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2012 NFL Training Camp Preview: Chicago Bears’ Secondary
The Bears’ secondary stayed relatively healthy last season. Charles Tillman was voted to his first Pro Bowl after posting yet another solid season.Tim Jennings proved to be a consistent tackler and tough coverage man. He let a couple of interce
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2012 NFL Training Camp Preview: Bears’ Linebackers
Both Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs enjoyed a season with 100-plus tackles and good health in 2011.The star linebackers don’t seem to be slowing down one bit from year-to-year.With Nick Roach projected as the strongside linebacker, the unit sh
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2012 NFL Training Camp Preview: Chicago Bears’ Defensive Line
The Bears' defensive line was pretty solid at times last season. They didn’t get consistent pressure, but they were one of the better units in the NFL.Defensive end Julius Peppers racked up 11 sacks, while defensive tackle Henry Melton added se
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2012 NFL Training Camp Preview: Chicago Bears’ Offensive Line
The Chicago Bears' offensive line certainly hasn't been steady the past couple of seasons.ESPN analyzed that the Bears allowed a sack every 10.5 dropbacks over the past two seasons. The Arizona Cardinals were second worst with one sack every 12 dropb
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2012 NFL Training Camp Preview: Chicago Bears’ Tight End Position
The Bears' tight end production dropped last season after the departure of former first-round pick Greg Olsen.Olsen fell out of favor in Mike Martz's offense. Despite Martz being replaced by Mike Tice this offseason, Olsen would have likely demanded
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2012 NFL Training Camp Preview: Bears’ Wide Receiver Position
The Bears have struggled to find talent at the wide receiver position lately. The team hasn't had a receiver record 1,000 yards receiving since Marty Booker posted 1,000+ yards in 2002.Running back Matt Forte led the team in receptions with 52, while
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A Distraction No More: The Chicago Bears Ink Matt Forte to a Long-Term Deal
The Chicago Bears and running back Matt Forte have reportedly come to terms on a four-year deal worth $32 million, according to the Chicago Tribune.The deal came this afternoon roughly three hours before the deadline to reach long-term deal
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ESPN’s Chris Mortensen Believes Chicago Bears Will Get Deal Done with Matt Forte
The Bears can ink a long-term deal with running back Matt Forte until Monday.If no deal is reached, Forte will earn $7.7 million under the franchise tag.Obviously that's a good chunk of cash, but Forte is looking for a commitment from the team that s
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Fantasy Football 2012: Other Than Brandon Marshall, Bears WR’s Could Be Shaky
Besides WR Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears receivers might not produce this fantasy football season.Marshall ranks 12th according to FantasyPros.com, which ranks each player based off of a consensus of 69 experts.The next best Bears receiver is
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NFL News: ESPN’s Ron Jaworski Ranks Bears’ Jay Cutler No. 8 in QB Countdown
ESPN's NFL analyst Ron Jaworski has ranked the top 30 quarterbacks in the league in his "QB Countdown Series."Last week, he ranked Detroit Lion Matthew Stafford as the No. 14th best QB, and a couple of weeks ago ranked Minnesota Viking Christian Pond
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