The Chicago Bears officially closed the book on their 2025 season by honoring one of the most impactful rookies the team has fielded in many years. First-round pick Colston Loveland was named the team's Rookie of the Year, a recognition that underscored both his immediate production and his long-term importance to the Bears' offense.
The Chicago Bears' unexpected rise in 2025 has changed the narrative around their 2026 offseason priorities. No longer rebuilding or chasing relevancy, Chicago now enters free agency and the trade market as a legitimate contender.
Bears offseasons start with scouting the all-star games and the NFL Scouting Combine. Presiding over all of it is the NFL salary cap, but in the Ryan Poles GM era there has been more fiscal responsibility.
It may only be the first week of February, but Chicago Bears fans already have a pretty good idea of what direction GM Ryan Poles is likely to go in with his early-round picks in the 2026 NFL draft.
With the Super Bowl less than a week away, it's officially mock draft season in the NFL world. Now is the time for fans and analysts alike to pore over the prospects available for the 2026 NFL draft and link them to the teams who could best use their services.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
It's already been quite the offseason for Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright coming off a breakout 2025 season. Last week, Wright was a late addition to the NFC Pro Bowl roster replacing Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell.
Despite the Chicago Bears coming one game short of reaching the NFC Conference Championship game after losing 20-17 in overtime in the Divisional Round to the Los Angeles Rams, the Bears can hold their heads high knowing they did better than expected.
The NFL announced some major news on Monday morning regarding the 2026 regular season and the international expansion of the league. This season, the NFL will host games in Paris, Melbourne, Rio De Janeiro, Munich, London, and Madrid.
The Detroit Lions will face nine new offensive coordinators in 2026. That's just insane. One of the teams that they'll be facing with a new OC will be a team they play twice in 2026.
The Chicago Bears will need to make some big decisions this offseason but the decision the team makes regarding the left tackle position will be the most critical move over the next few months.
The Chicago Bears have a big offseason ahead to add in the remaining pieces to get this team over the hump and continue building off the success the team had in Year 1 under Ben Johnson.
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.
NFL icon Tom Brady has been keeping a close eye on the Chicago Bears this season. Now that he’s retired, the seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback has signed on as Fox Sports’ top NFL analyst.
Few NFL players had themselves a better year in 2025 than Nahshon Wright. The former third-round pick signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Chicago Bears back in April, just one day after the Vikings cut him from their roster.
The Chicago Bears checked nearly every box in 2025. They ended the season as NFC North champions and won a playoff game for the first time since 2010. And while there's excitement and optimism about the 2026 season and beyond, the business side of the offseason will create a few problems for GM Ryan Poles.
The Chicago Bears reshaped expectations following a 2025 season that finally seemed to get it right. After years of instability because of poor coaching hires and failed first-round quarterbacks, Chicago finally looked like a franchise with answers instead of questions.
When the Chicago Bears won the NFC North and snapped their playoff drought with a wild-card victory in the 2025 season, Ryan Poles' rebuild became a contender.
Bears coach Ben Johnson came up two wins short of doing what Mike Vrabel and seven other coaches have accomplished. Vrabel, Gary Kubiak, Jim Caldwell, Jon Gruden, Bill Callahan, George Siefert, Red Miller and Don McCafferty all made the Super Bowl in their first year coaching their team.
The Chicago Bears had a successful season in 2025. Under first-year head coach Ben Johnson, they went from 5-12 in 2024 to 11-6 and NFC North division champions.
The difference between the better NFL teams and weaker ones can be easily quantified. The Bears have numbers from 2025 clearly indicating what they need to do in the offseason.
The Chicago Bears took major strides in 2025 compared to where they were in 2024. After finishing 5-12 and in last place in the NFC North just a year ago, they went 11-6 this season and won the division.
The Chicago Bears made a handful of free agent signings last offseason to help improve the roster. The front office made some major moves, while others were not as successful as they would have liked it to be.
Bears QB Caleb Williams reflected on his second season in the NFL and talked about what he’s learned and how he can apply it to next year. “You get into these games, you win a bunch of games, you get into these playoff games and you’re winning,” Williams said, via Bears Wire.
First off, I feel the need to mention that the Pro Bowl has been a joke for a long time. I miss the days when fans could enjoy seeing Sean Taylor absolutely destroy Bills punter Brian Moorman on a fake punt.
The Chicago Bears’ 2025 season will be remembered for the offensive explosion led by Caleb Williams, but the defensive turnaround under head coach Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Eric Washington was just as crucial to the team’s NFC North title run.