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TELANDER: Brian Urlacher carried on proud tradition of Bears’ MLBs

Chicago Sun-Times — When you think of the Bears, you think of middle linebackers. And when you think of middle linebackers, you think of Brian...

New: 51 min ago

Praise together: Bears family salutes Brian Urlacher

Chicago Sun-Times — Although his talent, intelligence, accomplishments on the field and overall value to the Bears always said...

New: 51 min ago

Brian Urlacher calls it quits with gas left in the tank

Chicago Sun-Times — Age took its toll on Brian Urlacher, but history will repair that damage and then some. You can make your...

New: 51 min ago

Brian Urlacher epitomized Chicago Bears LB, Ron Rivera says

NFL.com (NFL.com) — The Chicago Bears have their work cut out for them in replacing retired linebacker Brian Urlacher. Ron Rivera, who coached Urlacher for three seasons in Chicago, reflects on the task the Bears...

New: 4 hr 59 min ago

Brian Urlacher: Injury, Bears coach factors in retiring

NFL.com (Hanzus, Dan) — Why did Brian Urlacher retire? The Chicago Bears legend told "The Rich Eisen Podcast" that he couldn't ignore the truth, saying, "Honestly, I'm just not quite the same player I used to be."

New: 6 hr 6 min ago

For Reinsdorf and Urlacher, time is relative

Daily Herald — This week Jerry Reinsdorf indicated that he wants to keep going for a couple more decades while Brian Urlacher retired from pro football. Boy, is it ever better to be the owner than the owned.

New: 9 hr 18 min ago

Brian Urlacher's Hall of Fame bid: Is Chicago Bears icon a lock?

NFL.com (NFL.com) — In the wake of Brian Urlacher's retirement after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, we're left with one obvious question: Is the decorated middle linebacker a lock for the Hall of Fame? Let's...

New: 10 hr 37 min ago

Brian Urlacher a victim of Chicago Bears' QB drought

NFL.com (Wesseling, Chris) — The Chicago Bears boast two of the greatest middle linebackers in NFL history: Dick Butkus and Brian Urlacher. Deficient QB play is the common denominator in their failures to win a Super Bowl.

New: 11 hr 37 min ago

Brian Urlacher retires as he should — a Bear

Chicago Sun-Times — RICK MORRISSEY: It could have ended better. Of course it could have. Brian Urlacher could have retired after the last game...

New: 11 hr 39 min ago

Bears great Brian Urlacher announces retirement

Chicago Sun-Times — Bears great Brian Urlacher announced his retirement from football on Wednesday. ‘It was an honor to play my entire career...

12 hr 33 min ago

Brian Urlacher announces his retirement

Chicago Sun-Times — Bears linebacker announced his retirement from football on Wednesday. Urlacher tweeted: ‘It was an honor to play my...

12 hr 47 min ago

Urlacher announces retirement from Bears on Twitter

Daily Herald — Staff report Brian Urlacher is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, according to his official Twitter account.

13 hr 19 min ago

Jags fan pleads guilty to stabbing Bears fan to death

NFL.com (NFL.com) — A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree murder in the 2012 killing of a Chicago man before a Chicago Bears-Jacksonville Jaguars game.

16 hr 24 min ago
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Jacksonville man pleads guilty to stabbing Bears fan to death

NFL.com (NFL.com) — A Jacksonville man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the 2012 killing of a Chicago man before a Chicago Bears-Jacksonville Jaguars game.

16 hr 24 min ago

Lance Briggs takes on play-calling role sans Urlacher

NFL.com (NFL.com) — Lance Briggs looks around and finds himself an elder statesman in the Chicago Bears' front seven. He's taking the changes in stride.

16 hr 32 min ago

Lance Briggs now in play-calling role for Chicago Bears

NFL.com (NFL.com) — Lance Briggs looks around and finds himself without Brian Urlacher, his longtime partner at linebacker. Briggs, now an elder statesman for the Chicago Bears, takes the changes in stride.

16 hr 32 min ago

Without Urlacher, Briggs ready for more responsbility

Daily Herald — Seven-time Pro Bowl weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs has been an integral part of the Bears' defense for the past decade, but now, with Brian Urlacher gone, he's taking on more of a leadership...

1 day 4 hr ago

Bears' rookie vows to help tornado victims

Daily Herald — Bears rookie punter Tress Way is a Tulsa native who played football at the University of Oklahoma, just a few miles from the town of Moore, where a deadly tornado touched down on Monday, killing...

1 day 6 hr ago

Florida man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bears fan

Chicago Sun-Times — A Jacksonville man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing a Chicago Bears fan at a popular waterfront shopping area before...

1 day 8 hr ago

Why you won’t see Mike Ditka on Twitter

Chicago Sun-Times — 1. Bears QB coach Matt Cavanaugh called Jay Cutler ‘brilliant’ in regard to his football IQ. Do you agree? I’ve...

1 day 13 hr ago

Urlacher says he would still play for Lovie

Chicago Sun-Times (Adam L. Jahns) — It seems like a moot point now with Marc Trestman now in charge of the Bears and Lovie Smith gone. But Brian Urlacher said he believes he'd still be playing if Smith was the Bears' head coach....

