Chicago, Atlanta Or Bristol? Daily News’ Mehta On What’s Next For Rex Ryan
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Rex Ryan will land a job soon enough. But where — and what — remains to be seen. Ryan, fired by the New York Jets on Monday, apparently has no interest in going back to his roots as a...
View ArticlePalladino: ‘Giant’ Memories Make John Fox A No-Brainer For Bears
By Ernie Palladino » More Ernie Palladino Columns First things first: John Fox is not coming back to the Meadowlands as Tom Coughlin’s defensive coordinator. The Giants know better than to ask a...
View ArticleSilverman: NFL Hiring Season Is About To Get Very Interesting
By Steve Silverman » More Columns The Jets have made their move as new general manager Mike Maccagnan hired Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Bowles to be the team’s new head coach. Bowles,...
View ArticleReport: Jets To Ship 5th Round Pick To Bears For Stud Wide Receiver Brandon...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Nobody can say the New York Jets are lacking playmakers anymore. The team has reached an agreement on a trade with the Chicago Bears for All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall,...
View ArticleAntrel Rolle Joins Bears, But ‘Once A Giant Always A Giant’
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150312113843297AA.mp4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Giants have a huge hole to fill on the field and in the locker room. Outspoken safety Antrel...
View ArticleOn WFAN: Emotional Antrel Rolle Says He Can’t Be Replaced In Giants’‘D’
NEW YORK (WFAN) — Antrel Rolle was a weekly guest with WFAN co-hosts Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts during his time with the Giants — and his spots were must-listen radio. The safety was always...
View ArticleRay McDonald Released By Bears After Domestic Violence Arrest
SAN FRANCISCO (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Chicago Bears released defensive end Ray McDonald following a domestic violence arrest in Northern California that police say stemmed from an assault on a woman who...
View ArticleSteve Tasker: Broncos Fans Will Be Seeing A Lot Of Brock Osweiler
By Danny Cox He may have been small in stature during his time in the NFL, but Steve Tasker was a player that had not only the biggest heart but showed some of the most talent in the history of the...
View ArticlePackers Try To Extend NFC North Lead With Thanksgiving Game Against Bears
By Shawn Lealos This year’s Thanksgiving games looked promising when the season started, but many of them have been a little less than desired as the season wore on. This week’s game looked to be a...
View ArticleTop 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of 2015
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. This week, we bring you a special edition of Top 5...
View ArticleTop 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: January 11th-January 15th
The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation. Number 5: In this week’s episode, we start with Joseph...
View ArticleSilverman: Questions Raised When Belichick Leans On Bears For Replenishment
By Steve Silverman » More Columns If you didn’t think that Bill Belichick wanted to be the smartest guy in the room before Wednesday, you have to be convinced that’s his goal after the New England...
View ArticleReady To Play: Bears’ Ka’Deem Carey Talks How Important Leg Strength Is For...
It’s a long and tough road to get to the NFL for most players, but it might be an even more difficult task to get yourself mentally and physically “Ready To Play” in the NFL week in and week out. As we...
View ArticleRookie Spotlight: Leonard Floyd Needs To Make An Early Impact For The Chicago...
By Danny Cox Name: Leonard Floyd Height: 6’6″ Weight: 244 lbs. Position: Outside Linebacker School: Georgia Draft Pick: 9th overall There is very little doubt that the Chicago Bears have a talented...
View ArticleWentz, Eagles Down Bears 29-14
The Philadelphia Eagles scored touchdowns on three consecutive second-half possessions, two of them short runs by Ryan Matthews and two of them following Chicago turnovers, and beat the Bears, 29-14,...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ Bart Scott On Bears-Packers TNF Game, More Week 7 Matchups
Ryan Mayer Week 7 in the NFL opens with an NFC North matchup between heated rivals, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. The Bears have been without starting quarterback Jay Cutler since a Week 2...
View ArticleThursday Night Breakdown: Can Bears Or Packers Get Things Going?
By Danny Cox It’s Week 7, and pretty much anyone following the 2016 NFL season has been surprised to see the Minnesota Vikings still undefeated. Even more shocking might be that their NFC North rivals...
View ArticleRodgers Throws 3 TD passes, Packers Beat Bears 26-10
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery emerged as playmakers in the second half and the Green Bay Packers beat the offensively...
