Jabara Williams

If the Bears can inflict as much punishment on opponents as they seem to on the psyche of their fans, it could be one memorable year. The soundtrack thus far has deteriorated from fast-fingered Spanish guitar to a slow and painful Merle Haggard song....

CLEVELAND — You might have yawned at the proceedings Thursday night at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Maybe you switched back and forth to the broadcast of the Republican National Convention. Perhaps you chose "Glee." Or played some Angry Birds on...

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BOURBONNAIS -- Brian Urlacher was excused from practice Monday to deal with a personal matter, Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith said. The veteran linebacker was not on the field at any point during the session.   It was the team's fifth practice in a row...

BOURBONNAIS — Brian Urlacher missed his fifth straight practice Monday as he was excused to deal with a personal matter, coach Lovie Smith said. The veteran linebacker missed the previous four practices with soreness in his left knee and is out for...

BOURBONNAIS — Tuesday brought more questions about the absence of Pro Bowl middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. Coach Lovie Smith said after Tuesday's practice at Olivet Nazarene University that Urlacher was excused for a second day for personal...

Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was not on the sideline for Thursday night's exhibition opener against the Broncos. He was excused for personal reasons Monday and has been away from the team since. A source said Urlacher did not attend Wednesday's closed...

BOURBONNAIS -- Brian Urlacher watched practice wearing a floppy hat Saturday, but the Chicago Bears still don’t have a timetable for when the linebacker will return to action. Urlacher returned to the team after nearly a week away for what coach...

BOURBONNAIS — Nearly a week away from the team for personal reasons has not healed Brian Urlacher's left knee, but replacements the Bears brought to training camp are because of other injuries at linebacker. Urlacher returned to training camp...

Dave Toub was forced to wonder how it would shake out at this time a year ago when the Bears' top six tacklers on special teams all were headed to unrestricted free agency. He's in a similar position again as five of the top eight core players, based...

A report before Sunday's game said Mike Martz will not return next season as the Bears offensive coordinator. If a painfully bad 10-3 loss to the Chiefs at Soldier Field weighs in the final decision, perhaps he won't. But what matters now is the Bears'...

Andre Gurode is expected to start at left guard after the Ravens deactivated both Ben Grubbs and Mark LeVoir for Sunday’s road contest against the St. Louis Rams. The team announced that Grubbs, who did not practice this past week, had been...