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ORLANDO, Fla. – Eddie Jackson was shocked and deeply saddened when he learned Sunday that former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant—a basketball player the Bears safety idolized—had died in a helicopter crash just outside Los Angeles. Jackson was in the NFC locker room preparing to play in the Pro Bowl...

Selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2006 draft out of Miami, Hester was voted to three Pro Bowls, won 13 special teams player of the week awards and was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s by the Associated Press and ESPN. He will be eligible to be enshrined in Canton...

While Bears season-ticket prices have not increased for three out of the last five seasons, the team on Friday announced that all sections of Soldier Field will see price adjustments in 2020. Price increases will range from 1.6-5.3 percent. The overall average increase for 2020 season tickets...

The Senior Bowl hosts some of the upcoming draft's top talent. Everyone from surefire first-rounders to potential late-round steals will be on display in the game Saturday in Mobile, Ala. In 2016, the Bears locked in on South Team offensive lineman Cody Whitehair and selected him in the second...

In 2014, the Dolphins averaged 24.3 points and 350.1 yards per game, their most in both categories since 1995. "He's very detailed, and that's something that goes a long way, especially being an offensive coordinator," Landry said. "He wants to make sure that every guy is in the right place at...

Slater played with Patterson on the Super-Bowl champion Patriots in 2018 and watched his former teammate thrive in his first season with the Bears a year later. In 2019, Patterson ranked second in the NFL with a 29.5-yard average on 28 kickoff returns, including a 102-yard touchdown against...

On Jan. 13, Kyle watched in person as Kendall and the Chiefs rallied from a 24-0 deficit to stun the Texans 51-31 in an AFC divisional playoff game in Kansas City. The thrilling comeback victory coupled with the raucous atmosphere at Arrowhead Stadium inspired the Bears veteran. "Just seeing...

Two former Bears players have been elected to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Cornerback Donnell Woolford, who played for the Bears from 1989 to 1996, and defensive end Julius Peppers, who played for the team from 2010 to 2013, have been honored by their home state, along with 10...

Lecy Goranson has played the character of Becky Conner on and off for over 30 years. In the most recent episode of "The Conners," written from Goranson's story idea, the show deals with memories that go back even further. Several years before she was cast in "Roseanne," Goranson was a typical...

But Hester is just one of several great Bears return specialists. McAfee, who played for the Monsters of the Midway from 1940-50, is the NFL's all-time leader with a 12.8-yard punt return average, while Hall of Famer Gale Sayers tops the league with a 30.6-yard kickoff return average...

"From my first day walking in there as a rookie until now, you see the change," Jackson said. "You see the big difference in the type of players we have." The Bears certainly possess star power on a defense that helped the team rank fourth in the NFL in points allowed (18.6 per game) and...

Does the compensatory draft pick formula take into account retirements? And if so, could Kyle Long's retirement result in a compensatory pick? Craig J. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada No, retirements are not factored into the compensatory draft pick formula. The formula is not released by the NFL, but...

Jackson and Fuller both will be making their second straight Pro Bowl appearances. This past season they were part of a defense that helped the Bears rank fourth in the NFL in points allowed (18.6 per game) and eighth in total yards (324.1). Jackson recorded 60 tackles and two...

Selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2006 draft out of Miami, Hester was voted to three Pro Bowls, won 13 special teams player of the week awards and was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team for the 2000s by the Associated Press and ESPN. Longtime NFL writer Dan Pompei, the Chicago...

The Bears selected Covert with the sixth overall pick. Before taking Covert, Bears general manager Jim Finks reportedly had also considered Clemson safety Terry Kinard, who went 10th to the Giants; and Illinois quarterback Tony Eason, who went 15th to the Patriots. Quarterback Jim McMahon, the...

Sprinkle helped the Bears win the 1946 NFL championship and was voted to four Pro Bowls. That number isn't higher only because the Pro Bowl wasn't created until 1950, his seventh season in the league. Withers said that her father would occasionally discuss the possibility of being enshrined in...

The East-West Shrine Bowl, which kicks off at 2 p.m. (CT) Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla., has long been a chance for NFL teams to get a closer look at some of the under-the-radar players in the upcoming draft. The past two years have seen 18 participants drafted, though the most celebrated...

Lazor possesses 13 years of NFL coaching experience with six different teams, working primarily as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Lazor most recently spent three seasons with the Bengals, first as quarterbacks coach (2016) and then as offensive coordinator (2017-18). In 2018...

Fuller's 10 interceptions the past two seasons are tied for the most in the league with Falcons safety Damontae Kazee. Jackson, meanwhile, recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions in 2019, with both picks coming late in games to seal wins over the Lions and Vikings. The 2017 fourth-round pick...

With Jimbo Covert and Ed Sprinkle both part of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2020, I was wondering when was the last time that two former Bears were inducted in the same year? Edward T. Dearborn, Michigan Multiple Bears were enshrined in each of the Hall of Fame's first four years of existence...