View ArticleRodgers’ 3 Touchdowns Leads Packers To 26-10 Win Over Bears
GREEN BAY, Wis. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery emerged as playmakers in the second half and the Green Bay Packers beat the...
View ArticleRodgers Throws 3 TD passes, Packers Beat Bears 26-10
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery emerged as playmakers in the second half and the Green Bay Packers beat the offensively...
View ArticleOpponent Profile: Giants Cannot Get Caught In Bears’ Trap
By Curt Macysyn The New York Giants (6-3) are in the middle of a stretch of games that will decide their playoff fate. This week’s opponent, the Chicago Bears (2-7), are in the midst of another losing...
View ArticleLISTEN: McAdoo Says Cutler Could Be More Dangerous Without Jeffery In Lineup
NEW YORK (WFAN) — When the Bears play the Giants on Sunday, Chicago will be without star wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, who is starting a four-game suspension after testing positive for...
View ArticleSilverman: While Giants Have Climbed Out Of Their Rut, Bears Sink Lower
By Steve Silverman » More Columns The New York Giants are searching for a running game that they may never find, and while the defense is improved, it is still a work in progress. They have the No. 1...
View ArticleGiants Overcome 10-Point Deficit, Beat Bears 22-16
The New York Giants overcame a 10-point deficit on Sunday to top the Chicago Bears 22-16 at MetLife Stadium.
View ArticleGiants Team Grades: G-Men Overcome Bears In Critical 22-16 Victory
By Curt Macysyn Perhaps we shouldn’t read too much into the individual game performances of the New York Giants (7-3). After all, with a 22-16 victory over the hapless Chicago Bears (2-8), the team has...
View ArticleSilverman: Look For These 5 Teams To Be Aggressive In Free Agency
By Steve Silverman » More Columns “There’s only one way to build an NFL team, and that’s through the draft” is the way the saying goes. Go ahead and use free agency to find a few bit parts here and...
View ArticleReport: 49ers Agree To 2-Year Deal With Brian Hoyer, Whom Jets Had Eye On
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The options for the quarterback-hungry Jets are dwindling fast. On the eve of the NFL’s free agent signing period, two of the signal-callers the Jets were reportedly...
View ArticleBears Release Jay Cutler; Jets Reportedly Interested
CHICAGO (CBSNewYork) — The Bears have released quarterback Jay Cutler. Could he be lining up under center for the Jets next season? ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Cutler asked for his release,...
View ArticleNFL Free Agency Roundup: Osweiler Trade A Stunner; Cutler’s Release No Surprise
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Everyone expected a free agency flurry when the NFL’s year began on Thursday. Predicting what happened with Brock Osweiler was beyond anyone’s projections. One year after...
View ArticleSilverman: Count Buccaneers, Browns, Colts Among Free Agency Winners
By Steve Silverman » More Columns The 2017 season has begun in earnest, and the free agency signing season means that teams are able to take major steps toward improving themselves. The standards set...
View ArticleKeidel: 2017 NFL Draft First-Round Winners And Losers
By Jason Keidel It’s rare you see George Patton and Mike Tyson in the same sentence. But both once spoke a similar mantra — we all have a plan until the first bullet/punch lands. To that end, the 2017...
View ArticleKeidel: Victor Cruz’s Inspiring Career Seems Destined For A Sad Ending
By Jason Keidel » More Columns When Brandon Marshall left the Jets for the Giants, he didn’t simply swap MetLife locker rooms. He fled a perennial losing club and toxic locker for a wholly more stable...
View ArticleRookie Spotlight: Mitchell Trubisky Carries Burden Of High Expectations From...
By Sam McPherson Name: Mitchell Trubisky Height: 6’2″ Weight: 222 lbs. Position: Quarterback School: North Carolina Draft Pick: 2nd overall in First Round There is always pressure for any college...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ Jay Feely On Week 3 Browns-Colts Matchup, More
By Matt Citak The Cleveland Browns, after a strong Week 1 performance in which they almost came back to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, were not as sharp against the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday. The...
View ArticleThursday Night Football Breakdown: NFC North Rivalry Renewed Between Chicago...
