Ditka's Tributes Aren't Really About Ditka
Mike Ditka died Friday at 86, and the tributes pouring in from coaches who'd never survive talking the way he did say more than the obituary itself.
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The Eagles Lost to Case Keenum. CASE KEENUM.
Case Keenum hadn't started a game since 2023. He just torched the defending champs 27-7 while Sirianni lost his mind on the sideline. Explain that one.
Caleb Williams Is Out. Now We Find Out What Ben Johnson Built.
Caleb Williams is out 3-4 weeks with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. The Bears' next three games won't just be about Case Keenum. They'll answer whether Ben Johnson built a real offense.
Portnoy Put the Bears at No. 1. He Left Four Blanks.
Dave Portnoy named the Chicago Bears his No. 1 most emotional fanbase and left four slots blank on purpose. The replies did exactly what he wanted.
Antonio Brown's Caleb Williams Slur Fits a Pattern
Antonio Brown didn't just mock an injured Caleb Williams. He escalated a pattern into a slur, and his own NFL exit says he's not the one to talk toughness.
Marshawn Lynch Just Said What the NFL Won't
Marshawn Lynch asked the question NFL front offices would rather dodge: why do so many players keep getting hurt, and who benefits from leaving it alone.
Vikings-Bears Leads Three Soggy NFL Week 2 Games
Vikings-Bears, Packers-Jets, and Steelers-Patriots all kick off Sunday into wind and rain. Three passing showcases, one forecast working against all of them.
Josh Allen Torches the Team That Let Ben Johnson Walk
Josh Allen threw three touchdowns and ran for two more as the Bills smoked the Lions 41-31, christening their new $2.2 billion Highmark Stadium.
NFL Defenses Didn't Slip in Week 1. They Broke.
NFL Week 1 tied the post-merger scoring record, and the Bears-Panthers scorigami wasn't a one-off outlier — it was the first of three matching signals.
Caleb Williams' 59 Points Hide the Real Signal
Caleb Williams and the Bears dropped 59 on Carolina in Ben Johnson's Year 2 opener. The box score is one thing, the tape shows something else.
D'Andre Swift Got Paid. I'm Somehow Mad About It.
D'Andre Swift signed a 3-year, $33.75M extension with the Bears before hitting free agency -- while the running back market explodes everywhere else.
Bryce Young Can't Outrun the Trade That Built Chicago
Carolina traded down to get Bryce Young in 2023. Chicago used the haul to build around Caleb Williams. Sunday's opener reopens that argument.
Mahomes, Stafford, Williams and Lawrence Are All Out
Mahomes, Stafford, Caleb Williams and Trevor Lawrence are all confirmed out for preseason Week 1, and the league is still selling it like appointment viewing.
Falcons, Saints, Bears All Lost Key Players in Camp
Falcons, Saints and Bears each lost a key piece to a serious camp injury this summer, but one of the three has a lot more reason to panic than the other two.
AJ Brown Is in New England. Drake Maye Is 23. The Patriots Are Not Playing Around.
The Patriots traded for AJ Brown to arm Drake Maye in Year 3. The Bears traded DJ Moore away from Caleb Williams. Two franchises, one test, opposite answers.