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| Sanchez carries Jets' new hopes to Houston |
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09/13/2009 |
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| d contention in a crowded, albeit wide-open AFC playoff race for 2009. Coach Gary Kubiak's team was a surging 5-1 in its final five games of last season, knocking off the postseason-bound Tennessee Titans and spoiling the post-Christmas hopes of the Chicago Bears along the way. Upheaval on the defensive side of things has marked the 2008-09 offseason, with free agents Shaun Cody (tackle) and Antonio Smith (end) now in the fold along with non-offensive draft choices Brian Cushing (linebacker) and Connor Barwi |
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| Bears CB Tillman questionable following back surgery |
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09/11/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Green Bay as he continues to recover from offseason back surgery. Tillman missed all of training camp and the entire preseason after undergoing surgery in July. He was able to practice in full this week but will wait for the go-ahead from team doctors before suiting up on Sunday. Head coach Lovie Smith indicated on the Bears' website that he was about 50-50 on Tillman playing. The |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Week 1 - A Tale of Two OCs |
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09/09/2009 |
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| new offensive coordinator...Former 49ers defensive coordinator Bill Davis makes his debut in the same role with the Cardinals...Arizona was one of three winless teams (Chiefs, Panthers) during the 2009 NFL preseason. Fast Fact: As a player with the Chicago Bears from 1981 through 1992, current 49ers head coach Mike Singletary was 9-3 in season-openers, including nine straight wins to finish his career. Prediction: 49ers were actually a better team than the Cardinals by last December, but the new offensive s |
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| Chargers Release Forney, Shelton, 19 Others |
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09/05/2009 |
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| ide receiver Charly Martin, center Ryan McDonald, running back Kestahn Moore, defensive lineman Ian Scott, cornerback Antonio Smith, punter Truman Spencer and tight end Kory Sperry. Notables among that group included Scott, a former starter with the Chicago Bears who appeared in four games with San Diego a season ago. In other moves, San Diego placed defensive end Ryon Bingham on season-ending injured reserve due to a triceps injury. Bingham played in all 48 regular season games as a member of the Chargers f |
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| Bears release Basanez, Hood, 17 others |
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09/05/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Quarterback Brett Basanez and cornerback Roderick Hood were among the notable players released by the Chicago Bears on Saturday, as the team reached its 53-player maximum. Basanez, who starred locally at Northwestern University, was bidding to make the team as a third quarterback behind starter Jay Cutler and inexperienced backup Caleb Hanie. But Basanez, whose lone experience in the NFL consists of 11 pass attempts with the Panthers in 2006, could not make enough of an im |
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| Bears RB Kevin Jones to miss season |
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09/04/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears running back Kevin Jones will be out for the entire 2009 season after tearing ligaments in his left ankle during Thursday's preseason game. Jones suffered the injury in the first quarter of the Bears' 26-23 win over the Browns, their preseason finale. He will have surgery next week. Jones re-signed with Chicago in the offseason, after he ran 34 times for 109 yards in 11 contests in 2008. In 64 games over five NFL seasons with Detroit and Chicago, Jones has ac |
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| Bears sign CB Hood |
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09/01/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears on Tuesday signed cornerback Roderick Hood to a one-year contract and waived wide receiver Derek Kinder. Terms of the deal for Hood were not disclosed. Hood entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Eagles in 2003. Over six seasons with Philadelphia (2003-06) and Arizona (2007-08), the Auburn produced registered 203 tackles and 11 interceptions. Chicago selected Kinder in the seventh round of the 2009 draft. |
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| Bears waive Dvoracek after ACL surgery |
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08/31/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have waived injured defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, who underwent ACL surgery last Friday. A third-round pick out of Oklahoma in 2006, Dvoracek has appeared in just 13 games in three seasons due to injuries. He missed his entire rookie year with a foot injury and tore his left ACL in the first game of the 2007 season. He made 12 starts last season before tearing his right biceps muscle. Dvoracek has 31 tackles in his career, including 29 in 2008. The Bea |
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| Cutler gets booed, still leads Bears over Broncos |
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08/31/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Jay Cutler was not exactly welcomed back to Denver, but he played like it was home in the Chicago Bears' 27-17 preseason win over the Broncos. Cutler completed 15-of-21 passes for 144 yards and a score for the Bears in his first game back in Denver since being traded in the offseason. "It was a little bit weird," Cutler said. "Different locker room, different sideline, but that's how it goes. I love where I'm at in Chicago, and I think we're headed in the right direction offens |
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| Broncos QB Orton leaves |
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08/30/2009 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton left Sunday's 27-17 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears after suffering a cut to his right index finger in the second quarter. On a pass play, Orton's right hand appeared to connect with Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye on the follow-through. He then saw his bloody finger, went over to the sideline and left the field. The Broncos termed it an "upper extremity" injury. Orton was 12-for-16 for 96 yards before leaving. |
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