June 2012
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“I always say (I want to keep playing) two to three more years. It all depends on...”
– Bears legend Brian Urlacher.
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“On paper, we look like a champion, but we have a lot of work to do before we can...”
– Bears LB Lance Briggs.
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“We’ve been talking,” the running back said about his contract situation. “That’s...”
– Matt Forte talking about his contract.
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Forte says he won't miss games
Matt Forte will likely hold out training camp if he and the Bears aren’t able to reach a long-term deal, but the Bears running back told 670 The Score’s Zach Zaidman Friday that he won’t miss any regular season games.
Speaking at the Madden 13 Pigskin Pro Am in Grant Park, Forte would not guarantee that he would report to training camp in Bourbonnais if a deal is not reached by the July 16...
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Lookout, Ladies: Kahlil Bell is single
Chicago Magazine named Kahlil Bell one of the city’s top bachelors.
Growing up in the Bay Area, Bell sang in the chorus, loved astronomy and physics, and planned to study computer science or engineering at UCLA. Joining the NFL before college graduation took him in a slightly different direction, but, suffice it to say, Bell is not your stereotypical jock with only brute force on the...
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““When you start (saying) this is a good football team, the only way to say...”
– Bears coach Lovie Smith on the vibe he gets with the ‘12 team.
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Michael Bush gives Chicago two "strikes"
According to a report, Bush tweeted Saturday night what he called “strike one” for Chicago after he was denied access to the Paris Club on Hubbard.
“Couldn’t get in the Paris Club in Chicago ‘cuz they wanted to see a player’s card. Really? Strike 1 Windy City,” Bush tweeted. One day later, Bush had a similar experience at a nightclub called Underground. “Couldn’t get into the Underground....
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DT Matt Toeaina injures hand, NBD
A broken right hand won’t keep Matt Toeaina from participating in the Bears’ three-day veteran minicamp starting Tuesday.
The sixth-year defensive tackle initially thought he suffered a minor sprain when his hand hit the helmet of teammate Jordan Miller during defensive line drills at recent OTAs. Toeaina had his hand re-evaluated by head athletic trainer Chris Hanks after he...
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“The people in the Bears building are sometimes a little bit sensitive,”...”
– Bears QB Jay Cutler chimes in on the offensive line statements he made recently.
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“I just want to be given a contract where I rank among some of the top running...”
– Bears RB Matt Forte from a recent interview on the NFL Network.
Under terms of the franchise tag, he would earn $7.742 million this season. Obviously, a multi-year deal would guarantee him significantly more. After signing their draft class, the Bears had roughly $3.81 million in remaining cap room...
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Via ESPN: Bears training camp dates released
The Chicago Bears will open their 2012 training camp on July 26 with a 2:30 p.m. non-padded practice on the campus of Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill., the team announced on Tuesday.
This marks the 11th consecutive year the Bears will conduct training camp on the ONU campus.
There are currently 15 practices that are scheduled to be open to the public, the final one being on...
