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Keeping perspective: Coach Matt Nagy acknowledged the pressure associated with playing in the kickoff game against a divisional rival. However, he cautioned against overweighting the importance of Thursday night's game. "It's like a big heavyweight boxing match to start out," said Nagy...

(2) Pace revealed that tight end Trey Burton could be a game-time decision for the season opener with a mild groin strain he sustained last week in practice. “It could go that way,” Pace said. “It’s going to just be day-by-day. We’re going to evaluate that. It’s that type of injury right now...

I know that Anthony Miller missed a lot of practice time in training camp with an ankle injury. What’s the key to getting him up to speed? Rick L. Germantown, Tennessee In terms of making up for the time that Anthony Miller missed, Bears general manager Ryan Pace said Monday that he feels the...

When the Bears take on the Green Bay Packers Thursday night, keep an eye on these matchups. Bears receiver Allen Robinson vs. Packers safety Adrian Amos There’s a good deal of personal history between these two. College teammates for three years, both on the Bears last season. Amos told...

While Whitehair inked a five-year deal, the other three all signed four-year extensions. Long and Leno are both under contract through 2021, as is starting center James Daniels, a 2018 second-round draft pick. Massie is signed through 2022, while Whitehair’s deal runs through 2024. “That is...

On tight end Adam Shaheen's progress: "I think he's another guy that just needs confidence and belief in everything he's doing. He's obviously a unique individual just from a genetics standpoint. His physical makeup is incredible. He can do everything, and he does everything in the passing game...

Nagy said that trying to create their own legacy will enable the Bears to once again concentrate solely on what’s right in front of them. “We’ve got to worry about one thing and that’s today’s practice,” Nagy said. “That’s real. We’ve got to worry about today and then worry about tomorrow and...

• The Bears will begin defense of their first NFC North title since 2010. They clinched the division championship with a 24-17 win over the Packers last Dec. 16 at Soldier Field. In the process, they snapped an eight-game home losing streak to the Packers, eliminated Green Bay from playoff...

The Bears signed 10 players to their practice squad Sunday, all of whom had been released by the team during Saturday's cutdown to the NFL's mandatory 53-man roster limit. The group consists of quarterback Tyler Bray, running back Ryan Nall, receiver Thomas Ives, tight end Jesper Horsted...

Whitehair was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2016 draft (56th overall) out of Kansas State. He has started all 16 games in each of his three seasons at center, a position he never played in college. “Cody embodies everything we look for in a Chicago Bear and I’m excited for...

The lowest low came Thursday night against the Titans when Pineiro missed an extra point by a wide margin. He bounced back, however, to make three field goals without a miss from 32, 39 and 35 yards. “Obviously, no one wants to miss an extra point in that game like he did,” Nagy said. “It...

"You see the t-shirt Mitch was wearing the other day before the game?" said Nagy. "He had [the names of] his five offensive linemen on his t-shirt. That's pretty cool. There aren't moving parts there. Those are all the same guys." Trubisky has had the same four players in front of him for most...

Tarik Cohen is the No. 1 running back, followed by Mike Davis, David Montgomery, and Kerrith Whyte Jr. The starting offensive line consists of left tackle Charles Leno Jr., left guard Cody Whitehair, center James Daniels, right guard Kyle Long and right tackle Bobby Massie. The second unit...

The Bears kept only two quarterbacks in Mitchell Trubisky and Chase Daniel just like they did last year, and four running backs in Tarik Cohen, Mike Davis, David Montgomery and Kerrith Whyte Jr. They kept six receivers in Allen Robinson II, Taylor Gabriel, Anthony Miller, Cordarrelle...

This season, follow along as we continue the story of the Monsters of the Midway defending Chicago from a weekly nemesis drawn from the 2019 schedule. In this week's update, the Monsters follow words of wisdom into their first battle of the new season.

“It was good,” said Horsted. “That was the most that I’ve played in a while. I definitely have some things I need to correct, but overall I made some plays when balls were thrown my way. Showed what I can do on special teams. I’m pretty happy. “ Horsted’s ball skills have never been in...

“Showing them that I can bounce back, that was the biggest thing,” Pineiro said. The second-year kicker dealt with swirling winds at Soldier Field Thursday night, but he wasn’t making any excuses for his errant extra point. “Just missed it,” Pineiro said. “It was pretty windy, but [as a]...

“I like where we’re at,” said coach Matt Nagy. “I thought we had a really good training camp. We grew as a team, we grew as a family. We got better, and now the true test is going to be with our starters, making sure that we understand the length of the season and seeing where we’re at.”...

The Chicago Bears Kickoff Sweepstakes will be chock full of winners. Created to celebrate the beginning of the Bears’ 100th season, this sweepstakes will distribute 100 prizes to winning participants. The rewards contain everything from Bears100 hats and pennants to two tickets to Thursday...

Horsted caught five passes for 82 yards, including an 8-yard touchdown strike from Bray midway through the first quarter. An undrafted rookie from Princeton, Horsted later made a sensational 24-yard juggling reception, leaping to get his hands on a high pass before securing it as he landed on...