Bears cut oft-injured RB Jones, who missed entire 2009 season
Injury-plagued running back Kevin Jones has been released by the Chicago Bears.
Kevin Jones dropped in Chicago
Kevin Jones' history playing for Mike Martz didn't save him.Vaugh McClure of the Chicago Tribune reports the Bears released the veteran running back Tuesday, the same afternoon Jones confidently spoke about his future with the team.On a positive note, Jones...
Bears release RB Jones
In a move that has yet to be officially announced, the Bears have reportedly released veteran RB Kevin Jones. Considered more expendable after the team’s signing last Friday of free agent Chester Taylor, Jones was a nonfactor for the Bears in 2009 after tearing ligaments...
Report: Chiefs land former Jets RB Jones
The Chiefs have found the big, powerful back they were searching for, signing Thomas Jones to a two-year, $5 million contract on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.Jones, 31, was released by the Jets last week as a cost-saving measure, as the veteran was scheduled to...
Last word on the Peppers deal
Our item from last night regarding the ability of the Bears to pull the plug on the Julius Peppers contract after one year, making it essentially a one-year, $20 million contract with a team option on the rest, has created...
Bears can pull the plug on Peppers after one year
We mentioned earlier tonight some of the details relating to the Julius Peppers deal. We've picked up some more information about the contract, and it's now clear that if the Bears clean house after the 2010 season, it'll be easier...
Lito Sheppard lines up suitors
Cut last week by the Jets, veteran cornerback Lito Sheppard is looking for a new home.We're told that two teams are in the mix for his services. Per a league source, the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears have expressed...
Early winners and losers in free agency
We have learned that, salary cap or not, the top of the free-agent market hasn't changed from the previous year all that much. In the opening weekend of free agency, teams spent more than $150 million in guaranteed money on high-profile players such as Julius Peppers, Antrel...
Bears should have been this active three years ago
Rick Morrissey: It's unfortunate that Ted Phillips, Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smithweren't in full butt-saving mode three years ago, when the Bears begantheir headfirst slide into mediocrity. If they had felt the urgency they're feeling now, who knows where this...
AFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB 10 observations of the Julius Peppers' signing
Mark Potash: Did the Bears overpay for Julius Peppers? Who cares? Peppers is the best defensive end the Bears have had since Richard Dent was in his prime in the 1980s. As long as he's healthy and on the field he's going to make the Bears better than they were.
Peppers highest paid on defense in NFL
Sometimes, contract numbers can be inflated. But two league executives confirmed that the Bears did, in fact, give Julius Peppers a monster contract that makes him the league's highest-paid defensive player.
Peppers could be headed for left side in Chicago
Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie has had a bad few weeks. Suddenly, however, the dark clouds are parting.Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that, while the Bears are likely to use defensive end Julius Peppers on both the left...
Peppers doesn't like spotlight, but that's what he's getting with megadeal
CHICAGO — The fans of Chicago don't really care right now that Julius Peppers is a shy guy. They care perhaps slightly more that he's a player occasionally accused of taking a play off here or there and coasting a bit. No one is going to worry at this moment...
Peppers provides spice for Bears' defense
In 14 NFL seasons, mostly as a defensive line coach, Brian Baker hascoached Pro Bowlers such as Luther Elliss, Leonard Little, RobertPorcher, Kevin Williams and Pat Williams. But when he took over the defensive line of the Carolina Panthers last year, Baker elevated his bar...
Redskins sign ex-Vikings OL Hicks
The Vikings lost another key free agent Saturday when versatile OL Artis Hicks agreed to a deal with the Redskins. Terms of the deal were not immediately available.The Vikings lost RB Chester Taylor on Friday to the Bears.Hicks has spent the last four seasons in Minnesota,...
Will James heading to Seattle for a visit
Though not making a big Day One splash like the far more desperate team located in Chicago, the Seattle Seahawks are putting the wheels in motion for an aggressive free agency haul.We reported yesterday that tight end Benjamin Watson will...
Bears win Peppers sweepstakes, add RB Taylor, TE Manumaleuna
Julius Peppers, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive end and top free-agent prize, agreed Friday to a six-year deal worth potentially $91.5 million with the Chicago Bears.
Rolle still talking to Giants, Cardinals
When the Chicago Bears locked onto defensive end Julius Peppers on Thursday night, they dropped out of the Antrel Rolle sweepstakes.Now that the Dolphins have signed linebacker Karlos Dansby, they apparently have abandoned the pursuit of Rolle, too.Per a league...
Ran Cubs, Bears clubhouses
There aren't too many people around who can say they saw Dick Butkus -- onetime T. rex of the Chicago Bears -- dressed in a pink tutu.
The three new Bears
JULIUS PEPPERS
Taylor, Manumaleuna key pieces of puzzle
Running back Chester Taylor and tight end Brandon Manumaleuna are complements, not replacements.
BIG BUCKS, STERLING HAUL
Neil Hayes: We don't know whether new defensive end Julius Peppers will be a boom, bust or something inbetween, but if first impressions mean anything, he's as happy to be aBear as the Bears are tickled to have him.
Bear market: Julius Peppers leads Chicago's free-agent haul
Julius Peppers got his change of scenery even if he won't be switching positions. The crown jewel of the NFL's unrestricted free ...
Julius Peppers is a Chicago Bear
The deal is done, and the biggest free agent of the 2010 off-season is going to Chicago: Julius Peppers is a Bear.Although the team hasn't formally announced it yet, ESPN reports that a six-year deal is done. Adam Schefter reported...
Will Taylor be Bears starting RB?
No one's saying that the signing of unrestricted free agent Chester Taylor means that he'll replace 2008 second-round draft choice Matt Forte as the Bears' featured runner.