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Caleb Williams Finishes 2025 Far Behind Drake Maye in Madden Rating

The 2025 NFL season could not have gone much better for the Chicago Bears. They ended a seven-year drought of division titles by clinching the 2025 NFC North championship in Week 17.

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Declan Doyle Left Bears, Joined Ravens To Call Plays

Declan Doyle was planning to stay in Chicago for at least one more year. The 29-year-old withdrew from the Eagles’ search for a new offensive coordinator, telling them he would remain with the Bears, who were under the same impression.

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Another Coordinator Hiring Reportedly Means Good News for Bears

Losses by Ben Johnson's Bears coaching staff appear now to be mitigated as only Declan Doyle and Eric Bieniemy left, after the last coach to interview missed a chance to advance as a coordinator.

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Chicago Bears’ blueprint to fix glaring weakness revealed

This is going to be a pivotal offseason for general manager Ryan Poles and the Chicago Bears. One year removed from an overhaul along the offensive line

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Bears Linked to Bolstering Defense With $54 Million Trade

The Chicago Bears are going to be a very interesting team to monitor heading into the 2026 NFL offseason. After making an impressive run to the playoffs and winning the NFC North as the No.

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The best one-and-done playoff teams in NFL history

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.

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Cole Kmet Provides Insight Into What the Bears Are Losing in Declan Doyle

The Bears offense is going to miss Declan Doyle, who accepted a position to become the Ravens next offensive coordinator over the weekend. While he may have only been with Chicago for one year, Doyle left a strong impression on the players in the locker room.

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Chicago Bears’ Joe Thuney should run away with Protector of The Year Award, former QB says

Joe Thuney became a stabilizing force and the cornerstone of the Chicago Bears‘ offensive line rebuild in 2025. Thuney, acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs

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Chicago Bears could reunite with future Hall of Famer in 2026

One of the biggest needs the Chicago Bears need to address this off-season is along their defensive line. While Montez Sweat had 10.0 sacks in 2025, he was the only Bears defender who was regularly able to generate pressure on opposing quarterbacks.

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Chicago Bears Pro Bowler gets real on his future as free agency looms

The Chicago Bears have some daunting and difficult decisions to make when NFL free agency begins in earnest next month. Just in the secondary, alone, safeties C.J.

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Chicago Bears Insider Says DJ Moore Conversation Has Gone Too Far

One of the most interesting Chicago Bears storylines to monitor this offseason will center around veteran wide receiver DJ Moore, who's already in the crosshairs of trade speculation even before the Super Bowl kicks off.

Nahshon Wright News / Total Apex Sports / February 2

Chicago Bears Breakout Star Nahshon Wrights Breaks Silence On Upcoming Free Agency Decision

The Chicago Bears’ 2025 season was a story of surprising success, and one of its brightest chapters was the out-of-nowhere emergence of cornerback Nahshon Wright.

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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.

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Cole Kmet Already Sounds Resigned to Fate for This Bears Offseason

When the Bears' season ended and a few veterans in the locker room started to look ahead while talking with reporters, several spoke of extending the excitement of 2025 going forward.

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PFF's 2026 Fantasy Projection Makes Some Interesting Observations About Chicago Bears

For the first time in a long time, the Bears featured one of the league's most explosive offensive attacks. They had the sixth-most yards in the league and ranked ninth in total points.

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PFF Has Bears Landing Potential Draft Steal In Texas Tech’s Lee Hunter

This year might be as good as any to “need” a defensive lineman near the top of the draft. Many experts have speculated that 2026’s crop of defensive front players is plenty deep, with a plethora of strong options in the first 100 picks. The Senior Bowl seemed to have proved that, with players like Caleb Banks and T.J.

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Bears Cole Kmet confirms how integral Declan Doyle was to the offensive success and the key piece Ben Johnson will need to replace

The Chicago Bears suffered a tough, but expected, loss last week when offensive coordinator Declan Doyle took a lateral position with the Baltimore Ravens to become the new offensive play-caller for quarterback Lamar Jackson under new head coach Jesse Minter.

Chicago Bears News / A to Z Sports / February 2

Five free agents the Bears absolutely have to prioritize re-signing that align with Chicago's vision and salary cap situation

The next few weeks will be huge for the Chicago Bears when it comes to re-tooling with hopes of building on the success this team had during the 2025-26 season.

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Chicago Bears could be about to be heading to international game

The Chicago Bears might have to pack their bags for an extended road trip. As the NFL continues to expand its international reach, and broaden its slate of international games, signs could be pointing to the Bears being one of the teams playing abroad during the 2026 season.

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Chicago Bears' 2025 Season Recognized as One of the NFL's Top Storylines

The Chicago Bears' 2025 season wasn't just a thriller for Bears fans. It was a league-wide source of entertainment, led by Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson, and at times made Chicago feel like America's city.

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Why Another NFL Madrid Game Looks Like Bears Will Be Forced Overseas

The move by the NFL to return to Spain for another game this season as part of their expanded international emphasis could very well mean another Bears overseas trip.

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Colston Loveland Receives Telling End-of-Season Honor from Chicago Bears

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.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2026 Chicago Bears Salary Cap

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.