By Kevin McGuire One of the most storied rivalries in football resumes this Thursday night at Lambeau Field when the Green Bay Packers host the Chicago Bears in the first regular-season meeting of the...
View ArticleCBS Sports’ Rich Gannon On Week 4 Bears-Packers TNF Matchup, More
By Matt Citak The Chicago Bears, after starting off the 2017 season with two consecutive losses, upset the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-17 in overtime this past Sunday. Led by the running back duo of Jordan...
View ArticleCase Keenum Spoils Mitchell Trubisky’s NFL Debut As Vikings Top Bears
CHICAGO (AP) — Case Keenum led three second-half scoring drives in relief of Sam Bradford, and the Minnesota Vikings spoiled prized rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky’s debut with a 20-17 victory...
View ArticleKeidel: Are Eagles This Good, Or Bears This Bad?
By Jason Keidel While the NFL has mastered the outhouse-to-penthouse mystery of pro football, some games make parity look like a parody. Like yesterday’s gridiron destruction in Philadelphia, where the...
View ArticleChicago’s 5 Major Sports Teams Join Forces To Fight Violence
CHICAGO (CBSNewYork/670 The Score Chicago) — The five major Chicago sports franchises are teaming up to tackle violence in the city. The Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox are donating a...
View ArticlePro Football Hall Of Fame Game: Chicago Bears-Baltimore Ravens Preview
By Josh Nagel The NFL returns today when the Baltimore Ravens face the Chicago Bears in the annual Hall of Fame Game (8 p.m. ET). It will be played at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio,...
View ArticleBoomer Esiason: Jets Eyeing Sam Darnold As The Next Carson Wentz
The New York Jets announced to the world that the future was now when they traded away quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and named rookie Sam Darnold their starter for Week 1 in Detroit. The first-round...
View ArticleShort-Handed Bears Still Maul Darnold, Jets 24-10
CHICAGO, Ill. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mitchell Trubisky threw for two touchdowns, and the short-handed Chicago Bears beat the New York Jets 24-10 on Sunday. The Bears (4-3) got the win they needed after...
View ArticleKey Matchups For NFL Wild Card Weekend
Ryan Mayer The regular season is officially behind us, and the sprint for Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta has begun. Four Wild Card weekend matchups await, beginning late Saturday afternoon with the Texans...
View ArticleBlocked Kicks Are Reason For Concern For The Packers In the Playoffs
By Joseph Gunther The Green Bay Packers entered this 2014 season with five allowed blocked kicks since Shawn Slocum was promoted to special teams coordinator in 2009. This season they allowed more than...
View ArticleGale Sayers, Legendary Bears Running Back And Pro Football Hall Of Famer,...
There's no way to reasonably discuss a list of the best running backs in football history without bringing up Gale Sayers.
View ArticleNFL Week 4 NFC North Picks: The Vikings ‘Have To Open That Passing Game Up,’...
(CBS Minnesota) — It’s already Week 4 in the NFL, and the NFC North isn’t quite shaking out as expected. The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers sit atop the division, both at 3-0. While the Packers...
View ArticleNFL Week 10 NFC North Picks: Dalvin Cook ‘Has Been Tremendous Since His...
(CBS Minnesota) — The Green Bay Packers lead the NFC North, sitting at 6-2 with a favorable schedule ahead of them. If they keep winning, and Aaron Rodgers keeps playing like he has, they should find...
View ArticleBears-Saints Preview: Sean Payton ‘Should Be Considered In National Coach Of...
(CBS Chicago) — The Chicago Bears, at 8-8, may be as surprised as anyone about being in the playoffs. The Bears backed into the postseason on the final Sunday despite losing to the Green Bay Packers....
View ArticleBears-Buccaneers Preview: Chicago ‘Very Smart In How They Use Justin Fields,’...
(CBS Chicago) — Aaron Rodgers still owns the Chicago Bears. He said as much to the crowd at Soldier Field Sunday afternoon, after once again proving it on the field. The Green Bay Packers quarterback...
View ArticleRavens-Bears Preview: Ravens Defense ‘Hasn’t Played As Well As We’re...
(CBS Baltimore) — Both the Baltimore Ravens and the Chicago Bears have had a little extra time to recover and prepare for Sunday’s matchup. The Ravens played last Thursday night, losing an ugly one to...
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