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The Bear’s Den, February 11, 2025

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears didn’t get picks for Ian Cunningham hire because Matt Ryan is Falcons’ “primary football executive” Ryan said last week that Cunningham will run free agency and the draft. Iowa Bears? Really? State looks to lure NFL team with stadium funding pitch “Iowa, Iowa, yaht da dat ta dah! yaht […]

Chicago Bears Rumors: Stadium Chatter from Super Bowl Week

I was planning on talking about the roster more in the next installments of our Super Bowl Rumors Mill articles, but with all the news coming out about the stadium this week and the potential to get Arlington Heights back on the table, I felt it was important to talk stadium first, as it seems […]

Bears’ Colston Loveland nearly stumped by some In-5 chicanery!

The build-up to the Super Bowl is like a week-long NFL convention. The media is set up all along radio row, recording interviews for various outlets and platforms, and while many are set up beforehand, you also get a lot of quick pop-up interactions. SB Nation’s RJ Ochoa was in the Bay Area last week, […]

Revisiting the Bears 2025 Draft: Second Round Pick 56

We all know it takes more than a single season to accurately assess the success of any draft class. Our own Josh Sunderbruch does a phenomenal job of explaining why this is and looking back at a more reasonable benchmark. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to look back and see how […]

The Bear’s Den, February 10, 2025

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Illinois governor says progress has been made on new stadium for Bears The first of several articles on this, it’s from PFT so it’s free. Check out our article here on WCG on this though, it’s good no it’s better no it’s best. With Bears and others chasing, Seahawks already […]

Bears, Illinois stadium deal getting closer: Report

According to a FOX32 report on Monday, the Chicago Bears and Illinois lawmakers are working on a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois, specifically in Arlington Heights. Kevin Warren and the Bears turned the heat up on J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois legislature with its very real flirtation with northwest Indiana. But Paris Schutz […]

Chicago Bears Rumors: Super Bowl Week Buzz

Some of you may be reading this article and going, “Who the hell is Bill Zimmerman?” and that’s probably the majority of you (and for good reason). Some of you may know me as the guy who yells too much during his podcast or writes overly opinionated articles on this here website. But most likely, […]

Chicago Bears Assistant Coach News and Rumor Tracker

With the Super Bowl over, we’ll likely get some assistant coach announcements from the Chicago Bears soon, so I wanted to launch a fresh tracker to gather the new rumors and news surrounding the changes. There have been a few reported moves, but only two things are official. First, running backs coach Eric Bieniemy left for the […]

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Bears offseason primer: Ranking needs with FA and draft targets

The 2025-26 NFL season has come to an end, meaning every team is now heading into offseason mode. Some teams will be tasked with turning the ship around, figuring out how to bounce back after a disappoint season this year. Luckily for the Bears, they’re not one of those teams. After an 11-6 season and […]

Options for the Bears at Wide Receiver in the 2026 NFL Draft

Hello, Chicago Bears fans! As we move into our offseason coverage of the Bears, we will examine what the Bears need to do to build on the amazing 2025 season and move the team forward in the competition for the Lombardi Trophy. I’m going to look at a somewhat unlikely scenario here. I think we […]

The Bear’s Den, February 9, 2025

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears to promote Press Taylor to offensive coordinator to replace Declan Doyle: source Ben knows what he’s doing. I hope. ‘You either do or you don’t’: Bears WR Rome Odunze is his own harshest critic despite improvement Sounds like he’s going to concentrate on his catching technique. We all approve. […]

Super Bowl 2027 Odds: Chicago Bears the 7th best in the NFC

A year ago at this time, the odds for the Chicago Bears to win the Super Bowl were +4000, and they stayed at that number all offseason. This year, following Chicago’s (11-6) NFC North-winning campaign and an offseason already brimming with hope and anticipation, our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook have the Bears at +2700. Overall, […]

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Super Bowl TV Schedule, Live Game Message Board, and Fan Discussion

The 106th NFL season concludes tonight with Super Bowl LX, with the New England Patriots facing the Seattle Seahawks, and this will be your place to discuss the game all night. In case you missed it, the Seahawks elevated running back and former Chicago Bears draft pick, Velus Jones Jr., from their practice squad, so […]

The Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl Window is Open

No one was expecting year one of the Ben Johnson era to end in a Super Bowl for the Chicago Bears, but the 2025 season went better than most fans could have expected. But even so, it felt like it ended too soon. The loss in the NFC Divisional Round against the Los Angeles Rams […]

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Drake Maye and Caleb Williams both won 2025–in their own way

I’m well aware of the fact that, in sports, there is almost always a winner and a loser. (Heard that in Ace Ventura’s voice.) But as someone who considers themselves a big fan of both Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and New England Patriots signal-caller Drake Maye, I’m not feeling like picking sides anymore. Seriously. […]

Bears Elevate Pass Game Coordinator Press Taylor to Offensive Coordinator

The Chicago Bears have their newest offensive coordinator under head coach Ben Johnson, and he’s a familiar face for the organization. The team has reportedly elevated Press Taylor, the team’s passing game coordinator, to the post after Declan Doyle’s departure to serve in the same role with the Baltimore Ravens, according to NFL Media’s Ian […]

Chicago Bears Top Ten Playoff Wins of Super Bowl Era: 1. 46-10

We’ve reached number one, and there’s no question what this game was going to be. In fact, the title of the article is just the score, and the score is enough for every Bears fan to know exactly what game it was. What went into ranking these games? I think what team they beat matters. […]

Revisiting the Bears 2025 Draft: Second Round Pick 39

We all know it takes more than a single season to accurately assess the success of any draft class. Our own Josh Sunderbruch does a phenomenal job of explaining why this is and looking back at a more reasonable benchmark. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to look back and see how […]

2026 Bears draft: 5 dream prospects to fall to No. 25

With the No. 25 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the chances the Bears acquire a blue-chip prospect are pretty slim. That’s not at all to say that they can’t end up with a blue-chip player with that pick. Rather, we’re talking about an extremely highly-touted prospect heading into the draft. There’s a difference between […]