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NFL Free Agency: Chicago Bears Trade Greg Olsen for a Prayer to Be Named Later
Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the Chicago Bears have traded starting Tight End Greg Olsen to the Carolina Panthers for another player and a draft pick. Of course, in classic Jerry Angelo style there is no word on who that player
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NFL Draft: 1983 Draft the Gold Standard for the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo is one of the more polarizing figures in Chicago sports. Some might say he ranks right up there with Steve Bartman (sorry I had to bring that up). If Angelo is looking for a model of success, look no further
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2011 NFL Draft: Will the Chicago Bears Be Able To Get Much-Needed O-Line Help?
It's not exactly a state secret that the Chicago Bears need to augment their offensive line in the offseason. Since the well-documented labor issues have prohibited conventional free agency, the first chance that general manager Jerry Angelo will hav
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Jay Cutler’s Last Stand: Time Running Out on Chicago Quarterback
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler now has the most famous knee in the history of Chicago since Michael Jordan needed some work done decades ago. In the wake of the firestorm over Cutler being pulled from the NFC Conference Championship game with a
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Jay Cutler’s Journey: NFC Championship Game Rests On His Shoulders
The NFC Championship Game pits the NFL's fiercest historical rivals against each other to decide who represents the NFC in this year's Super Bowl. Most of the "experts" in the media have picked the Green Bay Packers to triumph over the Chicago Bears
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Bears vs. Seahawks Playoff Game Now Has Much More on Line for NFL Fans
Thanks to quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers dismantling of the once ballyhooed Atlanta Falcons, today's NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks has a much, much deeper storyline. Along with a chanc
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Lovie Hurts: The Twists and Turns of Being a Bears Fan These Days
The hardest part about the Chicago Bears being one win away from the NFC Championship game is that I now have to find storage space for all those pitchforks and torches I was planning on bringing with me to Halas Hall this month. For all the voices (
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Chicago Bears Struggles Unforeseen…But How?
For those of you paying attention whether on this site or on my weekly podcast at 87sportsfans.com, you may remember a little prediction I made about the Chicago Bears going 15-1 and winning the NFC Championship. Open mouth, insert foot. Where could
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Bears Poised For Greatness?
The Chicago Bears ended 2008 on a low note. Despite playing lackluster football for most of the year, they still ended up playing for a spot in the playoffs in Week 17. All they had to do was beat the Houston Texans. In the end, that proved a dauntin
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First Signs of Trouble for Chicago Bears
Well folks, I can't believe I'm going to be "that guy" right now. It's May, the draft is over, rookie mini-camp has given us our first clue as to how the Chicago Bears made out despite not drafting until day two, and all I'm focused on are the words
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