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Chicago Bears Sackwatch 2023: Week 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Chicago Bears Sackwatch 2023: Week 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Here are all the details on the six sacks allowed by the Chicago Bears.

The Chicago Bears allowed six sacks on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so I don't have time for any interesting nuggets in my opening paragraph this week.

Let's get down to the nitty-gritty!

Sack 5 - 2nd Quarter 14:49 - Shaquil Barrett
I often say that my determination for where the blame lies for each sack allowed is an inexact science. I'm comfortable with my reasoning and where I ultimately place the blame, but only the Bears know where the fault truly lies. This first...

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Bears place Braxton Jones on Injured Reserve, terminate Nathan Peterman

Bears place Braxton Jones on Injured Reserve, terminate Nathan Peterman

A lot of news about the Chicago Bears today.

Today was a busy day at Halas Hall for the Chicago Bears, with head coach Matt Eberflus holding his usual Wednesday press conference, quarterback Justin Fields holding his presser and then having to meet the media again to clarify his remarks, and defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigning.

But there were several transactions announced as well.

They placed starting left tackle Braxton Jones on injured reserve with a neck injury he sustained on Sunday in Tampa Bay. He'll miss a minimum of four games and will be eligible to return to the...

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Silvy: Signs that Fields would struggle existed in training camp

Silvy: Signs that Fields would struggle existed in training camp

Silvy talks about why Justin Fields struggles aren’t that surprising on Bears Banter

The latest Bears Banter Podcast has dropped!

This week’s guest is the great Marc Silverman, aka “Silvy” of ESPN 1000.

Silvy brings plenty of great analysis and opinions to the table in a fantastic conversation.

He talks about the struggles of the Chicago Bears’ defense, Matt Eberflus and Luke Getsy, but he also had some interesting things to say about Justin Fields and how in some ways, signs that these struggles would happen existed but nobody wanted to hear it.

“I’ve seen enough camps where I trust...

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Bears Over Beers: Bucs to Chiefs Pivot

Bears Over Beers: Bucs to Chiefs Pivot

JB and EJ do their best to make sense of everything relating to the Chicago Bears.

With all the news breaking about the Bears, tonight’s show is shaping up to be a busy one.

Hosts Jeff Berckes and EJ Snyder are taking your questions each Wednesday evening at 8 pm central on the Chicago Bears as we put the final touches of analysis on the game from the prior week and shift to previewing the next opponent and everything in between. That “in-between” part can be pretty much anything you’d like to know, from rankings to drafts to general conversations...

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Chicago Bears Current 2023 53-Man Roster

Chicago Bears Current 2023 53-Man Roster

Bears tweak their roster.

On September 20, the Bears cut QB Nathan Peterman, put LT Braxton Jones on injured reserve, and signed OL Aviante Collins to the active roster.

We will update the Chicago Bears 53-man roster all season long as transactions are made.

Offense (25)

Quarterback (3): Justin Fields, Tyson Bagent

Running back (5): Khalil Herbert, D’Onta Foreman, Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, Khari Blasingame (FB)

Wide receiver (7): D.J. Moore, Chase Claypool, Darnell Mooney, Tyler Scott, Velus Jones Jr., Equanimeous St. Brown, Trent Taylor

Tight end (3): Cole Kmet, Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis

Offensive line (8): Cody Whitehair,...

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Chicago Bears 16-man practice squad

Chicago Bears 16-man practice squad

Here is the current practice squad for the Bears, plus the NFL’s 2023 practice squad rules.

The Chicago Bears have signed OT Aviante Collins to the active roster from the practice squad, and they signed OT Austen Pleasants to the practice squad.

We’ll update this all season long as the Bears make changes.

