Despite any expectations fans may have about Grady Jarrett, the Chicago Bears’ lack of significant movement at the position suggests they still expect him to be a difference-maker in the middle of the defense. Oh, sure, they brought in Neville Gallimore on a two-year, $10 million deal, but they needed a replacement for Andrew Billings. Gervon Dexter Sr. is back and is heading into his contract year, but Jarrett has nearly a $19 million cap hit in 2026, so they need him to be the guy they thought they were signing last offseason.

Jarrett’s first year in Chicago wasn’t memorable,...

Our 10 Most Important Chicago Bears list started on July 1, and we’ll gather all the articles here in this storystream over the next week. This is the 18th consecutive year we’ve run this series, and it’s proven to be a good conversation starter in a quiet part of the offseason.

Something to keep in mind is that “importance” is subjective, so your list may look different from ours, and that’s fine because there’s no right or wrong in this type of list. There are a lot of factors, both tangible and intangible, that go into the ours, but how...

It was 250 years ago today that a group of men sat around a table at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, PA, and signed the Declaration of Independence. It was the birth of an idea and the birth of a country.

So let’s have some fun on this 4th of July on our country’s 250th birthday. If we put together a football squad made up entirely of the country’s Founding Fathers, what would that look like? Well, look no further because we’ve done it for you, here is the Founding Fathers Football Squad.

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**QB: George Washington, “The...

Earlier this week, we asked you guys to vote on which Chicago Bears defender would lead the team in takeaways, and more than half of you went with newcomer Coby Bryant.

After losing corner Nahshon Wright (8 takeaways), safety Kevin Byard (7 takeaways), and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (6 takeaways) to free agency, the Bears will need more than Bryant to produce.

The 27-year-old Bryant is coming off a career high of 4 interceptions in 2025 with the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, and the Bears feel he’s an ascending talent at safety after playing mostly cornerback in 2022 and 2023....

In the first round of our 2026 All-Time Historical Chicago Bears Fantasy Draft Tournament, we have Bryan Orenchuk’s (2) Blue Ridge Better Bests vs Gary Baugher Jr.’s (7) Gary’s Bears.

• For more details on the rules of the draft, you can click here.

• You can check out the Google Doc with our full draft here.

Bryan details his team here, and Gary takes a look at his squad right here.

Check out each position group in the image sliders below, and then vote for the GM who drafted the best in the poll.

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I nearly went back to back with a position instead of a player here at number nine (much like center yesterday), but the more I thought about it, the more I realized Braxton Jones is the best case scenario at left tackle for the 2026 Chicago Bears.

He was the best case last year, too, but he could never fully recover from his ankle injury to grasp the starting job, and it ended up a training camp battle between him, Ozzy Trapilo, Kiran Amegadjie, and Theo Benedet. Jones won by default when no one outperformed him, but he clearly wasn’t...

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Chicago Bears Running Back Room in top 15

Despite boasting the league’s third-best rushing attack and a prolific dual-threat backfield, analysts remain skeptical of the Chicago Bears’ running backs.

Caleb Williams retweets Mark Schlereth’s calling Caleb a bad quarterback

On Thursday afternoon, the 24-year-old retweeted a clip on X of former NFL offensive lineman and color commentator Mark Schlereth critiquing how Williams plays the quarterback position on the “Stinkin’ Truth Podcast with Mark Schlereth.”

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Brandon Aiyuk posts another video saying he’ll “be a Commander soon”

There’s still no indication he has petitioned the...

Aside from the edge position, there’s one spot on the Chicago Bears roster that, honestly, could’ve used a slight upgrade: running back.

Yes, D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai were among the best running back duos in the NFL last year, and Swift had a career year in 2025 after struggling in his first Bears season under Ben Johnson, racking up 1,087 yards and nine touchdowns.

But it’s hard not to wonder if Johnson, who once drafted one of the most dynamic running backs in the league No. 12 overall in Jahmyr Gibbs, wants a little more juice in his running...

In our 3rd first round matchup of our 2026 All-Time Historical Chicago Bears Fantasy Draft Tournament, we have Lester A. Wiltfong Jr.’s (4) Gridiron Greats vs Donald Gooch’s (5) Chicago Monsters.

• For more details on the rules of the draft, you can click here.

• You can check out the Google Doc with our full draft here.

Lester breaks his team down here, and Gooch spotlights his team right here.

Check out each position group in the image sliders below, and then vote for the GM who drafted the best in the poll.

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After the Chicago Bears gave Drew Dalman a big free-agent deal last offseason and he went on to start every game while playing at a Pro Bowl level, I assumed the Bears had finally figured out their center for the foreseeable future.

“But not so fast, my friend”

Last year, Dalman made my Most Important Chicago Bears list at number ten, but with his unexpected retirement, the Bears were forced to add to the center position for a second consecutive offseason.

“It’s like déjà vu all over again.”

Having a capable center can take some presnap stuff off the quarterback’s...

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Caleb Williams: We’ll get the completion percentage up, make everyone feel warm and lovely

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams did well enough in the biggest moments to lead the team to a division title and a thrilling playoff win over the Packers last season, but there are still those who feel Williams doesn’t do enough in the more routine moments.

ESPN retracts story linking former Bears DT Mike Pennel to Dominican woman’s death

An ESPN story published June 18 that explored the connection between Pennel and the death of a Dominican woman contained errors, the website...

In our next first-round matchup of our 2026 All-Time Historical Chicago Bears Fantasy Draft Tournament, we have Jacob Infante’s (3) Evil Demons from Hell vs Josh Sunderbrich’s (6) Bear Essentials.

• For more details on the rules of the draft, you can click here.

• You can check out the Google Doc with our full draft here.

Jacob breaks down his entire team here, and Josh breaks his team down right here.

Check out each team’s position group in the image sliders below, and then vote for the GM who drafted the best in the poll.

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