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Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle has removed himself from consideration for the Eagles’ vacant offensive coordinator opening, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported on Monday. Doyle, 29, had been requested to interview with Philadelphia when the Bears’ season ended after their Divisional Round loss to the Rams. Bears head coach Ben Johnson granted him permission […]
Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright has been named as a replacement addition to the 2026 Pro Bowl games, the team announced on Monday. Wright will be replacing Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell on the roster. The 27-year-old had an incredible breakout season, leading the NFL with eight takeaways, five of which being interceptions. The Bears signed […]
Day 8 of the Chicago Bears offseason. Who’s ready for the Super Bowl? Super Bowl LX is Set … So Who Ya Got? — Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 26, 2026 It’s wild to think about Sam Darnold being the first quarterback taken in Round 1 from the famed 2018 NFL Draft class of signal callers to reach the Super Bowl. Not Josh Allen. Not Lamar Jackson. Not Baker Mayfield. But Sam Darnold. What a journey for that guy! Kinda funny: Darnold leaving the Vikings and imm...
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears are the new America’s Team Despite losing to the Rams, Ben Johnson’s cardiac Bears captured the country’s imagination and have a bright future. Dennis Allen saved his best for last — but Bears need more help on D Across the board, DL, LB, DB’s… you name it… Bears’ season […]
In case you missed it, the Green Bay Packers hired a new defensive coordinator . And while the good news (for the time being) is that it was *NOT* Al Harris, it turns out that the Chicago Bears defensive backs coach could be on the radar of a former Packers head coach. Mark Kaboly, who used to cover the Pittsburgh Steelers for The Athletic, shared this tweet that piqued my interest: I'd keep a keen eye on Al Harris coming in as the Steelers defensive coordinator. Harris is currently ...
Not gonna lie, it still stings a bit that the Chicago Bears lost that game to the Los Angeles Rams. But I guess if the Bears were gonna go out, better it be in such a remarkable game against a perennial playoff contender and MVP candidate, than against the Packers. Plus, Caleb Williams gave us […]
Day 7 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I’d rather be preparing for a NFC Championship Game battle against the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, I’ll spend a chunk of my day staring out the window thinking about what could have been. Sigh . The Green Bay Packers hired a new defensive coordinator. And while we’ll probably take a deeper dive into this hire later this week, I wanted to get some initial thoughts regarding Jonathan Gannon’s hire on the board right now while I had a moment: A b...
Note: Apologies for this both being late and shorter than usual. I had a pretty bad cold to start the week, and the Texas power grid has been on and off the last 48 hours due to weather. So I couldn’t put in play reviews like normal. The full season review will be a robust […]
The Eagles requested an interview on Thursday with Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle for the same role, a request that Chicago granted. Doyle, 29, was hired by the Bears last offseason as the youngest offensive coordinator in the NFL. Though he didn’t call plays — that duty went to head coach Ben Johnson — he […]
Day 6 of the Chicago Bears offseason. The Chicago sports media landscape lost a legend on Friday with the passing of Terry Boers. A former Chicago Sun-Times columnist, Boers might be best known for being one of the most influential people in the history of this city’s sports radio scene. His shows with Dan Bernstein (and earlier, Dan McNeil) were game-changers. Those shows launched the careers of producers, radio hosts, execs, and other folks in this industry. They also opened a path for sport...
Following the Chicago Bears’ first playoff win in 15 seasons, the season ended in heartbreak with a 20-17 loss at home to the Los Angeles Rams. Although the season didn’t end the way fans were hoping for, there’s plenty of reason for optimism moving forward into the upcoming offseason. For starters, the Bears’ core players […]
You’ve heard it so much you’re probably tired of hearing it at this point: the Chicago Bears’ top priority this offseason is to beef up their anemic pass rush. Surprise, surprise, ESPN’s latest primer on what eliminated teams like the Bears need to do this spring agrees with that. “The Bears’ inability to pressure opposing […]
Over this past weekend, the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, and New England Patriots advanced to championship weekend, by beating the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, and Houston Texans respectively. Obviously, this means that the winning teams did something that the Cowboys have not done in three decades, and even the […]
One of the highlights from the season-ending press conference held by Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Poles was his response to a question about the challenges ahead and how he reacted to a quick, playful question about trading for Las Vegas Raiders star edge rusher Maxx Crosby. For what it’s worth, Crosby has publicly expressed his admiration for Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson and quarterback Caleb Williams . So with his future in Vegas up in the air based on events that happened late i...