  1. Micah Baskerville, LB
  2. Travis Bell, DT
  3. Robert Burns, FB
  4. Stephen Carlson, TE
  5. Austen Pleasants, OT
  6. DeMarquis Gates, LB
  7. Jalen Harris, DE
  8. Nsimba Webster, WR
  9. Kendall Williamson, S
  10. Deslin Alexandre, DE
  11. Daniel Hardy, DE
  12. Bill Murray,...
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Los Angeles Chargers at Minnesota Vikings: Initial injury reports

Los Angeles Chargers at Minnesota Vikings: Initial injury reports

Time to start looking at the bumps and bruises

It’s Wednesday, and that means that teams around the NFL are starting to put together their injury reports in anticipation of this Sunday’s NFL schedule. The Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Chargers have done just that ahead of their clash at U.S. Bank Stadium, so let’s take a look at both of those reports here now.

Los Angeles Chargers

Did Not Participate

  • RB Austin Ekeler (ankle)
  • LB Eric Kendricks (hamstring)

Limited Participation

  • LB Joey Bosa (hamstring)
  • LB Dalyan Henley (hamstring)
  • LB Chris Rumph II (hamstring)...
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Report: Vikings to acquire RB Cam Akers in trade with Rams

Report: Vikings to acquire RB Cam Akers in trade with Rams

It’s a swap of picks well down the track

Through the first two games of the 2023 NFL season, the running game for the Minnesota Vikings has the fewest yards in the league. On Wednesday, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and company took a step that they hope will change that.

Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Vikings have agreed to a trade with the Los Angeles Rams that will see them acquire running back Cam Akers. The deal is for a swap of draft picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. Once we know what picks those are, we’ll be sure to let...

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Is Justin Fields one simple fix away from flourishing for Chicago Bears?

Is Justin Fields one simple fix away from flourishing for Chicago Bears?

Maybe the key to unlocking Justin Fields is less complicated than we thought.

It’s fair to wonder at this point if Justin Fields is too far gone for the Chicago Bears to fix him.

But perhaps it’s just as plausible to wonder if a rather simple adjustment could change the course of his season — maybe even his career.

Former NFL quarterback-turned-analyst Tim Jenkins, who has become a rising star in a budding industry of tape analysts and runs the coaching clinic Jenkins Elite, has dropped multiple dissertations, including on 670 the Score, in the last few days on the...

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Lions safety Tracy Walker ready to ‘fly around’ on near-anniversary of Achilles tear

Lions safety Tracy Walker ready to ‘fly around’ on near-anniversary of Achilles tear

Tracy Walker will start his first football game in 364 days this week against the Atlanta Falcons. He believes he’s a mentally and physically stronger person since the Achilles tear that robbed him of his 2022 season.

On Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker will get his first start since tearing his Achilles last season. As he comes out of the tunnel at Ford Field, it will mark 364 days since suffering that injury. Yes, literally one day before the year anniversary of that dreadful afternoon in Minnesota in which Walker’s 2022 season ended in an...

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Wednesday Walkthroughs: The best things we’ve seen from the Packers so far

Wednesday Walkthroughs: The best things we’ve seen from the Packers so far

APC’s writers weigh in on the best and most encouraging things they’ve seen from the Packers in 2023.

The Packers are 1-1 through two weeks but have put together some pretty solid stretches of football — as well as at least one quarter where everything seemed to go pretty badly.

Focusing on the positive side of that equation, we asked our writers what they’ve liked most from what they’ve seen in 2023 so far. Here’s what they had to say.

Rcon14 — Jordan Love: Competent!

The biggest question coming into the season was how would Jordan Love look. While...

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Bears DC Alan Williams submits resignation

Bears DC Alan Williams submits resignation

The Bears’ defensive coordinator has stepped down from his role.

Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigned from his job Wednesday morning, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported.

Windy City Gridiron’s Bill Zimmerman speculated earlier in the day that Williams was not expected to return to the Bears. The defensive coordinator stepped away from the team after they lost to the Packers 38-20 in Week 1 and had not been heard from publicly since.

A spokesman with the Bears announced that previous rumors surrounding a raid of Halas Hall from law enforcement were not true. The exact circumstances surrounding his departure have...

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