EARL BENNETT RUMORS & GOSSIP

Bears receiver Earl Bennett will be among the honorees at the 24th annual Comcast SportsNet Sports Awards Monday night at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.

Although Earl Bennett missed five games this season, the Bears rewarded the receiver with a four-year extension Friday worth $18 million, half of which is guaranteed. Scheduled to become a free agent next offseason, Bennett has endeared himself throughout the organization with his attitude, his versatility and his chemistry with former Vanderbilt teammate Jay Cutler. A third-round...

The Chicago Bears and receiver Earl Bennett have agreed on a four-year contract extension through 2015. Bennett says the deal announced Friday had been in the works for several months, and he wasn't really interested in exploring the free agent market. He says Chicago is home and the organization has been loyal to him. A third-round draft pick out of Vanderbilt in 2008, Bennett...

A Bears fan sent wide receiver Earl Bennett a check worth $100 to Bennett today for his recent fines. Bennett was fined recently for his bright orange shoes that were said to be not part of the normal uniform by NFL officials. Bennett tweeted this picture of the check earlier today. Is this too extreme or would you do the same thing? Jake Perper is the owner and head writer for Bearsbacker...

ESPN: Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett, who was fined $10,000 last week for wearing orange shoes, has been told he will not be allowed on the field if he wears the shoes again, a league source told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.  Last Sunday against the Lions was Bennett’s second uniform violation for wearing the shoes. He told ESPN 1000 earlier this week...

The NFL is willing to overlook numerous injustices and will take its sweet time to dispense discipline on a coach who curses at a fan, but one thing the league will not tolerate is the wearing of orange footwear. Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett has thankfully been barred from taking part in the highly dangerous exercise of wearing bright orange cleats now that the NFL has told him...

Since Earl Bennett decided to bust out his orange cleats, the Chicago Bears have come up with two huge NFC wins. The league may not approve, but it doesn’t sound like the shoes are going anywhere. Bennett was fined $5,000 last week for wearing them during a big Week 10 win over the Eagles. Despite [...]

Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett has drawn a $5,000 fine from the NFL for wearing bright orange shoes in Monday night's 30-24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Bennett, who was playing for the first time since Week 2 following a chest injury, said he probably won't wear the shoes against the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field. ''They say they will...

Chicago Bears wide receiver Earl Bennett has drawn a $5,000 fine from the NFL for wearing bright orange shoes in Monday night's 30-24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Bennett, who was playing for the first time since Week 2 following a chest injury, said he probably won't wear the shoes against the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Soldier Field. ''They say they will...

If you follow fantasy football, you have probably heard of the name Earl Bennett. He has often been touted as a possible breakout receiver, but has failed to live up to the hype. Some of this failure was due to the Bears' offense. Mike Martz, the mastermind behind the Bears offense, has recognized this and Bennett's abilities. It looks like 2011 may be the year that many...