It might sound crazy to praise an offensive player for making a horse-collar tackle at the end of a long interception return, but I’m about to do it. Bears tackle Lance Louis demonstrated the kind of hustle that every Pop Warner coach should show his players when he tackled Raiders linebacker Kamerion Wimbley at the…
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November 28, 2011
With the Bears in a precarious playoff position at 7-4, and knowing quarterback Jay Cutler is out indefinitely because of a broken right thumb, not even coach Lovie Smith is taking them one at a time. ‘‘We feel like we need to win out,’’ Smith said at his news conference Monday at Halas Hall after the Bears returned from Oakland 25-20 losers to the Raiders. ‘‘I really...
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November 28, 2011
Johnny Knox had some great catches on Sunday in Oakland, one went for a touchdown and the other went for 81 yards.
Here’s the touchdown pass:
Here’s the 81-yard catch and run:
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November 29, 2011
Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Iwuh has tweeted that he has been waived by the team. "Good bye Chi town it's been real im out!", Iwuh wrote before telling one of his followers that he was waived. Originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent out of Colorado in 2006, Iwuh has 115 tackles and one quarterback sack in 85 games over the last five...
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November 29, 2011
The Bears on Tuesday promoted first-year linebacker Patrick Trahan from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Trahan spent the first 12 weeks of the regular season on the Bears' practice squad. He was on the Titans' practice squad last year as a rookie after being signed by Tennessee as an undrafted free agent. In two seasons at Mississippi, Trahan recorded 98 tackles...
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November 27, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s not often argued that the Bears lost the special-teams battle, but there was no dispute after their 25-20 loss Sunday, not even from within their locker room. The Raiders owned the third phase. “They beat us on special teams,” returner Devin Hester said. “They overpowered us. There’s no other way to put it than that.” The Bears had their moments...
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November 26, 2011
Devin Hester didnt play a single down on offense last week but did handle his share of returns on special teams for the Chicago Bears. There is a chance Hester will be held out of the offensive package or limited again Sunday when the team plays at Oakland. Hes dealing with a painful shin injury and has also been hobbled recently by a sprained ankle. Hes got a couple of minor...
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November 27, 2011
CHICAGO BEARS (7-3) at OAKLAND RAIDERS (6-4) Sunday, 4:05 P.M. ET, FOX, Direct TV (711), Sirius (Chi 135, Oak 86)
Why Watch To see if Caleb Hanie will be more successful for the Bears than Tyler Palko was for the Kansas City Chiefs under similar circumstances. Bears fans have not been entirely behind QB Jay Cutler, but hey, he's better than Rex Grossman and Chicago was on a five...
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November 27, 2011
Caleb Hanie threw for 254 yards and three interceptions in his first career start in place of Jay Cutler, and the Chicago Bears lost 25-20 to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday after a late rally ended with a whimper.
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November 29, 2011
Mike Martz hasn't coached in college in 20 years. But that doesn't mean the Bears' offensive coordinator would rule out consideration for the UCLA and Arizona State head-coaching jobs.
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November 27, 2011
Playing against a fill-in quarterback making his first career NFL start, the Oakland Raiders managed to win despite struggling to punch the ball into the end zone. Sebastian Janikowski kicked a team-record six field goals and the Raiders took advantage of three interceptions from Chicago's Caleb Hanie to beat the Bears 25-20 Sunday.
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