The Chicago Bears capped off their second and final week of OTAs on Thursday, which was our latest inside look at practice because the Bears once again opened it up for the media.
Dillon Thieneman and the Chicago Bears agreed to a four-year, $18.75 rookie contract on Friday. The sides finalized the deal in time for the start of the team’s mandatory minicamp on Tuesday at Halas Hall.
Caleb Williams made franchise history on Tuesday. He was officially announced as the cover athlete of Madden 27, making him the first Chicago Bears player to receive the honor.
The Chicago Bears may have taken a significant step toward relocating to Indiana, but the franchise’s future remains unresolved despite Friday’s announcement regarding a proposed stadium development in Hammond.
Chicago Bears fans were hoping that the team would address its pass rush this offseason. After all, the Bears accumulated just 35 sacks in 2025, which ranked near the bottom of the NFL.
Yardbarker's best-of NFL positional series continues with linebackers. This does not cover pure pass-rushing threats -- we will get to them -- but rather true off-ball defenders who thrived as traditional inside and outside 'backers.
The Chicago Bears‘ wide receiver room appears to be in some trouble heading into 2026. Not only did the Bears subtract both D.J. Moore and Olamide Zacchaeus during the offseason, but Rome Odunze just revealed that he might never be the same as a result of the foot issue he dealt with last season.
The Chicago Bears' stadium saga has taken another twist. On Friday, the Bears announced on social media that the Board of Directors had voted and that they would now focus on Hammond, Indiana as the site of their new stadium.
It has really been a roller coaster week for fans of the Chicago Bears. Earlier this week, it was revealed that starting quarterback Caleb Williams would be on the cover of this year’s Madden video game.
The Chicago Bears took a significant step toward leaving Illinois on Friday, announcing that their board of directors voted to advance stadium development plans in Hammond, Indiana.
The Chicago Bears have taken their strongest step yet toward leaving Illinois, with Hammond, Indiana now emerging as the frontrunner in the franchise’s search for a new stadium.
Somewhere between Springfield and Chicago, the Bears’ story stopped adding up. While Illinois lawmakers worked late nights hammering out a megaprojects bill tailored to keep the franchise in-state, team executives sat across from those legislators and painted a simple picture: Chicago wasn’t really in play.
The Bears crossed a threshold this week that once felt unthinkable. After years of stalled negotiations, shifting proposals, and political gridlock in Illinois, the franchise’s board of directors voted to advance a stadium project in Hammond, Indiana.
The Chicago Bears were one of the biggest surprises in the NFL last year. After going 5-12 in 2024, they hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach and started putting pieces around him that would fit his scheme.
Whenever an NFL team changes cities they usually take the name of the city or metro area that they're moving to. But with the Chicago Bears on the verge of moving an hour southeast to the city of Hammond, Indiana, will they adopt the name of their new home?
Bears HC Ben Johnson spoke about the center competition between Garrett Bradbury and rookie Logan Jones, following the retirement of C Drew Dalman. “The ball is in his court as far as I’m concerned,” Johnson said of Bradbury, via ESPN.com.
On Friday, the Chicago Bears flexed some muscle after Illinois lawmakers failed to pass legislation that would aid the team in their efforts to build a stadium in Arlington Heights (or potentially Chicago through a bill that would allow municipalities to own the stadium in exchange for paying no property tax).
The Chicago Bears are nearing the end of the stadium dilemma and getting ready to focus their attention toward building a new stadium in Hammond, Indiana.
The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms on the rookie contracts for first-round safety Dillon Thieneman and second-round center Logan Jones, avoiding potential contract issues other teams have dealt with in the past.
The Chicago Bears have concluded that, under current terms, there is not a workable stadium deal on city-owned land in Chicago, effectively putting a century of lakefront football at Soldier Field at risk.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently highlighted the challenges of Soldier Field traffic during a radio appearance on 104.3 The Score, where he is advocating for the Chicago Bears to remain in the city on the lakefront.
Following that loss to the Rams, Johnson immediately started to get to work on next season. Now, one of his moves is drawing high praise from a prominent NFL writer.