10,000 is sand [...]
Browns Hire Chris Tabor to Coach Special Teams
The Cleveland Browns announced that they have hired Chris Tabor to be their special teams coordinator. Tabor replaces Brad Seely, who was named “Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams” by the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday. Tabor comes to Cleveland after spending the previous three seasons as the assistant special teams coach for the Chicago Bears, who [...]
Lions LB Zack Follett Rips Stafford, Cutler
Detroit Lions linebacker Zack Follett made critical comments of his own quarterback, Matthew Stafford, and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. “Stafford, good guy,” Follett told ESPN Radio in Fresno, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. “He’s a china doll right now. Anytime he gets hit, he goes down. But the kid is — [...]
Hanie Comes to Cutler’s Defense
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has been skewered by fans, media, and his fellow NFL players for coming out of yesterday’s 21-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers in the second half with a knee injury. Reports today are that Cutler did, in fact, tear a ligament in his left knee. More specifically, Cutler has [...]
Report: Cutler Has Torn MCL
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler reportedly has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee, Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Cutler underwent an MRI on Monday after exiting Sunday’s NFC Championship Game three plays into the second half of the Bears’ 21-14 loss. The degree of sprain–1st, 2nd, or 3rd, the most [...]
Redskins LBs Fletcher, Orakpo Added to NFC Pro Bowl Squad
The Washington Redskins announced that linebackers London Fletcher and Brian Orakpo have been added to the NFC’s Pro Bowl roster. Orakpo replaces Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, who’ll be playing in Super Bowl XLV. Fletcher will make his second straight Pro Bowl, and second overall in his 13-season career, replacing Chicago Bears linebacker Brian [...]
#NFL Championship Game News and Notes – January 24, 2011
Green Bay Packers 21, Chicago Bears 14 A resilient Packers team became the first #6-seed to knock off the top three seeds to make the Super Bowl. Bringing the Lombardi Trophy home is the new mission for the Packers. Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji came up big as a 337-pound spy. Undrafted rookie cornerback Sam [...]
NFL Championship Games News and Notes – January 22, 2011
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Packers defensive line coach Mike Trgovac may be on the Denver Broncos’ radar screen. The Packers may use short, high punts to negate the Devin Hester threat, writes Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Green Bay’s secondary has good hands, resulting in more picks. Packers center Scott Wells found [...]
2010 NFC Championship Game Injury Report
Here is the final injury report of the week for this Sunday’s NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. Green Bay Out: LB Frank Zombo (knee) Questionable: C/G Jason Spitz (calf) Probable: LB Diyral Briggs (ankle), T Chad Clifton (knees), LB A.J. Hawk (knee), DE Cullen Jenkins (calf), FB John Kuhn [...]
NFL Injury Report – 2010 NFC Championship Game (Thursday)
Here are the Thursday’s injury and practice participation reports for this Sunday’s NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. Green Bay Did not participate: LB Frank Zombo (knee) Limited participation: DE Cullen Jenkins (calf), FB John Kuhn (shoulder), LB Clay Matthews (shin), DL Ryan Pickett (ankle), C/G Jason Spitz (calf), CB [...]
NFL Championship Game News and Notes – January 20, 2011
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Takeaways and Devin Hester are a winning combination for the Chicago Bears, writes Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times. Most people expect Jay Cutler to lose the title game, writes Neil Hayes. The Bears have are putting their trust in rookie right tackle J’Marcus Webb, writes David Haugh of [...]
Opposition Research: Chicago Bears (NFC Championship)
For the Packers to go into Soldier Field and raise the Halas Trophy, they’ll have to expunge all of the demons that have followed them since week 3.
#NFL Playoffs News and Notes – January 17, 2011
Chicago Bears 35, Seattle Seahawks 24 The Bears jumped out to a 28-0 lead to set-up a third meeting with the Green Bay Packers…Bears tight end Greg Olsen played a big role on Sunday afternoon…Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s solid playoff debut continued in his post-game interviews…Bears cornerback Charles Tillman isn’t satisfied…The Bears are not concerned [...]
