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NFL.com Three-Round 2026 Mock Draft Sends Chicago Bears Defensive Reinforcements

The Chicago Bears' 2026 offseason won't be the kind of teardown fans have become used to. Instead, it'll be more about filling the gaps between winning a playoff game and competing for a Super Bowl.

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Here's Why the Bears Won't Receive Comp Picks for Losing Ian Cunningham to Falcons

The Chicago Bears will not receive any compensatory 2026 or 2027 NFL draft picks following the departure of assistant general manager Ian Cunningham, and the reason has everything to do with how the NFL defines front-office authority.

Ben Johnson News / ChiCitySports / February 11

Chicago Bears Fans Have New Reason for Excitement About 2026

The Chicago Bears and first-year head coach Ben Johnson broke onto the scene during the 2025 NFL season as one of the top up-and-coming teams in football.

Rome Odunze News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

Rome Odunze Sends Powerful Message About Bears' Rookie Class After Breakout Season

The Chicago Bears' 2025 season wasn't just about Caleb Williams' development or Ben Johnson's incredible first year on the job. It was also about the emergence of rookie talent, and wide receiver Rome Odunze summed it up perfectly.

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The 'Super Bowl MVPs' quiz

The Super Bowl MVP Award has been given out 60 times over 59 Super Bowls (Super Bowl XII had co-MVPs). How many can you name in six minutes?

The 'Multi-TD-catch Super Bowls' quiz

The 'NFL playoff rushing-TD record' quiz

The 'Super Bowl starting QBs' quiz

Chicago Bears News / ChiCitySports / February 10

Chicago Bears: former wide receiver predicts team will land Super Bowl LX MVP in free agency

The Chicago Bears are facing some tough roster decisions as the team looks ahead to the 2026 NFL season. Now that Super Bowl LX is over, rumors and speculation are continuing to flow, but more earnestly.

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The most awful NFL coaching jobs of all time

As franchises prepare wish lists for their next hires, numerous cautionary tales exist. Here are the worst head-coaching tenures since the 1970 merger.

Chicago Bears News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

Top Free Agent Defensive Tackles Available to Bears and Possible Cost

Judging from all of the social media pleading for the Bears to trade away their future to get Maxx Crosby or sign Trey Hendrickson, getting an edge player would seem a priority this offseason.

NFL News / Yardbarker / February 10

Trey Hendrickson's predicted landing spot could be perfect

Top pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson's predicted landing spot in free agency could be match made in heaven

Hendrickson is coming off an injury, but he's notched 81 sacks in his nine-year NFL career.

Why Bengals, Trey Hendrickson may be headed toward ugly contract standoff

Seahawks found a ‘tell’ that doomed Patriots in Super Bowl

25 bold predictions for the 2026 NFL offseason

The 'NFL yearly sack leaders' quiz

Chicago Bears News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

Dan Patrick Sends a Powerful Message About Caleb Williams in 2024 Redraft

The 2024 NFL Draft quarterback class was lauded as one of the most talented in recent memory in the months leading up to the draft. It certainly lived up to the hype on draft night, becoming the first draft in NFL history where six quarterbacks were off the board (which also tied an NFL record) within the first 12 picks.

Chicago Bears News / ChiCitySports / February 10

What Chicago Bears must do to repeat as NFC North champions in 2026

The Chicago Bears took the NFC North by storm in 2025. Going from worst-to-first, including beating the Green Bay Packers twice, with one victory coming

Chicago Bears News / ChiCitySports / February 10

Chicago Bears: Jayden Daniels appears jealous of Caleb Williams

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams took a leap in his second season in the league under head coach Ben Johnson. William led the Bears to an NFC North championship and appearance in the Divisional Round.

Colston Loveland News / ChiCitySports / February 10

Chicago Bears rookie Colston Loveland gets big surprise amid NFL offseason

Chicago Bears rookie Colston Loveland received an unexpected surprise amid the NFL offseason. The 21-year-old tight end grew up in a small town in Idaho.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

Chicago Bears News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

Former Bears Receiver Predicts Massive Free-Agency Move for Chicago's Offense

Believe it or not, but 2026 NFL free agency is right around the corner. In just over one month, the Chicago Bears will join the rest of the league in a dogfight for the top free-agent veterans.

Caleb Williams News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

Caleb Williams Lands Controversial Ranking Ahead of 2026 NFL Season

Caleb Williams' breakout season in 2025 went just about as well as Chicago Bears fans could have hoped. Despite falling agonizingly short of Bears history, he rewrote several franchise records and set an NFL record for most fourth-quarter comebacks in a season (seven) before turning 25-years-old.

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The 'Super Bowl MVPs' quiz

The 'Super Bowl coaches since 2000' quiz

The 'Super Bowl halftime show artists' quiz

The 'NFL active TD-pass leaders' quiz

Chicago Bears News / ChiCitySports / February 10

Chicago Bears’ star doesn’t hold back on major goals for 2026 season

The Chicago Bears’ passing game found an identity and improved by leaps and bounds during the 2025 campaign, thanks in large part to quarterback Caleb Williams’ dramatic improvement in his second season.

Chicago Bears News / ChiCitySports / February 10

Chicago Bears’ Caleb Williams left Packers DE Micah Parsons fuming

It’s safe to say that Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams struck a nerve. Williams didn’t just power the Bears to a pair of comeback victories over the Green Bay Packers this season, including powering Chicago over their bitter NFC North rivals in the NFC Wild Card round, but didn’t hold back on his celebrations, either.

Chicago Bears News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

Backup Free Agents the Chicago Bears Must Consider for Return

Free agency affects a team's depth just like it does their starting lineup . The Bears, in 2025, proved to have far more depth than it looked like they had when the season began, particularly on the defensive side .

Maxx Crosby News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

Would Landing Maxx Crosby Make the Chicago Bears the NFC Favorites in 2026?

The idea of the Chicago Bears swinging a blockbuster trade for Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby has lived in offseason speculation so far, but never say never, right?

Chicago Bears News / ChiCitySports / February 10

Chicago Bears have $30 million decision to make on key starter

The Chicago Bears spent much of last offseason overhauling the offensive line. From trading for All-Pro Joe Thuney, who became the first Protector of the Year Award winner, guard Jonah Jackson, and signing top free agent center Drew Dalman.

Chicago Bears News / A to Z Sports / February 10

Former Bears wide receiver suggests Chicago should steal a star away from the Super Bowl Champs this offseason

Over the next few weeks, Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson will be walking around the facility sounding like Rachet from the animated film Robots saying

Chicago Bears News / A to Z Sports / February 10

Bears are 'bullish' about one rising defender but shouldn't use that as an excuse to derail the offseason plans for 2026

After how things went in Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, the message is clear for what areas the Chicago Bears need to improve this offseason and it's the same lesson the team should have learned last offseason after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl.