TJ Edwards joins the “got paid” crowd as Bears edge towards draft day

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The Bears QB was in attendance at the Bulls loss to the Miami Heat.

There wasn’t much to cheer about on Wednesday night at the United Center.

For the third consecutive year, the Chicago Bulls lost in a play-in game to end their 2024-2025 season. There were glimmers of hope, however.

No, we aren’t talking about Matas Buzelis. This is a Chicago Bears website, after all. Though best wishes go out to Buzelis and the Bulls in trying to turn around the franchise.

What we’re referring to is the fact that Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams was in attendance at...

The Bears have extended another defensive starter.

The Bears have signed linebacker T.J. Edwards to a two-year contract extension worth $20 million with $16.6 million fully guaranteed. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was the first to report the news on Wednesday.

Edwards signed a three-year deal with the Bears in March of 2023, giving him one more year left on his current contract. In his two years in Chicago, he has played in all 34 games, tallying a combined 284 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 20 tackles for a loss in that span.

The 28-year-old Edwards now remains under contract through the...

Taylor Doll talks with Alan Cole, who covers the University of South Carolina, about the top draftable Gamecocks.

On her latest Making Monsters, Taylor Doll is joined by Alan Cole, who covers the University of South Carolina as a beat writer for Rivals Gamecock. They talk about South Carolina’s outstanding defense and the players that made it what it was in 2024. They go in-depth about the role that linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr., defensive tackle T.J. Sanders, and safety Nick Emmanwori played in it. Plus, they touch on a few other draftable Gamecocks the Chicago Bears could target in the...

Looking at 2500 players drafted over the first ten years of the rookie salary scale and modern collective bargaining agreement, this project studies what actually happens in terms of finding stars, starters, and role-players in the NFL Draft.

This project began three years ago and now includes the first ten draft classes (from 2011 through 2020) under the new CBA. All player outcomes have been normalized to their first five years (and only their first five years). This is long enough to determine whether or not at least one NFL team “reinvested” in them by either the fifth-year option or...

It’s time the Chicago Bears figure out their tight end room

It’s time for the third article in our “The Case for” series, and this time we are looking at tight end. I know Bears fans will look at this article and go, here’s a guy who’s going to bag on Cole Kmet and say we need to replace him.

Nope, I’m not. But the Chicago Bears still need another good-quality TE on the roster.

Before we dive into the draft, let’s take a minute to talk about Kmet. Kmet is a solid player. I like Kmet. Heck, he’s from...

The Chicago Bears are currently set to go on the clock at the 2025 NFL Draft with the tenth overall selection, and if you look at the recent slate of mocks, no one knows what they’re going to do. Obviously, the first nine picks will have a big sway in the value of what’s left, which could lead to a trade back if they can find a willing trade partner.

Whether it’s at 10 overall, a trade back, or maybe even a trade up if they get aggressive, which position do you think the Bears will draft first?

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WCG’s lead draft analyst shares his favorite prospects on offense in the 2025 NFL Draft.

With the 2025 NFL Draft right around the corner, now is as good of a time as any to stand your ground and claim which prospects you’ll go to bat for.

I’ve finished my preparations for this year’s draft, a group in which I’ve watched a personal-best 480 players for my big board, which is available in full on my Patreon! Cheap plug aside, this is a class I think gets too much flak.

It’s hardly the flashiest class, but if you’re a believer that...

The winner will wear the crown of Mock Draft Champion for all of 2025!

We published the first round of our sixth annual WCG Member Chicago Bears Mock Draft contest on Sunday, and we had several quality mocks, but now it’s time for the Final Round!

I’ll share the top recommended mock drafts below. Carefully look them over and then vote for your favorite mock. The winner will have their name up in the virtual rafters at the Windy City Gridiron home office, along with all our previous Champions.

WCG Member Tony Cliffton was the champion in 2020, Scottnetz was...

Gordon speaks about new contract, goals for team moving forward

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In a cover story for Esquire magazine, the Bears QB talks Eberflus, goals and the friendly nature of the NFL

A Chicago Bears quarterback being on the cover of a lifestyle magazine is pretty unusual.

Mostly because Bears QBs haven’t been magazine cover material since the days of Jay Cutler or before that Jim McMahon. And while being on the cover of a magazine isn’t as big of a deal as it once was (gather ‘round Gen Z while I tell you what print media is, kids!), it’s something worth mentioning.

Anyway, Caleb Williams is on the cover of this...

Six mock drafts, six different directions for the Bears.

Let’s round up what some of the NFL Draft experts think the Chicago Bears will do in next week’s draft.

Nate Tice and Charles McDonald of Yahoo Sports alternated picks in their latest mock draft, with Tice getting the even numbers and the Bears.

10. Chicago Bears — Colston Loveland, TE, Michigan

Let’s keep juicing up that Bears offense. I was tempted to give the Bears another player on the trenches to work with (Will Campbell and Derrick Harmon were both considered), but instead go with Loveland. I...