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Well, the Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions game is now a bit tougher to call: News outlets are tersely reporting that the Bears have “suspended three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Tommie Harris for Sunday's road game against the Detroit Lions for breaking an unspecified tea ...

Week 1 had the Chicago Bears -- who went into Indianapolis and thrashed the Colts, 29-13 -- looking like one of the NFL’s pleasant surprises for 2008: Kyle Orton kept his wits about him in not taking silly chances as a slightly undertalented QB; Matt Forte outplayed g ...

All right, so maybe “The Smart Money” is a slight misnomer; after all, the only predictable thing about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Chicago Bears game this weekend is that these are two of the most unpredictable teams in the NFL right now (not to mention this writer’ ...

We may only be going into Week 2, but things in the NFC North are already looking familiar, aligning how they should: The Green Bay Packers are a potential monster with a fearless quarterback; the Minnesota Vikings look like (if you squint a bit) the Purple People Eater ...

Is Bears quarterback Rex Grossman a sucker? Chicago Tribune writer Steve Rosenbloom thinks so. In a scathing blog written for the Chicago Tribune's Web site, Rosenbloom creatively accuses Bears head coach Lovie Smith of giving Grossman a one-year contract in bad faith ...

In the NFL, the middle of July is defined heavily by holdouts. The Chicago Bears are getting a taste of it from wide receiver and kick returner Devin Hester, who is complaining about his $445,000 salary. Hester and his agent say he's a top 40 receiver and should get a ...

Michael Smith of ESPN is reporting the Bears and linebacker Brian Urlacher have agreed to a reworked contract, worth an estimated $43 million over the next six seasons. The deal will give Urlacher approximately $18 million in new money, and it added one year to the fi ...

Chicago added veteran running back Kevin Jones on Tuesday, signing the former first-round pick to a one-year deal worth $605,000. The Bears go into training camp with rookie Matt Forte and Jones at the top of their depth chart. Jones had 581 yards and a career-high ei ...

Chicago signed its second-round pick, RB Matt Forte, to a four-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Forte is being looked at as the Bears' potential Week 1 starter in wake of the release of Cedric Benson earlier this offseason ...

Chicago signed third-round selections Marcus Harrison (DT) and Earl Bennett (WR) and fifth-round CB Zack Bowman to four-year contracts Tuesday. That puts 10 of the Bears' 12 draft picks under contract, leaving just first-round O-tackle Chris Williams and second-round ...

Chicago has signed seven of its 12 2008 draft picks, but it hasn't come to terms with top pick Chris Williams, an offensive tackle from Vanderbilt. Bears rookie contract status as of June 21 1 (14). T Chris Williams, Vanderbilt – Unsigned 2 (44). RB Matt Forte, Tu ...

The Bears signed DT Tommie Harris to a four-year, $40 million extension, keeping him in Chicago through 2012. Harris, a three-time Pro Bowler and former Oklahoma Sooner, was the 14th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. He has 13 sacks over the last two years, ranking ...

The Bears waived RB Cedric Benson, the fourth overall pick of the 2005 draft, less than a week after his second arrest in under a month. Benson was arrested on suspicion of DWI in Austin, Texas, June. 7, and he was arrested and charged with boating while intoxicated on ...

Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested early Saturday in Austin, Texas, after failing a sobriety test. Commentary: This was Benson's second arrest in little more than a month, with the first coming for intoxicated boating. Benson's attorney indicated th ...

If necessary, Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith is apparently prepared to let Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton battle for the team's quarterback position for the entire preseason. Commentary: "Ideally you would like to have someone in place going into that last week of t ...

Though Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is clearly unhappy with his contract, he still decided to show up for mandatory minicamp on Friday. Commentary: "When it says mandatory, you're supposed to be at those things, so that's why I'm here," Urlacher said. "I'm s ...

Running back Cedric Benson is still starting in the Bears' backfield, according to a question and answer with head coach Lovie Smith posted on the team's Web site. Commentary: "For someone else to be the starter, they're going to have to beat him out," said Smith. "I'm ...

The Bears extended Pro Bowl kicker Robbie Gould's contract five years, keeping him in Chicago through 2013. Gould made the Pro Bowl in 2006, and he's 84-for-99 on field goals since joining the Bears three years ago. Commentary: Gould is one of the best kickers in th ...

The Bears announced Tuesday the released of veteran safety Adam Archuleta. The move comes in wake of the team picking former LSU safety Craig Stelz in the fourth round of the NFL draft. Archuleta had 63 tackles and two sacks in 2007 with Chicago. Commentary: The Bea ...

Dear Brian, I’m writing to you today as a fellow University of New Mexico alum, as a rabid NFL fan, and as a father to a son with burgeoning interest in the league. I heard you’re thinking about retirement, and what more can my wounded heart write but, “Dude, say ...