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30 Day Challenge: Favorite Bears LB of All Time

Each day in the month of June, we’ll roll out a fresh topic to get Chicago Bears fans thinking. Be sure to chime in with your answer in the comments so we can all get to know our WCG members a bit better. Who is your favorite Bears LB of all time? I remember where […]

The Bear’s Den, June 18, 2026

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears’ Rome Odunze among stars in Adidas’ ‘Speed Broker’ ad campaign Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson plays a ‘speed broker’ who keeps track of nine fast football players, including five who play in the NFL. Bears great Mike Singletary: ‘I see a lot of Patrick Mahomes’ in Caleb Williams I like Mike. […]

10 Bears Takes (Part 2): Roster battles, contract extensions, and more

 EDITOR: Click here for part 1 (Takes 1-5), which was published earlier today. 6. Setting the table for key roster battles on the defensive side of the ball. Heading into the offseason, it was clear that the Chicago Bears’ defense needed some work. Following the exit of key veterans like Byard, Jaquan Brisker, Nahshon Wright, and […]

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30 Day Challenge: My favorite Bears team of all time

It’s tough to narrow down my favorite Bears team of all time down to only one. Though they haven’t won the Super Bowl since I’ve been alive — and have only appeared in one when I was five years old — there have been a handful of entertaining teams that have been extremely fun to […]

Ten Chicago Bears with the most to prove in 2026: 4. Grady Jarrett

We’ve reached the final four Chicago Bears that have the most to prove in 2026. Today’s player is our second consecutive defensive lineman, and it is Grady Jarrett. When the Bears signed Grady Jarrett last offseason, it came just two days after the Falcons released him in a cost-cutting move. Bears fans, myself included, immediately […]

10 Bears Takes (Part 1): Offensive expectations, injury list, and more

Last week, the Chicago Bears wrapped up their offseason program with a three-day mandatory mini-camp. Although the bulk of the offseason acquisition process is over, fans around the league can expect minor roster shuffles and additional veteran free agents to sign with teams leading up to training camp. With the table set for training camp […]

The Bear’s Den, June 17, 2026

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Eagles place Joe Tryon-Shoyinka on reserve/retired list Former 2025 Chicago Bear is apparently hanging them up. Bears sign WR Kaden Davis, LB Tony Fields II from United Football League Definitely worth a good long look at these guys. Bears Mailbag: Has Luther Burden III Taken the WR1 Role From Rome […]

Mike Singletary: I see a lot of Patrick Mahomes in Caleb Williams

The Bears have had a laundry list of legendary linebackers over the course of their franchise’s history. Chief among them is Mike Singletary, the 10-time Pro Bowler who’s not only one of the best linebackers in Chicago’s history, but in the NFL’s history. Singletary recently appeared on Up & Adams with Kay Adams, who asked […]

Chicago Bears Announce Roster Moves

The Chicago Bears have now officially announced the two roster moves that were reported over the last couple of days. Wide receiver Kaden Davis and linebacker Tony Fields II were both signed to the offseason roster after successful stints in the UFL. To make room for them, they waived linebacker Dominique Hampton and kicker Gabriel […]

Bears sign UFL WR Kaden Davis: Report

The Chicago Bears are not done adding former United Football League players. According to Adam Schefter, the Bears are adding receiver and kick returner Kaden Davis. He most recently played for the Houston Gamblers of the UFL. Davis (6’1”, 193) was undrafted in 2022 out of Northwest Missouri State. He’s bounced around practice squads in […]

30 Day Challenge: Favorite Current Bears Player

Each day in the month of June, we’ll roll out a fresh topic to get Chicago Bears fans thinking. Be sure to chime in with your answer in the comments so we can all get to know our WCG members a bit better. Who is your current favorite Bears player? What Caleb Williams has done […]

Bears’ Colston Loveland is one of the most versatile players in the NFL

There’s no one I’m more excited to watch on the Chicago Bears this season than Colston Loveland. He had a nice rookie year, showing the total package from a tight end with his blocking, hands, and route running, but as is the case with the young Bears, he wasn’t satisfied. “I think it’s watching the […]

