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Analyzing Every Potential Chicago Bears Cap Casualty This Offseason

As the Bears approach March's deadline for getting under the NFL salary cap, they're in an unaccustomed situation. They'll need to try to gain back cap space by either restructuring veteran contracts or cutting players outright.

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Chicago Bears Getting More Top-10 Love Heading Into Next Season

The expectations are only getting higher when it comes to the 2026 Chicago Bears. While they’re not opening as a favorite to win the Super Bowl necessarily, they’re definitely on man experts’ radars as a team to watch next season as the Ben Johnson-Caleb Williams combo continues to come into its own.

Montez Sweat News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 11

ESPN Mocks Perfect Montez Sweat Running Mate To Bears

If you learned anything from this Super Bowl and playoff run more generally, it’s that defense wins championships. Overwhelming, smothering defenses that make the best quarterbacks in the league see ghosts.

Chicago Bears News / Total Apex Sports / February 11

Chicago Bears Caleb Williams Becoming A Popular Bet For MVP In 2026

The 2025 NFL season is in the rearview mirror, and while the Chicago Bears fell short of a Super Bowl appearance, the vibes around Halas Hall are different this time.

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The 'Super Bowl winning QBs' quiz

How many of the winning starting quarterbacks from every Super Bowl can you name in six minutes?

The 'Super Bowl MVPs' quiz

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The 'Super Bowl receiving leaders' quiz

Miles Boykin News / NFLTradeRumors.co / February 11

Veteran WR Miles Boykin Announces Retirement

According to Mike Berardino, veteran NFL WR Miles Boykin has announced his retirement from the league on Instagram. Boykin, 29, was the No. 93 overall pick in the third round by the Ravens out of Notre Dame in 2019.

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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 / A to Z Sports / February 11

NFL confirms suspicions that Bears fans were dreading regarding the Ian Cunningham compensatory draft picks

When Chicago Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham was hired by the Atlanta Falcons to be the team's next general manager, it opened up a whole bag of worms that fans have complained about for weeks now.

Chicago Bears News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 11

Bears' Planned Stadium Location Chaos Just Got Even Messier

Fans of the Chicago Bears are understandably tired of hearing about the plans for a new stadium. After years of negotiations, rumors, and even purchasing a plot of land in Arlington Heights, the Bears are still nowhere close to building a new stadium.

Chicago Bears News / NFL on ClutchPoints / February 11

Devin Hester gives the Bears advice on DJ Moore’s future amid trade rumors

The Chicago Bears are entering a critical offseason following a heart-wrenching overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round. While the

D.J. Moore News / ChiCitySports / February 11

DJ Moore sends parting message after third season with Chicago Bears

DJ Moore played a key role for the Chicago Bears this past season. They finished the regular season with an 11-6 record, clinching the NFC North title for the first time since 2018.

Chicago Bears News / NFL Analysis Network / February 11

The Bears are choosing between Illinois and Indiana. A third state just introduced a stadium bill

Iowa lawmakers introduced Senate File 2252, a bill designed to attract the Chicago Bears to the state. The Bears are currently evaluating stadium sites in Illinois and Indiana.

Maxx Crosby News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 11

Bears Insider Slams the Door on Maxx Crosby Trade Talk

The Green Bay Packers captured NFL headlines for days last August when they swung a blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons, a four-time All-Pro pass rusher.

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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 / A to Z Sports / February 11

'We are ready to get off the sidelines' — A third state has entered the race to build the new Bears stadium and why it's the worst option yet

The battle between the state of Illinois and the state of Indiana to see who will host the future stadium of the Chicago Bears is starting to heat up with a potential resolution being decided by the end of the month.

Chicago Bears News / Chicago Bears on SI / February 11

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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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 / Chicago Bears on SI / February 10

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.

NFL News / ChiCitySports / February 11

Former Chicago Bears 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.

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 11

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.