Veterans Charles Tillman and Julius Peppers and rookie Shea McClellin were named this year’s recipients of the Brian Piccolo Award. Tillman answered questions about Brian Urlacher and the nature of the tough NFL business. Plus more NFL news and Draft …
Continue reading The Bears Beat (04.23.13): Tillman, Peppers, and McClellin earn Piccolo honors
According to multiple sources, the Bears have restructured defensive end Julius Peppers’ contract in a way that will save them about $8 million in salary cap space for the upcoming season. The Pro Bowler was due a $10.5 million roster …
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The Bears are not a flashy team. They don’t have the offensive firepower of teams like New England or New Orleans. They don’t have a “shutdown” defense in the purest sense of the word considering they routinely allow offenses to …
Continue reading Good to see Bears get their due
In a season that could contain make-or-break circumstances for everyone in the Bears organization from the front office to the coaching staff to many of the players on the field, job performance will be heavily scrutinized for all involved. And …
Continue reading Peppers so far worth the investment
It didn’t take long for Bears fans to feel discouraged by the performance of the first team offense or defense in Saturday’s 32-17 preseason loss to the Raiders. To summarize, the Raiders’ offense received the opening kickoff, converted a 3rd-and-17 …
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This is Part 6 of the 10-part position analysis leading up to the start of the Bears’ 2010 training camp in Bourbonnais. Lovie Smith will be entering his seventh season as the head coach of the Bears and by now …
Continue reading Countdown to Camp: Peppers should dramatically improve defensive line
The Bears are in the midst of their organized team activities and it’s difficult to gauge just how much progress players are making during the summer and without pads on. Hence, it’s still too early to accurately project which players …
Continue reading Projecting the starters at the “uncertain” positions
“It’s like Kobe [Bryant] and LeBron [James] being on the same team. You gotta pick your poison on who you’re going to stop, but somebody’s going to have a big day.” -Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris on he and new …
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“We can be the best unit in the league.” -New Bears defensive end Julius Peppers on the Bears’ defense.
The Bears, as expected, parted ways with eight-year defensive end Alex Brown on Thursday. Talks of the Bears shopping Brown spread quickly last week and after not finding a trade partner, the team released him. After signing free agent Julius …
Continue reading Bears fans may not notice loss of Brown
