Nick Perry

With the 15th pick of the NFL draft in April, the Seahawks chose defensive end Bruce Irvin. Four picks later, the Bears chose defensive end Shea McClellin. If the Bears had picked 15th and the Seahawks 19th, it's possible Irvin would be a Bear and...

Shea McClellin wasn't born wearing shoulder pads, but he plays like it. That's why the Bears general manager Phil Emery made him his first draft pick ahead of Whitney Mercilus, Nick Perry, Chandler Jones, Courtney Upshaw or any other defensive end who...

The Sports Xchange By Frank Cooney, The Sports Xchange Armstead finally gets his NFL chance New England Patriots defensive lineman Armond Armstead took a circuitous route to get to the National Football League. The trip began in the usual manner as...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT --The Packers kicked off the second day of the NFL Draft in groundbreaking fashion. An hour before the Jacksonville Jaguars made the first pick of Round 2 on Friday night, a...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT As long as Datone Jones is a quick study - and his new employers have every reason to believe he will be - the Packers defense just might be in a better position to quickly make...

The Bears will be at the mercy of the 18 teams picking ahead of them in the first round Thursday when the NFL draft begins, the quality of players available and their own evaluations. But if everything flows the way it might in general manager Phil...

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Chicago Bears 2011: 8-8, third in North. Last season in playoffs: 2010. They're going all the way: The Bears began 7-3 last season. Then Jay Cutler got hurt. They wound up losing five of their final six games without him. Now, they have the No. 1...