Report: Chicago Bears sign linebacker Tony Fields II

According to Michael Del Negro, who covers the UFL (United Football League) on social media, the Chicago Bears are signing linebacker Tony Fields II, who just wrapped up a successful season with the UFL’s Columbus Aviators. The soon to be 27 year old Fields (6’1”, 220) was originally a fifth-round pick of the Cleveland Browns […]

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30 Day Challenge: The Most Respected Opposing Player of All Time

Each day in the month of June, we’ll roll out a fresh topic to get Chicago Bears fans thinking. Be sure to chime in with your answer in the comments so we can all get to know our WCG members a bit better. I had to think about this one for a bit. A lot […]

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Ten Chicago Bears with the most to prove in 2026: 5. Gervon Dexter

We are halfway through our countdown of the 10 Chicago Bears with the most to prove this season. If you’ve missed it, this is what the first half looked like: 10. Tory Taylor9. Braxton Jones8. Rome Odunze7. TJ Edwards6. Jaylon Johnson Starting our top five is defensive tackle Gervon Dexter. Ryan Poles and the Chicago […]

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Caleb Williams is ‘one of the very best closers in the NFL’

In case you missed it, ESPN recently aired a segment featuring senior NFL reporter Jeremy Fowler with some very favorable comments about Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. “Caleb Williams, right now, is looked at around the league as a Top 10 quarterback and one of the very best closers in the NFL,” Folwer began the […]

The Bear’s Den, June 15, 2026

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Caleb Williams says it’s “a hell of a lot more fun” in Year 2 in Ben Johnson’s offense Williams says last year at this time he felt like he was drowning trying to learn the offense. Bears TE Cole Kmet knows secret to sticking around, no matter who comes and […]

Could the Chicago Bears do something they haven’t done snce 1993?

Defensive end Montez Sweat racked up an even 10 sacks last year for the Chicago Bears, becoming their first player since Robert Quinn set the franchise record with 18.5 in 2021, to hit double digits in the Windy City. The Bears haven’t had two players get double-digit sacks in the same season since 1993, when […]

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30 Day Challenge: The Coach Who Got Away From the Chicago Bears

Each day in the month of June, we’ll roll out a fresh topic to get Chicago Bears fans thinking. Be sure to chime in with your answer in the comments so we can all get to know our WCG members a bit better. This one may be one of the biggest “what if’s” in Chicago […]

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How much do we read into Zavion Thomas flashes at Chicago Bears camp?

It’s that time of year again, folks: padless football is back in action, and us football-starved junkies can’t help but be glad. (That’s all we get to hold us over for the next month until training camp starts. Plus, it’s way more fun to think about than whatever’s going on with the Chicago Bears’ stadium […]

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30 Day Challenge: Most hated opposing player of all time

Each day in June, we’ll roll out a fresh topic to get Chicago Bears fans thinking. Be sure to chime in with your answer in the comments so we can all get to know our WCG members a bit better. I’m an elder Millennial. I’ve been watching the Chicago Bears for the better part of […]

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Rallying Around One of Our Own: A Fundraiser for a Bears Fan

I hope you don’t mind if we veer off the beaten path for something that’s near and dear to my heart. One of my biggest passions outside of football and the Chicago Bears is helping others. Over the last 10 years, through my partnership with Extra Life in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, I’ve […]

30 Day Challenge: What Bears’ player never had a fair chance?

Chicago has a history of failure at quarterback, and much of that is driven by the team failing its quarterbacks first. One player who seems to embody this problem the most is Mitchell Trubisky. The 2017 Bears were, in all honesty, a disaster on the offense. Chicago’s “leading” receiver was Kendall Wright in his last […]

The Bear’s Den, June 12, 2026

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears 1st-round pick Dillion Thieneman heads toward training camp with much to learn, earn He almost certainly will be their Week 1 starter alongside Coby Bryant, but the Bears aren’t handing him the job. Caleb Williams: I’m fine with wherever Bears build stadium From the “stupidest thing Caleb has been […]