New: 2 hr 18 min ago

Tradition helps ease loss of Urlacher

ESPN (Michael Wilbon) — We don't know much about quarterbacks in Chicago; how could we if the best one we ever had played so long ago he wore a leather helmet? We don't know much about receivers either; Brandon Marshall...

New: 3 hr 21 min ago

Urlacher pins Super Bowl hope on Bears' O

ESPN (Staff) — Brian Urlacher said Wednesday the Chicago Bears' chance of being a Super Bowl contender next season depends on their offense."It depends on what they do on offense," Urlacher said on "The Waddle &...

New: 7 hr 11 min ago

Don't count on a Brian Urlacher comeback

ESPN (Kevin Seifert) — It never seemed likely that the Minnesota Vikings would pursue Brian Urlacher in free agency, given their sharp turn toward youth over the past two years. And now it seems clear that Urlacher had...

New: 7 hr 28 min ago

George McCaskey on Brian Urlacher's retirement

Chicago Sun-Times (Adam L. Jahns) — Bears chairman George McCaskey issued the following statement on the retirement of longtime Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher on Wednesday:...

New: 8 hr 3 min ago

Calling Canton: Brian Urlacher's candidacy

ESPN (Kevin Seifert) — Reviewing the Pro Football Hall of Fame's list of middle linebackers is a sobering experience.The position is well-represented, but almost all of the enshrinees -- Dick Butkus, Jack Lambert and...

New: 9 hr 33 min ago

Brian Urlacher: Impact on teammates

ESPN (Kevin Seifert) — What made Brian Urlacher special? You have to start, of course, with the way a 6-foot-4, 258-pound man could run, hit and organize a defense on the field. But even an occasional in-person observer...

12 hr 7 min ago

Video: Dickerson on Urlacher's legacy

ESPN (ESPNChicago.com) — ESPNChicago.com's Jeff Dickerson reacts to the news that LB Brian Urlacher retired after 13 seasons with the Bears.

12 hr 31 min ago

Brian Urlacher admirably accepts his lot

ESPN (Kevin Seifert) — Congratulations to linebacker Brian Urlacher, who found peace and satisfaction with his 13-year career Wednesday rather than extending it beyond what felt organic to everyone -- most importantly...

12 hr 47 min ago

Brian Urlacher retires from the NFL

Chicago Sun-Times (Adam L. Jahns) — After 13 seasons in the NFL, longtime Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is retiring. He announced his decision on his Twitter account on Wednesday:...

12 hr 54 min ago

Urlacher announces retirement via Twitter

ESPN (ESPNChicago.com) — Brian Urlacher is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, according to his official Twitter account.Read the entire story.

13 hr 16 min ago

Bears have NFL's oldest starters

ESPN (Kevin Seifert) — As rosters shake out this summer, you'll hear a fair amount about the "youngest" and "oldest" teams in the NFL. Sometimes those figures and rankings can be skewed by aged kickers or an...

13 hr 33 min ago

Bears kicker Robbie Gould to return to practice

Chicago Sun-Times (Adam L. Jahns) — Kicker Robbie Gould is set to return to the practice fields with his Bears teammates during organized team activities on Thursday. Gould is yet take part in any offseason workouts with the Bears...

14 hr 26 min ago

Gould cleared to kick Thursday

ESPN (Jeff Dickerson) — CHICAGO – Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould received a clean bill of health from doctors the last two days and is expected to begin participating in offseason workouts on Thursday, the...

16 hr 30 min ago

Tornado hits close to home for Bears' punter

ESPN (Jeff Dickerson) — The destruction and devastation left behind by the tornado that struck the state of Oklahoma on Monday hit especially close to home for Chicago Bears rookie punter Tress Way. A native of Tulsa,...

1 day 7 hr ago

Briggs: 'Very different' without Urlacher

ESPN (Michael C. Wright) — LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs spoke Tuesday for the first time in a public setting all offseason, and admitted the defense is "very different" without former teammate...

1 day 7 hr ago

Moore tornado 'heartbreaking' for punter Tress Way

Chicago Sun-Times (Adam L. Jahns) — Bears rookie punter Tress Way is eager to get back to home to Oklahoma this coming Memorial Day weekend after a devastating tornado ripped through Moore, Okla. on Monday. Way, whom the Bears...

1 day 7 hr ago

Forte, Jennings, Gould, Carimi miss OTA

ESPN (Michael C. Wright) — LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte missed Tuesday's session of organized team activities along with cornerback Tim Jennings, as both had a prior commitment with USO...

1 day 8 hr ago

Report: Man pleads guilty to killing fan

ESPN (ESPNChicago.com) — A Jacksonville man who fatally stabbed a Chicago fan before a Bears-Jaguars game in October pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and could get life in prison, according to a report.Read...

1 day 10 hr ago

Report: NFL Draft might be moved to May

Chicago Sun-Times (Dan Cahill) — The NFL is close to pushing back the league draft to May, according to an ESPN.com report. The draft would move from April to May beginning with the 2014 draft, sources told ESPN. In addition, the...

1 day 12 hr ago

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