The Chicago Bears open the 2026 NFL season in Carolina to take on the reigning NFC South champion Carolina Panthers. They'll be eager to show that last season was no fluke, and Panthers are their first step in that endeavor.
The Bears last year started slowly in Ben Johnson's offense and no one could have been surprised. Even with changes in their offensive line this year, they don't expect it to be the same as last year, particularly in the running game.
The Chicago Bears will begin their season in just a few days, traveling to North Carolina to take on the Carolina Panthers. This will be a battle between two former No.
As Chicago Bears head coach, one of the Ben Johnson’s biggest priorities is helping quarterback Caleb Williams reach his No. 1 pick ceiling. He doesn’t mind turning to a bitter rival for extra help.
How many of the 39 players in the NFL's Super Bowl era (since 1966) to catch at least 10 touchdowns in three or more seasons can you name in six minutes?
Aaron Rodgers still talks about Soldier Field like it is personal. In an interview with Cam Heyward on “Not Just Football,” Rodgers said sitting out last season’s game against the Bears in Chicago because of a wrist injury “killed” him.
All 32 teams have hope for a perfect 17-0 regular season as another year begins, but the odds aren't in their favor. As the season opens, we predict the first loss for each team in 2026.
One great mystery of Bears training camp on defense had been who they would eventually settle on at safety and slot cornerback after the injuries to Kyler Gordon and Coby Bryant.
Even though we're just a few days out from the Chicago Bears' first game of the 2026 campaign, there is still a few key positions we have questions about.
Bears couldn’t have asked for a better Week 1 matchup against Bryce Young test one of their biggest question marks The Chicago Bears are just a few days
The Chicago Bears have another player in the secondary battling an injury before the team starts their season against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. On Wednesday, the Bears revealed backup quarterback Tyson Bagent was listed as a non-participant due to a back injury.
One player we're monitoring as the Chicago Bears get ready to play their 2026 season-opener against the Carolina Panthers Sunday is offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
While it was unofficial, the Chicago Bears have released their first depth chart of the regular season. Starting at nickel cornerback was free agent signee Cam Lewis.
The Chicago Bears added a familiar face to their practice squad Thursday, bringing back former Green Bay Packers safety Anthony Johnson Jr. three days before they open the regular season in Carolina.
The Chicago Bears are entering the 2026 season looking to prove they can retain their spot atop the NFC North. However, they have plenty to prove with how 2025 played out.
Per Brad Biggs, the Bears released S Marlen Sewell from the practice squad with an injury settlement. Sewell, 23, was a three-star recruit and the 196th-ranked cornerback in the 2021 recruiting class out of Birmingham, Alabama.
The Chicago Bears are just days away from their first game of the 2026 NFL season, which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 13, against the Carolina Panthers.
For the first time since at least 2019, the Chicago Bears are entering a new NFL season with considerable hype. Some fans and analysts around the league see the Bears as a regression team for 2026, but others think they can build on their success last year and make another playoff run.
When the Chicago Bears hired Ben Johnson as head coach, the organization envisioned and hoped for early success. Well, they got it. The former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson was a hot commodity last coaching cycle, as he was viewed as the top candidate coming into last offseason.
Colston Loveland proved in his rookie season that he belongs in the NFL. The Chicago Bears tight end impressed his coaches, analysts and teammates, including Luther Burden.
The Bears have heard the talk about teams finding it hard to lead the NFL in takeaways for consecutive seasons. They're not buying it, partly because their own secondary coach, Al Harris, had a group lead in takeaways in 2021 and 2022 at Dallas.
Former Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham has now added two former Bears draft picks to the interior of his defensive line with the Atlanta Falcons.
The Chicago Bears released their first official injury report of the 2026 season Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s Week 1 opener against the Carolina Panthers.
As the Bears prepare for a weekend trip to Carolina to open the season, they are doing so with plans for Braxton Jones to start at left tackle, per ESPN’s Courtney Cronin.
The Chicago Bears are optimistic about wide receiver Rome Odunze's availability for Sunday's season opener. Head coach Ben Johnson told reporters Tuesday that Odunze is "more day-to-day right now" with a foot injury sustained in practice last Thursday.
According to Ian Rapoport, Bears CB Kyler Gordon is rehabbing his calf injury away from the team with his own trainer. However, Rapoport says Gordon is planning to return a few weeks into the season and resume practicing. Gordon is on injured reserve right now and would have to miss the first four games before he’s eligible to return.