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Kyle Long. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Durkin: Projected Bears Rookie Contract Pool

By Dan Durkin (CBS) Rookie minicamp kicks off Friday at Halas Hall, providing the coaching staff their first glimpse of the...

Manti Te'o runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Te’o Posts Disappointing 40-Time At NFL Combine

After a poor performance against the Crimson Tide and a disappointing Scouting Combine, NFL teams now have reason to question...

Kellen Davis

Durkin: Explaining The NFL’s Salary Cap

Confused by the NFL salary cap? Dan Durkin is here to help.

Jacoby Jones of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates a touchdown in the third quarter against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Ravens Beat 49ers 34-31 In Super Bowl

A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting...

Gridiron Showdown
Brian Urlacher

Silverman: Urlacher’s Career Should Be Defined By Brilliant Start, Not Halting Finish

While it was clear that Urlacher was a remarkable athlete, it wasn’t clear in the days and weeks leading up to his selection what position he would play in the NFL.

Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs

Bernstein: Briggs’ Response Shows Bears’ Identity Challenge

Hidden in the brush-off Lance Briggs gave the media yesterday is a much larger issue facing a team trying to push one side of the ball into modernity while keeping another rooted in the past.

Tom Thibodeau

Bernstein: Other NBA Teams Try Hard, Too

Four NBA teams remain in the running for the title, and the never-say-die Bulls are not one of them because, well, they died.

Bears News
Mike Ditka. (VINCENT LAFORET/AFP/Getty Images)

Will Ditka’s Number Be The Last One Retired?

Bears Chairman George McCaskey indicated in a statement Friday morning that the team is now done retiring numbers.

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Bears To Retire Ditka’s No. 89 Jersey

The Chicago Bears will retire Mike Ditka’s jersey number in December.

Brian Urlacher. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Urlacher Wanted To Play For Cowboys, Now Open To TV Gig

Now retired Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher admitted he wanted to play for the Dallas Cowboys this season.

Brian Urlacher

Silverman: Urlacher’s Career Should Be Defined By Brilliant Start, Not Halting Finish

While it was clear that Urlacher was a remarkable athlete, it wasn’t clear in the days and weeks leading up to his selection what position he would play in the NFL.