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Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com. Do you think it's a foregone conclusion that Germain Ifedi will win the starting right guard competition because of his...

Last offseason, receiver Allen Robinson II predicted that his second year with the Bears would be more productive than his first. While the 2018 Bears defied expectations with a 12-4 run to the playoffs, Robinson felt limited by his ongoing recovery from a season-ending knee injury the year...

The Bears are counting on receiver Anthony Miller to pick up this year where he left off last season—and they feel he's never been more equipped to do so. The 2018 second-round pick from Memphis emerged as a playmaker last November and December. During a five-game span from Weeks 11-15, Miller...

This summer the Bears plan to continue giving their defensive linemen reps at multiple positions in training camp as they've done in the past. The versatility that creates should help them replace nose tackle Eddie Goldman, who has opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19. Defensive line...

Allen Robinson II remains the Bears' undisputed No. 1 receiver. But the competition for the spots behind him on the depth chart promises to be intense in training camp. The battles for the second starting position and other contributing roles will feature returning veterans Anthony Miller...

Christian spent the past four seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, appearing in 55 games with one start and recording 83 tackles and three pass breakups. The 5-11, 207-pounder registered 36 tackles each of the past two years. Christian was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of...

The Bears released their training camp schedule to the media Tuesday. They're slated to work out without pads Friday and Sunday before conducting their first padded practice Monday. NFL teams are allowed to hold 14 padded practices through Sept. 6. With very specific protocols that must be...

The Bears on Tuesday waived rookie kicker Ramiz Ahmed. Ahmed signed with the Bears April 17. He last kicked competitively at the University of Nevada in 2018, when he made 15-of-20 field-goal attempts (75.0 percent). After not playing football while attending UNLV and Arizona State, Ahmed...

When Bears veterans reported to Halas Hall last week for the start of training camp, they were given a unique opportunity to have their voices heard. For the first time, all players were able to register to vote as part of the arrival process, with assistance from the Lake County Clerk's...

Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com. I think the Bears may have the best pair of starting outside linebackers in the NFL in Khalil Mack and Robert Quinn. But I know...

Former Bears star safety Gary Fencik returned to his old middle school in Zion Saturday morning to support an excellent cause. Wearing his No. 45 Bears jersey, Fencik joined several volunteers at Zion Central Middle School as the Bears and Bears Care teamed up with PNC Bank and community...

Kmet's first steps inside Halas Hall were even more memorable for him because he grew up in the Chicago area rooting for the Bears, and his father, Frank, was a lineman on the team's practice squad in 1993. "It was pretty amazing, pretty surreal," Kmet said. "You dream about that as a kid...

Wondering about a player, a past game or another issue involving the Bears? Senior writer Larry Mayer answers a variety of questions from fans on ChicagoBears.com. When will the real training camp begin, and when will there be contact and actual football being played in practice? Paul C...

Trevathan has made plenty of plays since signing with the Bears in 2016, one year after winning the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos. In four years in Chicago, he has appeared in 46 games with 45 starts and recorded 327 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions, 15 tackles-for-loss, 16 pass...

Two seasons in, the excitement has mostly been justified. Smith stepped into a starting role after missing training camp as a rookie and led one of the league's top defenses with 121 tackles. Smith also notched five sacks. Now, entering his third season with the Bears, Smith is again...

Piñeiro spent much of the offseason kicking at a park in Miami with Bears teammate Pat O'Donnell and working out at Bommarito Performance Systems, a popular training facility for NFL players. "He has put on the weight that we asked," Tabor said. "He actually decreased his body fat and you can...

The 6-foot, 230-pounder has led the Bears in tackles in each of his first two NFL seasons. Smith compiled 121 stops in 2018—three shy of Hall of Fame middle linebacker Brian Urlacher's team rookie record—and 100 last year despite missing the final three games with a torn pectoral muscle...

"Though we evaluate players on how they do in meetings and all aspects of being around them, what's most important is obviously when we start practicing full speed," offensive coordinator Bill Lazor said Thursday during a video call with the media. The Bears plan to conduct the competition on...

"You kind of hold your breath when you haven't seen these guys this whole time," Nagy said. "I know what I was doing and there's others, too, and there's a lot more eating than there is working out over that quarantine. And so you never really know where these guys are at. But I know our guys...

What makes the challenge even greater is that the requirements aren't the same for every player on the roster. For instance, Bears veterans who reported to camp last Tuesday remain in the acclimation period, which is akin to Phase 1 of the offseason program, consisting primarily of strength and...