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This no time to extend Smith's contract
Of course Phil Emery and Lovie Smith denied they have been knocking knees over a fresh contract for the coach. There's no upside for either of them if they indicate otherwise. If they're being truthful and Emery does wait until after the season for such...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Super Bowl, Seattle Seahawks, Phil Emery, Sports
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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89
There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee. It will happen this season. Dat's right. For Michael Keller Ditka Jr., the man...
Tags: Matt Spaeth, Gale Sayers, Super Bowl, Sports Illustrated, National Football League
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Is it Cutler's fate to be next George?
Of all the former Bears players Chairman George McCaskey could have compared Jay Cutler to the other day, he chose George Halas. Who last played in 1928. Who played end. Who never contributed to getting a head coach fired because, well, he was the...
Tags: New Orleans Saints, Tim Tebow, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Chicago Bears, Phil Emery
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Bears offense neglected for far too long
There is no need for Phil Emery to be locked into hiring a head coach with an offensive background. But there is an overwhelming need for him to be locked into hiring someone who has foolproof answers on how to fix the offense. And that probably means...
Tags: Chan Gailey, Jim Caldwell, Chicago Bears, Phil Emery, Sports
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Season has earmarks of Urlacher's swan song
Pardon me if I'm a smidge disjointed with this one. I have had no experience writing about a Bears offense with players at the skilled positions who are capable of taking a team to a Super Bowl. And I have no memory of a Bears defense that appears to...
Tags: Alshon Jeffery, Brian Price, Julius Peppers, Super Bowl, Phil Emery
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Bears embrace change at the top
PHOENIX — At the 2010 NFL meetings at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando, the Bears front office was represented in part by Chairman Michael McCaskey, President Ted Phillips, general manager Jerry Angelo and coach Lovie Smith. At the 2013 NFL annual...
Tags: National Football League, Jerry Angelo, Michael McCaskey, Phil Emery, Chicago Bears
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Dent and Hampton understand numbers game
Richard Dent and Dan Hampton certainly were more than just a number when they spearheaded the Super Bowl XX champion Bears defense. They turned out to be Hall of Fame defensive linemen worthy of having the storied franchise retire their jersey numbers....Tags: National Football League, Dan Hampton, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Super Bowl, Sports
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Urlacher special to Bears
Typical of how a giddy little brother of a probable Hall of Fame middle linebacker would react, Casey Urlacher couldn't stop gushing over Brian Urlacher's endless accomplishments in 13 NFL seasons. Yet there was one yearly deed the younger Urlacher...
Tags: Target, Minnesota Vikings, Sports, Chicago Bears, Phil Emery
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Ditka's 89 to be last in long line of Bears' retired numbers
When Jim Morrissey came to the Bears in 1985 as an 11th-round pick from Michigan State, he was surprised to receive No. 51, figuring it had been put away long before in honor of Dick Butkus. Then, a couple of months later Morrissey was sitting in the...
Tags: Matt Spaeth, Gale Sayers, Busch Stadium, Chicago Bears, Sports
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Bears Chairman McCaskey's statement on Urlacher retirement
Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey issued this statement Wednesday on Brian Urlacher's retirement: “How lucky we were that Brian Urlacher was a Chicago Bear. “Brian announced his retirement in the same, understated way in which he...
Tags: Brian Urlacher
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Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag
The Bears' starting front four is going to be a force this season and hopefully for years to come, but after the starters the roster doesn't look so great. I'm wondering, what percentage of snaps the starters are expected to play and how important it is...
Tags: Gabe Carimi, Detroit Lions, Julius Peppers, Nate Collins, Dan Pompei
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Press Box: Ditka's 89 will be last Bears' number retired
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Press Box: Ditka's 89 will be last Bears' number retired Mike Ditka's No. 89 will be the last one the Chicago Bears retire. The Bears, who plan to honor Ditka during their game against the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 9 at Soldier Field,...Tags: Danica Patrick, Gale Sayers, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Walter Payton
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