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Robinson has spent the past two seasons with the Bears. In 2019, he led the team with a career-high 98 receptions for 1,147 yards and seven touchdowns. In the process, he became only the third receiver in Bears history with at least 95 catches and 1,100 yards in a season. Marty Booker was the...

Tickets for the 25th annual Bears Care Gala are now available for purchase. The Gala, which will be held on Saturday, May 16, has awarded nearly $16 million in grants to fund innovative breast and ovarian cancer research and treatment programs in the Chicago area. The event will be held in...

Coe, a 6-5, 291-pounder who registered 9.0 sacks and 21.0 tackles-for-loss in 29 games the past three seasons at Auburn, isn't the only Mack fan heading into the NFL Draft. "I watch a lot of film on Khalil Mack because he's a big lineman and I love watching him because he uses his power and...

"Coach Butler is awesome," Blankenship said last week at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. "He was a tremendous help. Obviously, he's been around the block and he's one of the best kickers to ever do it at UGA and in the NFL. It was great to have him as a resource just to get to pick his brain...

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 the Bears will bring in another kicker to compete with Eddy Piñeiro this year or has he already secured the job for...

The elder Heck is currently entering his 17th season as an NFL offensive line coach and his eighth in that role with the defending Super Bowl-champion Chiefs. He previously spent nine years as an assistant with the Jaguars from 2004-2012. At the Combine, Charlie spoke about the influence his...

Any good teacher keeps an eye out for students that aren't taking their studies seriously. Decades ago, Anne-Marie Rhoades, a professor at the Loyola Chicago law school, had this concern about the inconsistent attendance of one of the students in her night-school Income Tax class. "You keep...

"Our expectation is as we get ramped up in the OTAs and minicamps, he'll be good to go," general manager Ryan Pace said this week at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Pace added that he expects that Trubisky, Smith, Burton and Miller all will be able to practice without limitations when the...

Ragone's promotion created an opportunity for Nagy to hire John DeFilippo as quarterbacks coach. DeFilippo boasts 13 years of NFL experience. He won the Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2017 after helping backup quarterback Nick Foles seamlessly replace injured starter Carson Wentz late in the...

Jan. 4 The Bears signed Jackson to a four-year extension through 2024. His rookie contract was due to expire following the 2020 season. Selected by the Bears in the fourth round of the 2017 draft out of Alabama, Jackson has been voted to the Pro Bowl each of the past two seasons and already...

In Shiver's 33 years with the Bears—many of which he spent assigned to the Midwest region of the country—he has played a major role in the team drafting players such as safety Mike Brown, running back Anthony Thomas, linebacker Rosevelt Colvin and quarterback Kyle Orton. Bears general manager...

"We know offensively we struggled in a lot of different areas, but we're about fixing it," Nagy said Tuesday at the NFL Combine. "If we're OK with what we did last year, then we're in the wrong place—and we're not. We've got to fix things, and so how do we do that? We get good minds together...

Last season Patterson ranked second in the NFL with a 29.5-yard average on 28 kickoff returns, including a 102-yard touchdown against the Saints. He also excelled as a gunner covering punts. Playing on 18.9 percent of the Bears' offensive snaps, Patterson had 11 receptions for 83 yards and...

"I'll be calling the plays," Nagy said. "We do have a lot of guys that have called plays. A lot of times we'll talk through, 'Why would you make this call or that call?' And that's growth in myself, too, as a play-caller. I learned a lot last year in so many different ways, on and off the field...

After winning the NFC North with a 12-4 record in 2018, the Bears entered 2019 with Super Bowl aspirations. But they failed to make the playoffs, finishing in third place in their division with an 8-8 mark. A major reason for the lack of success was an offense that regressed across the board...

Covert and Sprinkle, meanwhile, will be among 10 senior-era players enshrined more than a month later as part of a special Centennial Celebration that commemorates the founding of the NFL in Canton on Sept. 17, 1920. The other seniors entering the Hall are Harold Carmichael, Bobby Dillon, Cliff...

I've heard that the Bears have limited salary cap space, even after creating about $13.5 million by releasing Prince Amukamara and Taylor Gabriel. Do you think they'll have enough resources to make the moves they want to make in free agency? Bryan P. Pennsylvania General manager Ryan Pace...

The NFL prospects will participate in position drills and be timed in the 40-yard dash, three-cone drill and shuttle run; tested in the vertical jump and broad jump; and asked to bench-press 225 pounds as many times as they can. Medical examinations remain a key aspect of the Combine. Players...

How would you describe your Combine experience? Kwiatkoski: "It was hectic. You've got testing, meetings, drug tests at 4 or 5 a.m. It's just nonstop. The toughest thing was probably getting rest. You're up early and you're going all day. I think your last meeting is at 11 p.m. and you've got...

February 25 In 1958, Jeff Fisher was born. A cornerback and punt returner, Fisher was selected by the Bears in the seventh round of the 1981 draft out of USC. He appeared in 49 games with three starts over four seasons with the Bears, averaging 9.4 yards with one touchdown on 120 punt returns...