Nearly 24 hours after the Chicago Bearslost assistant general manager Ian Cunningham (the right-hand man of general manager Ryan Poles) to the Atlanta Falcons, the Bears are losing another rising member of the organization in offensive coordinator Declan Doyle (the right-hand man for head coach Ben Johnson).
Unfortunately for Ben Johnson, his coaching staff with the Chicago Bears is getting picked apart this offseason. Johnson, 39, lived up to the hype this season by leading the Bears to an 11-6 record.
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.
With 2026 NFL free agency looming around the corner, it's worth looking back at how GM Ryan Poles and the Chicago Bears did with their 2025 free agency moves.
Fortunately for the Bears , assistant GM Ian Cunningham got his job in Atlanta and is out of Dodge. Otherwise, he might have eventually been in line for a job where he could do far more immediate damage to the Bears , as Vikings GM.
The Chicago Bears were one of the biggest surprises throughout the course of the 2025 NFL season. After entering the year as a team hopeful of being a playoff contender, the Bears were much more than that.
After a productive 2025 season, the Chicago Bears' backfield could be facing a crossroads this offseason. At least, that's what Pro Football Focus thinks.
It's apparent the Bears are going to get some type of compensatory draft picks for Ian Cunningham being hired as the Atlanta Falcons GM if you know how to actually read.
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.
The annual Senior Bowl is one of the first and biggest pre-draft events of the year. This is where college seniors, most of whom are fringe first-round prospects, at best, can show the NFL draft community exactly what they can do.
Kevin Byard III successfully turned back the clock this season. He led the league with seven interceptions and made the Pro Bowl (which admittedly doesn't mean much nowadays) and the First-Team All-Pro team (which means a lot more) for his efforts.
The week of practice down at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama is in the books with the showcase game set to be played on Saturday and tons of prospects have already boosted their draft stock in a major way during the three days of practice.
The Chicago Bears didn't sign Nahshon Wright in the spring of 2025 expecting to have a major contract decision on their hands. Yet, here they are. According to a recent market-value breakdown from The Ringer, Wright has positioned himself to cash in after a breakout season that far exceeded his one-year, $1.1 million deal with the Bears.
ESPN’s Courtney Cronin stirred the pot a bit yesterday when she went on ESPN Chicago and claimed that shoring up the defensive line was no longer the No.
Contrary to what pundits and fans typically say about the draft, the Chicago Bears can’t afford to go into the 2026 NFL Draft thinking about “needing” any specific player at any spot—not even edge defender, one of their most troublesome positions.
The Chicago Bears had an excellent season, but are going to need to make some tough decisions this offseason. With the Bears currently over the 2026 salary cap, they will need to make decisions on how to effectively get below the cap number.
The Chicago Bears won a playoff game for the first time in 15 years this season. However, Ben Johnson’s debut with Chicago ended when the Los Angeles Rams outlasted the Bears in the divisional round.