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Gabe Carimi would have been the big story at Bears minicamp Tuesday if he had still been a Bear. Instead, he was the big story at Bucs minicamp. It would be easy to explain away Gabe Carimi's short and disappointing Bears career by saying he was not...

If Gabe Carimi's goal was to find a new team by staying away from the Bears' voluntary offseason program, consider it mission accomplished. Less than 48 hours before the start of the team's mandatory minicamp, Carimi got a fresh start and the team rid...

What do you envision being the biggest position battles going into training camp? -- @JBiuhoosiers, from Twitter Interesting question. Despite the fact that the Bears have a brand new coaching staff, I do not anticipate that we will have a lot of...

PHOENIX — Even though Bears players are scattered across the country, their new offense has begun to take shape. Coach Marc Trestman provided a snapshot of what that offense might look like during a media breakfast Wednesday at the NFL meetings....

INDIANAPOLIS — Choosing a guard in the NFL draft's first round usually isn't any team's top priority. And it's probably not for the Bears this year. Guards, after all, tend to be looked at as the least valuable members of starting lineups. Some...

On Monday, what stood out about the Bears' performance on Sunday is the pass protection held up both in terms of recognition and execution against an aggressive, accomplished blitzing team. Arizona defensive coordinator Ray Horton sent more than four...

Lovie Smith was wrong. About being wrong, that is. The situation: The Bears had a seven-point lead and were faced with a fourth-and-half-a-yard to go on the Seahawks' 15 on their first possession of the second quarter. To the delight of the...

Smash-mouth football, once an offensive trademark of the NFL’s charter franchise that produced the great Walter Payton, died before its time last week in Chicago after a recent bout with negligence. It was ageless. On fourth-and-1 against the...

There was bright sunshine at Soldier Field on Sunday, as much as we've seen at any game this year. It was considerably darker in the bowels of the stadium in the back room where injured players are laid on tables and poked and prodded, tested, X-rayed...

The Bears decided to keep their new offense mostly under wraps until the second week of the exhibition schedule. Quarterback Jay Cutler and running back Matt Forte were held out of Thursday's opener at Soldier Field against the Broncos, perhaps to...

Minutes after Brandon Marshall said everyone involved with the Bears offense should be held accountable, he darted out of the Soldier Field locker room, leaving behind his sad-looking Charlie Brown Christmas tree. There will be no NFC North crown...

HARBOR SPRINGS — David Walker rushed for 236 yards on 20 carries and scored two touchdowns as Harbor Springs snapped a four-game losing skid with a Lake Michigan Conference win over Charlevoix, 19-7, Friday during homecoming at Ottawa Stadium....