Join our Bear Bones LIVE at 5:30 (CT) as we kick off a mock draft series!

In this offseason bi-weekly video/podcast series, Dr. Mason West was planning on mock drafting each show on a live stream to discuss some prospects, options, and scenarios for the Chicago Bears in the 2025 NFL Draft. But on tonight’s episode, he and the fellas will be running through a complete Bears’ mock offseason, complete with free agency, cuts, and the draft, courtesy of On Tap Sports Net’s customizable roster maker.

Friend of the program, Quinten Krzysko, designed the offseason roster simulator, and that will...

The Chicago Bears announced Johnson’s first staff Thursday.

The Chicago Bears announced Ben Johnson’s first coaching staff was officially set Thursday afternoon.

These hires have all previously been reported, but this makes it all official.

Under head coach Ben Johnson, the staff looks like this.

Coordinators:

Offensive coordinator - Declan Doyle

Defensive coordinator - Dennis Allen

Special teams coordinator - Tim Hightower

Offensive staff:

Antwaan Randle-El (Assistant head coach - receivers)

J.T. Barrett (quarterbacks)

Eric Bieniemy (running backs)

Jim Dray (tight ends)

Press Taylor (passing game coordinator)

Dan Roushar (offensive line)

Robbie Picazo (offensive assistant - WR/QB)

Kyle DeVan (assistant...

WCG’s lead draft analyst speaks with South Carolina’s star defensive tackle.

With 61 games at the SEC level, South Carolina defensive tackle Tonka Hemingway is as battle-tested as they come.

Hemingway served as a valuable lynchpin of the Gamecocks’ defense over his five years in the organization, starting most of his games in the final three of those seasons. As reliable as he was up the middle, he looks to carry that level of stability to the NFL level.

Windy City Gridiron spoke up with Hemingway about his time at South Carolina, growing up with an NFL wide receiver as...

We kicked off a 4 part WCG roundtable about free agency on Monday, and here’s the finale

The Chicago Bears currently have 31 total free agents (details here), so part four of our latest WCG roundtable is...

Who is the one Bear you would love to see re-signed that seems unlikely?

Jacob Infante: I’ll admit to being a bigger Teven Jenkins fan than the average Bears fan. I know he has had his fair share of injury concerns, and I believe his contract should come at a slight discount to account for the projected time missed. That said, he’s an...

In this 13-part series, we’ll take an in-depth look at each position group for the Chicago Bears with an eye toward the 2025 season. We’ll speculate on who stays, who goes, and some potential additions we’d like to see general manager Ryan Poles make.

The Chicago Bears have been looking for a long-term answer at center since Olin Kreutz last snapped it for them in 2010. Roberto Garza took over for Kreutz and hung on for four years, but he was in his 30s when he moved over to center. Cody Whitehair had a few solid seasons at center, but...

Taylor Doll got the inside scoop on what offensive coordinator Declan Doyle brings to the Bears.

On her latest Making Monsters podcast, Taylor Doll chats with former University of Iowa wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland about his time on staff with new Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle when they were both with the Hawkeyes.

Copeland, who is now on staff with the University of Kansas, was with Iowa from 2017 to 2023, so he and Doyle spent a couple of years together while Declan was just starting his football coaching journey as a student assistant.

They also chat about...

Bears have more money to spend in free agency, but then again so does everybody else

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The Chicago Bears have three individuals who cracked the 2025 version of The Athlatic’s NFL 50 under 40: Young coaches ascending, along with other league difference-makers list.

It’s their list of up-and-coming coaches, executives, personalities, and other people who significantly impact the League and whom they believe will continue to do so in the coming decades.

As expected, new Bears’ head coach Ben Johnson, who was the hottest head coach candidate this cycle, was named to the 2025 list. Johnson has designed and called one of the best offenses in the NFL for three straight seasons, and now he has...

Take all my money!

I haven’t collected football cards in a long time, but I may get back in the game for a chance to find this magnificent Caleb Williams card from Topps.

Topps, by the way, did confirm the card is actually in the product.

So you can have your 1935 National Chicle Bronko Nagurski Rookie Card, your 1948 Leaf Sid Luckman Rookie Card, your 1962 Topps Mike Ditka Rookie Card, your 1976 Topps Walter Payton Rookie Card, or your 1985 Bears McDonald’s set, the new Holy Grail of Chicago Bears football cards is the 2024 Topps Chrome “Green...

The NFL announced on Wednesday that the salary cap will be increasing to between $277.5 million and $281.5 million. What does this mean for the already cap flush Bears?

The NFL announced some good news on Wednesday - the salary cap is increasing again.

The 2024 season has a salary cap of $255.4 million, so the increase to at least $277.5 million means that teams will have a minimum of $23.1 million more to spend during the 2025 season.

While this news is applied equally league-wide, it should be good news for the Chicago Bears fans as the Bears cap...

WCG’s lead draft analyst speaks with one of the top FCS players in the 2025 NFL Draft.

As a two-time first-team FCS All-American, William & Mary offensive tackle Charles Grant is as accomplished as they come heading into the 2025 NFL Draft.

Grant started off as a 240-pound recruit in high school and turned into one of the best football players at the FCS level. He started for three seasons for the Tribe, and after a tremendous collegiate career, he projects as one of the top small-school prospects in the upcoming draft class.

Windy City Gridiron spoke to Grant about...

KC still hopes to re-sign Smith to a long-term deal.

The Chicago Bears’ No. 1 free agency target is one step closer to hitting the open market.

According to Nate Taylor of The Athletic, the Kansas City Chiefs do not plan to tag star guard Trey Smith, setting the stage for him to become an unrestricted free agent if they can’t agree to a contract extension.

“Smith is expected to be the most coveted offensive lineman this year in free agency. The Chiefs are not expected to place the franchise tag or the transition tag on Smith, according to a...