Mario Edwards Jr.
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus, right, talks with quarterback Justin Fields at the NFL football team's practice facility in Lake Forest, Ill., Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Changes under new coach Matt Eberflus hit Bears defense

By Gene Chamberlain May. 24, 2022 07:45 PM EDT

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields throws a pass at the NFL football team's practice facility in Lake Forest, Ill., Wednesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Bears try to prove they can support QB Justin Fields

By Gene Chamberlain May. 17, 2022 08:19 PM EDT

Justin Fields and the Bears are learning the Eberflus way

By Gene Chamberlain Apr. 19, 2022 06:26 PM EDT
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Many things are changing for Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields since since Matt Eberflus took over as the coach. It was...

Chicago Bears defensive end Akiem Hicks sacks Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks)
Key Bears players search for meaning in 4-10 season

By Gene Chamberlain Dec. 23, 2021 05:37 PM EST

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy is seen before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
NFL updates protocols in response to COVID-19 cases

By Barry Wilner Dec. 16, 2021 02:19 PM EST

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) looks to pass against the Green Bay Packers during an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (Adam Niemi/The Daily Mining Gazette via AP)
Vikings look to steady themselves against struggling Bears

By Andrew Seligman Dec. 16, 2021 01:54 PM EST

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (24) rushes for a 26-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
Ready or not, Bears QB Fields starting against Browns

By Tom Withers Sep. 23, 2021 05:59 PM EDT

FILE - Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller takes up his position during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wisc., in this Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, file photo. The Denver Broncos have exercised star linebacker Von Miller's 2021 option. The move engages the final season of the six-year, $114.5 million contract Miller signed in 2016 in the aftermath of his Super Bowl 50 MVP performance. It also guarantees him $7 million of his $17.5 million base salary. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)
Spend, spend, spend on 2nd day of "legal tampering" in NFL

By Barry Wilner Mar. 16, 2021 02:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton looks to pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. The Chicago Bears agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with former Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton, agent Jeffrey Nalley said Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The three-time Pro Bowler could earn an additional $3 million in bonuses. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Bears agree to 1-year, $10 million contract with QB Dalton

By Andrew Seligman Mar. 16, 2021 01:06 PM EDT

NFL suspends Bears DL Edwards Jr. 2 games

Jan. 15, 2021 07:08 PM EST
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The NFL suspended Chicago Bears defensive linemen Mario Edwards Jr. for the first two games next season Friday for violating the...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees makes a face while warming up before an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints 1/10/2021

Jan. 10, 2021 03:14 PM EST

Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery (32) celebrates a touchdown run with quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Mitchell Trubisky, Chicago Bears Battle Through Distractions

By Gene Chamberlain Dec. 16, 2020 08:15 PM EST

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson throws before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Houston Texans at Chicago Bears 12/13/2020

Dec. 13, 2020 12:28 PM EST

Saints add veteran defensive lineman Hunt

May. 01, 2020 07:05 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have signed free-agent defensive end Margus Hunt on Friday. The 6-foot-8, 295-pound Hunt is a...

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) drops back to pass as he throws a pass that was fumbled and recovered by the New Orleans Saints in the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints 1/5/2020

Jan. 05, 2020 01:27 PM EST

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) hands off to running back Latavius Murray (28) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 12/29/2019

Dec. 29, 2019 01:24 PM EST

New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins (98) sacks Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, in Atlanta. The New Orleans Saints won 26-18. Ryan was sacked nine times in the game. (AP Photo/John Amis)
Saints showcased depth, dynamism in clinching NFC South

By Brett Martel Nov. 29, 2019 04:35 PM EST

Rankins returns to Saints lineup vs. Cowboys

Sep. 29, 2019 07:22 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins is active for the first time this season, marking the completion of his rehabilitation from an Achilles...

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) is pressured by New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata (93) in the first half of an NFL football game, in Arlington, Texas. Onyemata has returned from suspension not a moment too soon for New Orleans' defensive front. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)
Saints' gashed defensive front happy to have Onyemata back

By Brett Martel Sep. 12, 2019 07:10 PM EDT

Texans' top pick Tytus Howard scratched vs. Saints

Sep. 09, 2019 06:16 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Houston rookie offensive lineman Tytus Howard, the club's first-round draft pick last spring, has been scratched from the Texans' season-opening...