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| Bears agree with CBs Wilhite, Hayden on 1-year deals |
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04/05/2012 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - The Chicago Bears agreed to terms Thursday on one-year contracts with cornerbacks Jonathan Wilhite and Kelvin Hayden. Wilhite, 28, was drafted by New England in the fourth round in 2008 out of Auburn and played his first three NFL seasons with the Patriots, collecting 93 tackles and three interceptions in 39 games. He had 28 tackles, one interception and two sacks in 15 games for the Broncos last season, including two starts. Hayden spent last season with the Falcons and t |
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| Bears agree with CB Wilhite on 1-year deal |
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04/05/2012 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - The Chicago Bears agreed to terms Thursday on a one-year contract with cornerback Jonathan Wilhite, who played for the Denver Broncos last season. Wilhite, 28, was drafted by New England in the fourth round in 2008 out of Auburn and played his first three NFL seasons with the Patriots, collecting 93 tackles and three interceptions in 39 games. He had 28 tackles, one interception and two sacks in 15 games for the Broncos last season, including two starts. |
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| Saints, Cards open NFL preseason national TV schedule |
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04/04/2012 |
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| o the pending season-long suspension of head coach Sean Payton for his role in the bounty scandal, will also play the Houston Texans in a nationally-televised game Aug. 25. Among the other games, the Super Bowl champion New York Giants will host the Chicago Bears on Aug. 24 while the New England Patriots, who lost to the Giants in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, will host the Philadelphia Eagles on Aug. 20. The 12-game slate of national TV games includes all of the playoff teams from last year. The first week |
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| Stretching the Field: Who will McNabb baste next? |
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04/02/2012 |
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| cNabb then joined the Minnesota Vikings for the 2011 campaign, playing in six games and finishing with only 1,026 passing yards, four TD passes and two interceptions. He was released by the Vikings and many speculated that he would join his hometown Chicago Bears since Jay Cutler was sidelined with a thumb injury. Instead, McNabb began planning for the future and the Bears opted to go with backup Caleb Hanie. It's hard not to feel sorry for McNabb after he was passed over for the likes of Grossman and Hanie. |
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| Bears sign WR Thomas |
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03/28/2012 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - The Chicago Bears signed wide receiver Devin Thomas to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Last year with the Giants, he had three catches for 37 yards, 25 kick returns for 607 yards and five special teams tackles. Over six seasons in the NFL, two with the Giants, one with the Panthers and three with the Redskins, he has caught 43 passes for 482 yards and three touchdowns, 60 kickoff returns for 1,445 yards and 23 special teams tackles. |
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| Vikings add CB Bowman, re-sign LB Henderson |
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03/27/2012 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (Worldwide Gamble) - The Minnesota Vikings announced Tuesday that the team has signed free agent cornerback Zach Bowman and re-signed linebacker Erin Henderson. Bowman spent the 2011 campaign with the Chicago Bears, the same club that drafted him in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Bowman has made 16 starts in his career, with his best year coming in 2009 when he recorded six interceptions. Henderson had his most productive season of his four-year career in 2011, recording 70 tackles an |
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| Marion Barber retiring after 7 NFL seasons |
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03/23/2012 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - Running back Marion Barber has decided to retire from the NFL after seven seasons, the Chicago Bears announced Friday. Barber, 28, entered the league with the Dallas Cowboys in 2005 as a fourth- round draft pick. The Minnesota product spent the first six years of his career with the Cowboys before joining the Bears prior to last season. In his lone season with Chicago, Barber played in 11 games and gained 422 yards on 114 carries while pacing the team with six rushing touc |
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| Former Raiders RB Bush headed to Chicago |
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03/22/2012 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - The Chicago Bears agreed to terms Thursday with running back Michael Bush on a four-year contract. Bush, 27, became Oakland's feature back last season when starter Darren McFadden was lost to a foot injury in a Week 7 loss to Kansas City. The 6-foot-1, 245-pound Bush set career highs in attempts (256), rushing yards (977), receptions (37) and receiving yards (418). Starting running back Matt Forte, who received the franchise tag from the Chicago Bears on March 2, took to h |
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| Bears agree to terms with S Steltz |
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03/16/2012 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - The Chicago Bears and safety Craig Steltz agreed to terms on a two-year contract Friday. The Bears selected Steltz in the fourth round of the 2008 draft and he has spent his whole four-year career with Chicago. He has appeared in 48 games with seven starts, recording 71 tackles, one sack and one interception. |
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| Redskins sign safety Meriweather |
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03/15/2012 |
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| Ashburn, VA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Redskins announced on Thursday that the team has signed free agent safety Brandon Meriweather. The five-year veteran spent the 2011 campaign with the Chicago Bears, appearing in 11 games (four starts) and compiling 32 tackles and two passes defended. Meriweather spent the previous four seasons with the New England Patriots, the team that drafted him 24th overall in 2007. The two-time Pro Bowler has made 44 career starts in 75 games, accruing 293 tackles, two sac |
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