Windy City Gridiron
The Bears and the NFL have said goodbye to team owner Virginia McCaskey
WE WANT YOU!
Would you like to show your Chicago Bears spirit to the world? I’m starting a feature where Windy City Gridiron readers can share pictures of themselves and their families and friends in Bears attire. Simply email a picture to me at the following address: denmasterken at aol dot com. The pictures need to be clear, and full resolution (i.e. full size from your phone if that’s how you take them). Include any description information you like along with the photo!
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL
NFL insiders rank best head coach hires: Why Vrabel tops list; Schottenheimer ‘underrated’? - The Athletic - No one performed better in this poll than Mike Vrabel, but Ben Johnson and Pete Carroll still drew rave reviews.
Projecting altered personnel usage for Ben Johnson’s Bears offense - SI - It will look different for the Bears on offense this year than it did with Ben Johnson’s Detroit attack and roles for returning players in Chicago’s offense can be altered.
Pinpointing one backfield diamond in the rough for Bears’ draft - SI - Most excitement about running backs in this draft focuses on Ashton Jeanty but there are other explosive ones and a team looking at this position later like the Bears might find worthy talent.
Chicago Bears don’t need an overhaul, just some tweaks, per ESPN - SI - According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Bears need are in line for a rebuild, not a makeover
Bears offseason outlook: Wide receiver - 670 - The Bears like their wide receiver tandem of DJ Moore and Rome Odunze as they look ahead to the 2025 season, but they need to add depth at the position behind them.
Bears, NFL bid farewell to matriarch Virginia McCaskey at funeral mass - Chicago Sun-Times - Virginia McCaskey died Thursday at age 102.
With all the losing that’s been going on, Chicago sports fans need to raise their anger game - Chicago Sun-Times - They could learn a lesson from Mavericks fans, who have been acting out since the Luka Doncic trade.
Chicago Bears: Bill to lure NFL team to Indiana passes out of House - Chicago Tribune - A bill aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears, or another sports franchise, to Northwest Indiana passed out of the Indiana House Ways and Means committee Tuesday with two amendments.
A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM DENMASTER KEN
This article... this memorial... was written by a personal friend, Chris Duerr, about a talented young athlete in the area where I live. We call this area “The Tri-States” as it’s defined by junction of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. Chris is an absolute legend in the Tri-States media scene, the sports director of KHQA TV in Quincy, IL.
*Chris was my boss for a decade when I shot sports video for KHQA, but more than that he is an amazing man. The young lady who was killed in a...
