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.
One of the most consistent Bears defensive players and a team leader for four seasons is out with a hamstring injury and here's what it can do against Atlanta.
The hamstring injury isn't entirely healed and the Bears QB explains Thursday he feels well enough to get back in a game after going through his first full practice since the injury.
The Falcons had been stout against the run until they couldn't defend the blocking scheme Baltimore used against them on Sunday, one Chicago knows quite well.