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The Bears are in a different place with GM Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus. George McCaskey should feel it.
Adam Jahns175
Regrading the 2023 NFL Draft: Which teams had the best and worst rookie classes?
Diante Lee320
2024 NFL free-agency tracker: From Danielle Hunter to Jamal Adams, see where top 150 players land
Randy Mueller156
Who are the best available NFL free agents? Justin Simmons, Kyle Dugger lead list
Randy Mueller145
Bears chairman George McCaskey on an offseason of 'a lot of excitement, a lot of buzz'
Kevin Fishbain136
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The Steelers flipped their QB room upside down in the span of a week, while the Bears worked to do right by Fields, a fan favorite.
Mike DeFabo and Adam Jahns270
The league hopes to bring back excitement while keeping injuries down, but teams have a lot to figure out with personnel and strategy.
Ted Nguyen253
At the league meetings, we heard from Eberflus about Williams' pro day and the additions to the offense.
Kevin Fishbain79
The change will take effect this coming season — a year after only 22 percent of kickoffs in the 2023 season were returned.
Mike Jones and Zac Jackson383
Despite their purchase of Arlington Park in suburban Arlington Heights, the Bears say they plan to build a new stadium in Chicago.
Adam Jahns and Kevin Fishbain188
At the league meetings, Poles discussed the team's free-agent moves and flexibility in the draft at No. 9.
Kevin Fishbain89
The Bears are digging deep on the first college football superstar of the NIL era, and GM Ryan Poles said "it's actually pretty helpful."
Adam Jahns153
Speaking at the NFL owners' meetings, Poles discussed what he's hearing about Williams, trading Justin Fields and trading for Keenan Allen.
Kevin Fishbain and Adam Jahns251
The Bears have four selections in the NFL Draft this year. What happens after they take their new QB with the first pick?
Adam Jahns and Kevin Fishbain87
Several trades shake up the first round, as offensive players dominate the early selections and O-linemen make up 10 of the top 32 picks.
Ben Standig404
No surprise, the Kirk Cousins addition vaulted Atlanta to the top of the list of winners. Weren't the Cowboys supposed to be all in?
Austin Mock177
Everything a quarterback does and doesn’t do is important to a team's evaluation of him.
Adam Jahns205
The Chargers traded Allen to the Chicago Bears for a 2024 fourth-round pick earlier this month.
Daniel Popper and The Athletic Staff148
Following the expected early run on quarterbacks and receivers, the Raiders trade up late in the first to nab their QB of the future.
The Athletic NFL Staff552
Williams has always had a flair for the dramatic, but all signs are pointing to the USC QB heading to the Chicago Bears with the top pick.
Antonio Morales288
The Bears and Commanders had big contingents on hand to watch Williams, the presumptive No. 1 pick in the draft.
Antonio Morales and Nick Baumgardner241
If it's Caleb Williams, he'll enter a nice situation with the Bears, as the depth chart shows us more talent and fewer holes than usual.
Kevin Fishbain and Adam Jahns190
With the big deals of free agency complete, which teams are on the rise and which are moving down the pecking order?
Josh Kendall472
Dane Brugler: "It would take a ballsy GM to make the move. You'd have to really trust your play caller to make you look smart."
Austin Mock169
In some ways, he's like the rabid Bears fans who used to cheer him on. "I just like to be a part of it," said Long, now a media personality.
Jon Greenberg59
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