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Despite losing key players such as Akiem Hicks, Danny Trevathan and Roquan Smith to injuries last year, the defense excelled in Chuck Pagano's first season as coordinator. The Bears ranked fourth in the NFL in points allowed (18.6 per game) and eighth in total yards permitted (324.1). Jackson...

During a video conference with the media Thursday, new Bears outside linebacker Robert Quinn spoke briefly about learning the defense and getting to know his teammates during the virtual offseason program. But the 10-year NFL veteran spent the majority of the call discussing the issues that...

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 was the last time the Bears had an open competition for the starting quarterback job in training camp? Fred S. Schaumburg...

In the wake of George Floyd's death and the protests that have followed, Bears safeties coach Sean Desai wrote a first-person opinion piece for The Athletic. In the article, Desai vows to be braver and more courageous in calling out inhumane behaviors, such as racism and police brutality. In...

It's not Halas Hall, but it's the next best thing for Bears kicker Eddy Piñeiro. With NFL players prohibited from working out at team facilities due to the coronavirus, Piñeiro has been kicking on an artificial turf field at Moore Park in Miami two or three times a week. The swirling...

In each of his first two NFL seasons, Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith has been the leading tackler on a top-10 defense. But as he prepares for Year 3, Smith is convinced that he'll perform at an even higher level in 2020. "I've got a huge chip on my shoulder," Smith said Wednesday during...

Coach Matt Nagy informed Bears players Monday that the team's virtual offseason program will end Thursday, a week and a half earlier than scheduled. "We've really had a phenomenal nine weeks of virtual learning," Nagy said Tuesday during a video call with reporters. "They've been really...

It won't happen until training camp—which is expected to begin sometime in late July—but Danny Trevathan can't wait to see the Bears' 2020 defense on the field together for the first time. "We're going to be monsters," the veteran linebacker predicted last week on a video conference with the...

With the NFL set to celebrate its 100th birthday on Sept. 17, 2020, here's a look at what transpired this week in Bears history: In 1998, the Bears traded a 1999 fifth-round draft pick to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for defensive tackle Shawn Lee. Lee appeared in 15 games with 14 starts...

Nagy was happy but not in the least bit surprised that his players displayed an "all for one, one for all" mentality during the call. "When I talk about the word 'love' and how that was used between white and black on that Zoom call, that's the powerful, that's the raw," Nagy said. "Hearing...

"I've never FaceTimed this much," Campbell said Thursday night on the Bears All-Access radio show on WSCR 670 AM. "I really wasn't a FaceTimer until COVID-19 hit. But I've been FaceTiming a lot of the guys, especially the new guys, getting to know them, but also making sure the core guys that...

Former Bears outside linebacker Sam Acho coordinated a special event Thursday at the By the Hand Club for Kids in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and receiver Allen Robinson joined Acho, along with players from the Cubs (Jason Heyward and...

In 2018, Trevathan was one of five Bears players who formed a social justice committee to use their platform and financial resources to support local nonprofit organizations. Through framework provided by the NFL, the social justice committee divides its mission into three components: education...

"I just think as a country a lot of people are just fed up their voices maybe not being heard as loudly as they may want," Robinson said. "I think that people are getting their point across. There is some looting and stuff like that. But for the most part to see people marching, to see a lot of...

Utilizing Next Gen Stats for the 2019 season, NFL.com's Nick Shook has ranked Bears safety Eddie Jackson as the league's fifth-best player in pass coverage. Key metrics that were used to determine the rankings included passer rating allowed, catch rate allowed below expectation, tight window...

During an appearance Monday on NFL Network's "Good Morning Football," Bears coach Matt Nagy discussed the death of George Floyd and the demonstrations that continue throughout the country. Nagy revealed that he contacted several Bears players over the weekend to offer his support about the...

Bears chairman George H. McCaskey on Monday released the following statement about the death of George Floyd and the demonstrations that have been held throughout the country, including Chicago: "A week ago another unarmed African-American man died at the hands of a white police officer. We...

With the NFL set to celebrate its 100th birthday on Sept. 17, 2020, here's a look at what transpired this week in Bears history: In 1949, former Bears safety Craig Clemons was born. Selected by the Bears with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1972 draft, he spent his entire six-year NFL...

During a typical offseason, Bears general manager Ryan Pace would be watching how the players he acquired in free agency and the draft were meshing with their new teammates in OTA workouts at Halas Hall. "This time of year it's always exciting because it's kind of like opening your presents,"...

Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor, a two-time Pro Bowl safety with the Bears in the 1960s, passed away Friday at the age of 82. Taylor spent the first nine seasons of his NFL career with the Bears from 1961-69, never missing a game. He appeared in 118 contests with 108 starts and registered 23...