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Cunningham, Bears await Jaguars decision on GM as another player is signed in offseason deal
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How Montez Sweat and Bears defensive ends fit Dennis Allen’s scheme - SI - Does Montez Sweat need to switch sides in the new Bears defense and will they need to drastically alter the edge players?
Chicago Bears Notes: Ian Cunningham is a Finalist in Jacksonville - BN - Chicago Bears Assistant GM Ian Cunningham is a finalist for the open Jacksonville Jaguars general manager job.
Bears offseason outlook: Offensive line - 670 - In three years of roster building in Chicago, Bears general manager Ryan Poles has failed to solidify his team’s starting offensive line. If the Chiefs let Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith get to free agency, he could be a key part of the Bears’ solution.
Bears sign Chiefs linebacker who played in Super Bowl - Chicago Sun-Times - Swayze Bozeman was a special-teams contributor.
Jaguars interview Bears executive Ian Cunningham for GM job - Chicago Sun-Times - Cunningham is the Bears’ assistant general manager.
Ben Johnson-Caleb Williams pairing gives Bears leg up - Chicago Sun-Times - Johnson has a lot to prove as a rookie head coach — and Williams has a lot to prove as a quarterback. But this is the best foundation the Bears have had with a first-year head coach since the end of the Mike Ditka era.
Outpouring of respect for Chicago’s Virginia McCaskey shows how many lives she touched - The Athletic - McCaskey’s mourners ranged from Bears legends to working people, billionaires to fans in Bears jerseys and Starter jackets.
The dubious Bears benefit from potential loss of Ian Cunningham - SI - Analysis: While the Bears wait to see if they receive draft compensation for the possible loss of Ian Cunningham, it’s safe to wonder what they would do with it.
7 new NFL head coaches, ranked by how likely they are to immediately reach playoffs - SBNation.com - Which of the new head coaching hires has the best chance to reach the playoffs in year one? Let’s rank ‘em.
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Vikings, Aaron Jones agree to move void date of contract to just before free agency - NBC Sports - The Vikings have a little more time to work out a way to avoid taking on dead money from running back Aaron Jones’s contract under their 2025 cap.
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