Maybe it was the fact that I was incredibly distracted by the Martin Luther King Day celebration I was working at on Sunday, or perhaps that old sense of steeling myself against disappointment that comes naturally with being a Chicago Bears fan. Or, maybe the buzz from Caleb Williams’ latest near-zero-probability throw just hadn’t worn […]
I know not everyone does the social media thing, so when I come across something I really enjoy, I need to share it for our readers here at WCG, just in case you missed it. Rishab Sikri, who runs DaWindyCity Productions YouTube channel, is a content creator who does fantastic Chicago Bears videos. If you […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS As Bears try to move out of the gray and into championship contention, Ben Johnson lights a much-needed fire Days after a smashing season in which the Bears went 11-6, captured the NFC North and won a playoff game for the first time in 15 years, Johnson urgently drove their […]
The Chicago Bears may be eliminated from the postseason, but there is no break on the NFL calendar. The Bears conducted exit interviews with the players earlier this week, and general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson met the media to reflect and look ahead. On our latest edition of Bear Bones, Dr. […]
There was a point during my Wednesday night where the last three notifications on my phone were news that Eric Bieniemy was leaving the Bears for the Chiefs, Al Harris interviewed with the Packers for their defensive coordinator position, and Brian Flores was set to return to the Vikings. What a trifecta of yuck. Brian Flores returns to the Vikings Much to the chagrin of every rival NFC North quarterback, the Minnesota Vikings are bringing back Brian Flores. The Vikings announced Flo...
As a Chicago Bears fan, do you ever find yourself thinking, Man, life’s just so much better when the Bears are good? Well, that’s how the National Football League feels, too. The Bears are a ratings juggernaut even when they are in the midst of a down year, so it’s no surprise that with Chicago […]
Before we get into the nitty gritty of DJ Moore trade chatter, I need to be clear about one thing at the top of this post. I am not advocating a trade of DJ Moore. We are way too early in the offseason process for me to feel strongly one way or another about Moore’s future in Chicago. I’ll need to do some deep diving into his role, fit, and future before I take a hard-line stance one way or another. But with that being said, I know that Moore’s name will undoubtedly come up in trade conversati...
The Bears’ season ended in heartbreak Sunday night, but the stage couldn’t have been any bigger. According to numbers released by NBC Sports , the Chicago Bears’ divisional-round loss to the Los Angeles Rams delivered the most-watched NFL Divisional Playoff game in NBC Sports history, averaging 45.4 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, NBC Sports Digital platforms, and NFL Digital properties. The thriller at Soldier Field only grew in audience as the night went on. Viewership increas...
The latest Bears Banter podcast has dropped! There is so much to celebrate after the Chicago Bears went 11-6 in Ben Johnson’s first year as the Chicago Bears head coach, as they won the NFC North, beat the Green Bay Packers 2 out of 3 times, and won their first playoff game in a decade […]
The numbers confirm what the eye test told us all season: the Chicago Bears didn’t just hit on a rookie or two in 2025 — they assembled the most impactful rookie class in football. According to Pro Football Focus , Chicago finished No. 1 in the NFL in cumulative rookie WAA/WAR (1.0207), edging out every other team once quarterback production was removed from the equation. It’s not a perfect metric, but it does a solid job capturing volume, efficiency, and real on-field value. And by that ...
Legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady continues to heap praise on Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. It doesn’t get much better than being acknowledged by The G.O.A.T. for having the best throw of the 2025 NFL season. Brady breaks it down here: can watch him talk ball all day 🏈 (via @TomBrady ) pic.twitter.com/YDDxd0mHko — NFL (@NFL) January 21, 2026 Caleb Williams made the best throw of 2025, so says Tom Brady I could watch that throw allllll day. But also, I am...