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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears to hire Eric Studesville as running backs coach The Bears are bringing back a familiar face as their running backs coach. Bears to hire longtime NFL assistant Eric Studesville as running backs coach Studesville also was a Bears assistant from 1997 through 2000 under Dave Wannstedt and Dick Jauron. […]
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The Chicago Bears have hired longtime NFL coach Eric Studesville to be their new running backs coach, per the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs on Wednesday. Studesville, 58, will be replacing Eric Bieniemy in the role on the Bears’ coaching staff. Bieniemy was hired by the Chiefs on Jan. 21 to become their new offensive coordinator, […]
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Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they as they present their first episode of the Chicago Bears offseason. Bears Over Beers returns to put a bow on the end of the 2025 season and look ahead to our goals for the […]
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Ninteen years ago, right about now, Devin Hester made one of the most ridiculous plays we’ve ever seen from a Chicago Bear, running the opening kickoff of Super Bowl LXI back for a touchdown. For the 14 seconds, there wasn’t a Bears fan in the entire country who wasn’t jumping for joy. Then after that, […]
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Let’s keep it rolling with number 7 on our list of the Chicago Bears’ greatest playoff wins of the Super Bowl era. The Bears have won 11 times in the playoffs since the Super Bowl began, so yes, if you were hoping for the Bears’ 16- 6 win over the Saints, you’ll find that one […]
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Last year Ben Johsnon had to assemble a whole new coaching staff, so this Chicago Bears offseason assistant coach tracker won’t be nearly as active as last year’s, but it will keep tabs on all the new hires, the departures, and, of course, the rumors and reports. Just scroll down to the bottom for all […]
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With the conclusion of the 2025 season for the Chicago Bears, we get to fondly look back and reflect on what we saw. There were plenty of “wow” moments in all phases from the ‘25 squad, but no player on the team embodied that “wow” factor more than second-year quarterback Caleb Williams. With the arrival […]
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As we continue our march to number one in the Chicago Bears’ greatest playoff victories of the Super Bowl era, we reach one of the most famous playoff games they played, and that is the romp of the New York Giants on the way to Super Bowl 20. What went into ranking these games? I […]
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Yesterday on the Waddle and Silvy Show, Marc Silverman reported that the ongoing Chicago Bears’ new stadium saga could be nearing a resolution. He said that by the end of February, the Bears will hear from the state of Indiana with their final pitch, and that they’ll then take it to the state of Illinois […]
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There’s still some Chicago Bears news for the fellas to talk about, but this is Super Bowl week, so on their latest show, Evan McLean and Ross Read gave their predictions and previewed the big game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. Are you looking forward to it? Do you have any big plans? […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Former Bears DT Khyiris Tonga emerges as three-way player for Patriots Good for him. Former Bears coach Thomas Brown now on Patriots team ‘built on right principles’ heading into Super Bowl Brown deserved better than he got in Chicago. Nazareth Academy’s Julian Love, star safety for the Seahawks, will have […]
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We have a Super Bowl-centric set of questions on this week’s Reacts survey! First, fairly simple, who do you think will win this Sunday’s Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots? I’m taking the ‘Hawks, although I can’t remember a Super Bowl where I’ve cared so little about the game. There’s no […]
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With Super Bowl week upon us, we are continuing our countdown of the Chicago Bears’ greatest playoff wins of the Super Bowl era. They’ve had 11, we are counting down the top 10 (Sorry Bears 16, Saints 6, you didn’t make the list). Where does your favorite game rank? You’ll find out before Super Bowl […]
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Let’s address the elephant in the room: the Bears have negative cap space heading into the 2026 NFL offseason. It’s not the abundance of resources fans are used to seeing. Chicago has been big spenders almost every year that Ryan Poles has been their general manager. Last year was no exception: they traded for both […]
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The Super Bowl is less than a week away, and the Chicago Bears aren’t participating in the game yet again, but that doesn’t mean that they didn’t take significant strides this year towards appearing in one in the near future. The Bears won their 11th playoff game of the Super Bowl era this year against […]
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The NFL offseason is the time for change. The Chicago Bears’ front office has seen a change as assistant general manager Ian Cunningham has left for the Atlanta Falcons. Chicago’s coaching staff lost running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to the Kansas City Chiefs and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle to the Baltimore Ravens. And we’ll soon […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Rams WR Puka Nacua: Bears QB Caleb Williams had me ‘sweating like a mother’ after TD pass to Cole Kmet We’d rather have had Puka crying like a toddler after a massive, crushing upset… but it is what it is… Chicago Bears Insider Says DJ Moore Conversation Has Gone Too […]
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Earlier today, the Chicago Bears named tight end Colston Loveland, the tenth overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, as their Rookie of the Year. In any other year, the Bears could have honored wide receiver Luther Burden or running back Kyle Monangai, but this year, it was the dynamic Loveland who took home the […]
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The Bears’ season is over. It’s time for a mock offseason. I’ll be making my picks for free agency, the draft, open coaching positions, and which cuts, trades, and restructures to make to create some cap space. You know the drill. Let’s get into it. Bears coaching hires I originally had this article starting out […]
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Earlier today, the NFL announced that they’ll play a 2026 regular season game in Madrid, Spain, and a game in Paris, France, which brings the confirmed number of such games in the league’s International Series to eight. UPDATE: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced they’ll also play a game in Mexico City. The NFL will also […]
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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS 2026 visions of Pete Crow-Armstrong, Caleb Williams, the pope and World Series watching at Gallagher Way That’s a trio. Bears begin offensive-coordinator search after Ravens hire Declan Doyle to same position Interesting to see what they are doing. Bears’ Nahshon Wright Earns Another Award for Breakout Season After signing a […]
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We’ll occasionally have staff roundtables here at Windy City Gridiron, where members of our team answer a few questions about the Chicago Bears, but today I wanted to flip the script. I guess you can call this a reverse roundtable, because I want you, our WCG members, to answer these three questions. 1) Of all […]
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Blitz Fits (@blitzfits via Instagram), a sports and fashion media platform, has named the Chicago Bears the 2026 Best Dressed Team. Blitzfits, founded by Moses Anoh in September of 2019, combines football, fashion, culture, and lifestyle onto one platform. Quarterback Caleb Williams reposted BlitzFits’ post naming the Bears the NFL’s best-dressed team to his Instagram […]
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We’re about five weeks away from NFL Free Agency, and with the salary cap expected to jump from this year’s $279.2 million to a projected $301.2 to $305.7 million, the Chicago Bears (and the other 31 teams) will have more to play with. The Bears didn’t have much cap wiggle room at season’s end, but […]
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Yesterday, the Chicago Bears named kicker Cairo Santos as their Special Teams Player of the Year, which was well deserved, because in a season full of clutch moments, Santos had a hand in several of their comebacks. His understanding of the Soldier Field winds is something he’s learned in the last six years in Chicago, […]
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