Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.
Some veterans will have their roster spots challenged and other spots have no clear-cut favorite at this point in the offseason after the draft and free agency.
Talk of trading away Garrett Bradbury after the selection of Logan Jones in the draft is premature and unrealistic, considering what happens every NFL season.
The Bears have several players who might be deemed risky by some sense of the word, and some who were obvious gambles. Here's who to worry about and why.
The Bears can make good use of their rookie third-round pick from Stanford merely by adopting what they saw from L.A. in their playoff loss last season.
GMs don't plug needs as much as they project, plan and prioritize to elevate a roster, and in this way Poles used the draft and free agency to boost the team.
It's definitely not a perfect draft by the Bears in a general sense, and even if the players all were direct system fits there were knocks on these players.
The idea of Logan Jones sitting out while Garrett Bradbury plays all year would be unusual compared to what happened with centers drafted in Rounds 1 and 2.
The Bears coach used Jameson Williams' world-class speed to impact Detroit's attack, and here's how similar speed in a draft pick could aid Caleb Williams.
The Illinois Senate has the ball now and is taking its time, even as the NFL, the Bears, and the governor all urge a rapid passage of the stadium bill.
Cole Kmet has his job and is a valued player in the eyes of the Bears but it's possible Sam Roush and an undrafted player they signed could alter that scenario.
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