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He doesn’t. End of article. I’m kidding. We’ve been spending the week looking at the Bears’ draft picks and how it impacts the room and the future of the room. We talked about the lack of additions on the defensive line, we’ve talked about the cornerback room, and we’ve talked about the linebacker room. Let’s […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Schedule Rumor: Bears to Open 2026 Season Against Seattle Seahawks Chicago will face the NFC South and AFC East this upcoming season, as well as some top franchises from each conference, the Eagles and Jaguars. Chicago Bears Stadium Update: What to Make of Latest News Chicago executives met on Wednesday […]
The Chicago Bears have done a few facelifts to some of the position groups this past offseason, and one of those was linebacker. The Bears have brought in a few new faces via free agency and added another in the draft, so let’s look at this room and how it shakes out not just in […]
The NFL Draft is a year-round activity. Though we’re only a week removed from the start of the 2026 NFL Draft, teams are already doing research to prepare for the 2027 NFL Draft. If your full-time job is to work in an NFL organization and focus on the draft, your focus will obvious remain on […]
The NFL will release the 2026 regular season schedule at some point in May, and the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will be the curtain raiser on September 9. As for the opponent? We may have our answer. ESPN’s Michael Wilbon, lifelong Chicago Bears fan and one half of Pardon the Interruption, was on a […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears meet with NFL stadium committee — and plan to do so again in May The Bears held a virtual meeting with the NFL’s Stadium Committee on Wednesday to provide updates on their potential sites in both Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana — and plan to meet again virtually in […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Bears Over Beers! This week, join our hosts Ryan Droste and Bryan Orenchuk as they present their second episode of this Chicago Bears offseason. Bears Over Beers returns to discuss the 2026 NFL Draft. We look at all of the Bears’ selections, as well as their undrafted free agent […]
The Chicago Bears have given their secondary a facelift, and it should make things interesting in 2026. There are two new starting safeties with Coby Bryant and rookie Dillon Thieneman. There are two familiar names playing cornerback. Kyler Gordon returns as the team’s nickel corner, while Jaylon Johnson will be one of the team’s starting […]
If you wanted a clue as to which front office the Falcons intended to emulate, you’ve gotten a bundle of clues instead. The Falcons hired former Eagle and Bear executive Ian Cunningham as their general manager, Eagles vice president of football operations Jeff Scott as their assistant general manager, and now former Eagles Senior Vice […]
With the 2026 NFL Draft coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at not just how the Detroit Lions did, but their divisional rivals as well. The Lions are hoping to rebound from falling to last place in the division in 2025. This year’s defending divisional champions are the Chicago Bears, who […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Chicago Bears or ‘Hammond Hams’? Amid escalating rhetoric, Hoosiers hold out hope for new stadium Remember that Gene Hackman movie “Hoosiers”? Yeah, neither do I. Braxton Jones Biggest Winner on the Bears’ Offense After 2026 NFL Draft If the guy is healthy and in shape, he can absolutely play at […]
Free agency came, free agency went. The draft came, the draft went. And yet, here we are. I’ve been pretty consistent with what I’ve been saying since late last season: the Bears have a defensive line problem. Before I dive too far into this column, just one thing that I should note: the bar for […]
Pittsburgh Steelers free agent wide receiver Scotty Miller is visiting the Detroit Lions, Adam Schefter reports. Miller is also scheduled to tryout for the Chicago Bears next week. Miller joined the Steelers ahead of the 2024 season along with the likes of Van Jefferson, Cordarrelle Patterson, MyCole Pruitt, and Ben Skowronek. The Super Bowl champion […]
I was in the Northwest Stadium tunnels when Jayden Daniels sent a high volley skyward towards the end zone, furiously typing what I assumed would be a Bears victory recap for the Chicago media outlet I worked for. There was a postgame show to join right after the clocks ran out, offering no time to […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Tracking the Bears’ undrafted free agent signings They come, they go. Austin Booker Biggest Winner on the Bears’ Defense After 2026 NFL Draft He certainly has an opportunity to excell. What the Bears’ 2026 Draft Class Says About the Team’s Roster Building I was about to say the proof is […]
The NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror. Free Agency is (largely) in the rearview mirror. The Chicago Bears’ 2026 roster is taking shape, and it’s time, as we do every year, to give you our way-too-early 53-man roster projection. Let’s dive in. Quarterback (3): Caleb Williams, Tyson Bagent, Case Keenum I know some fans […]
The 2026 NFL Draft season has officially wrapped up at Halas Hall. On Saturday, April 25th, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson met with the media to discuss a variety of topics. This included their personal takes of the draft process as well as what to expect in the very […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Tracking the Bears’ undrafted free agent signings “Vanilla Gorilla” is in the house. NFC North report: Rivals’ offseason moves make Bears seem stable by comparison I mean, we did win the division after all. With the NFL Draft over, here’s what we know about the 2026 Bears If nothing else, […]
In addition to Chris Johnson being drafted by the Dolphins, four other Aztecs were given UDFA offers While perhaps not a target rich environment, four other Aztec players managed to receive calls from NFL teams. First up is kicker Gabriel Plascencia who was given an offer by the Chicago Bears. Next up is Cornerback Bryce […]
In his five years as general manager of the Bears, Ryan Poles has prioritized adding a quarterback in some capacity in four of them. Aside from the obvious selection of Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall in 2024, he’s also signed undrafted free agents in Tyson Bagent and Austin Reed. Poles continued that trend after […]
The Bears were surprisingly quiet attacking the defensive line with their approach to the 2026 NFL Draft, but they added an intriguing athlete at defensive tackle in Wake Forest’s Jayden Loving. After starting off his collegiate career at Bethune-Cookman, Loving spent 2023 and 2024 at Western Kentucky before transferring to Wake Forest for his final […]
After the end of the 2026 NFL Draft, one of the most notable undrafted free agents the Bears signed was Utah center Jaren Kump. A six-year senior at Utah, Kump played a career 2,842 blocking snaps for the Utes. Though he played primarily as a center at the collegiate level, he has also taken snaps […]
Of the Bears’ undrafted free agent signings, the highest-rated on my board is Wyoming offensive lineman Cade Barnett. A three-year starter at Wyoming, Barnett spent 2023 and 2024 as the Cowboys’ starting right tackle. In 2025, he kicked inside to right guard and earned all-conference recognition for his performance. He was a wrestler in high […]
With the No. 166 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears selected Arizona State linebacker Keyshaun Elliottz Originally starting his collegiate career at New Mexico State, Elliott was an impact linebacker as a sophomore in 2023. He transferred to Arizona State in 2024, serving as a reliable contributor on defense during his final […]
The Chicago Bears have sent both their seventh-round picks (239 and 241) to the Buffalo Bills for pick number 213 in the sixth round, and they finally took a defensive lineman. Jordan van den Berg, defensive tackle from Georgia Tech, is a sixth-year senior who started his college career at Iowa Western Community College in 2020, then […]