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| Bears sign Gould to 5-year contract extension |
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05/12/2008 |
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -The Chicago Bears have signed kicker Robbie Gould to a five-year contract extension through 2013. Financial terms weren't immediately available. Gould has made 84 of 99 field goal attempts and 99 of 100 points-after-touchdown with the Bears. He hit 31 of 36 field goal attempts last season and made the Pro Bowl after the 2006 season, when he scored 143 points. Gould hit a game-winning 49-yarder in overtime to send the Bears past Seattle in the playoff opener following the 2005 |
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| AP Interview: Mannings eager for more Super Bowls |
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05/09/2008 |
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| was just as happy for Eli when the last second ticked off.'' Eli, who joined his father and brother in Los Angeles to do a commercial for DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket, said he pulled for his brother the same way a year earlier when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 for the title. ``He had been in the NFL for nine years, close a few times and never getting one. I was fired up for him, rooting hard for him, excited for him,'' Eli said. ``He did the same with me this past season. He was screaming and real |
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| Bears release Archuleta |
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05/06/2008 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears released veteran safety Adam Archuleta on Tuesday. The eight-year pro out of Arizona State played in 15 games last season with 10 starts at strong safety in his only season with Chicago. He finished eighth on the team with 64 tackles while racking up two sacks, five special teams tackles, one interception and a fumble recovery. The 30-year-old Archuleta is a former first round selection (20th overall) by the Rams in the 2001 NFL Draft. He spent five years |
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| Walker signs with Panthers |
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04/28/2008 |
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| er to a one-year contract on Monday. According to a Charlotte newspaper, the deal may be worth more than $1 million with incentives. Walker was hampered by injuries in 2007, playing in only 11 games, while registering 17 tackles and one sack for the Chicago Bears. The 31-year-old South Carolina native spent the previous six seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in 87 games. He posted a career-best in tackles with 42 in 2003, while being credited with a career-best 7 1/2 sacks in 2002. Walker is expec |
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| Bears sign WR Davis |
NFL Football |
04/18/2008 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears re-signed wide receiver Rashied Davis to a one-year contract Friday. Davis has recorded 39 receptions for 468 yards and two touchdowns the last two seasons for the Bears after spending his first year in Chicago as a reserve cornerback and return man. The San Jose State product has appeared in 44 career NFL contests and has 1,172 yards on 55 kickoff returns and 31 yards on five punt returns. |
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| NFL announces 2008 schedule |
NFL Football |
04/15/2008 |
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| ular-season schedule for 2008 and it will kick off on Thursday, September 4 when the Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Washington Redskins. Kickoff weekend also features 13 Sunday games, highlighted by the prime-time matchup featuring the Chicago Bears against the Indianapolis Colts at brand new Lucas Oil Stadium. Sunday's action also includes the AFC champion New England Patriots, who will welcome Kansas City to Foxboro. For the third straight season, the opening Monday night has a doubleheader w |
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| McGowan signs one-year tender from Bears |
NFL Football |
04/01/2008 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Bears safety Brandon McGowan signed his one-year tender offer on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal for the restricted free agent were not disclosed. McGowan played 14 games in 2007, starting nine, and finished sixth on the team with 80 tackles. He added his first two career interceptions, with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and 10 special teams tackles. The 2005 undrafted free agent has 110 tackles, including 72 solo, in 23 games. |
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| Kickoff Weekend features last two Super Bowl champs in prime time |
NFL Football |
03/31/2008 |
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| ins. The traditional season- opening contest will start at 7 p.m. (et) on NBC, an earlier kickoff time than normal to avoid a conflict with the conclusion of the Republican National Convention. Sunday's prime time game will pit the Colts against the Chicago Bears in a rematch of Super Bowl XLI. The Colts will host the 8:15 p.m. (et) game on NBC in their new home -- Lucas Oil Stadium. The opening Monday night will again feature a doubleheader on ESPN, as Minnesota visits Green Bay and Oakland hosts Denver. Th |
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| Line of Scrimmage: 15 First-Round Busts of the Past Five Years |
NFL Football |
03/31/2008 |
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| with the Vikings, drawing the ire of Purple faithful everywhere. Mercifully for all parties (except perhaps Jacksonville), Williamson was traded to the Jaguars, in exchange for a sixth-round pick, last month. --- 6. Michael Haynes (DE, Penn State), Chicago Bears, 2003 Pick: 14th Who the Bears could have picked: Osi Umenyiora (56th pick, Giants) TSN Draft profile said: Excellent size, he shows tremendous quickness and movement upfield towards the quarterback, but has to improve his initial blows at the point |
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| ARRAY(0xa555ed8) |
NFL Football |
03/31/2008 |
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| with the Vikings, drawing the ire of Purple faithful everywhere. Mercifully for all parties (except perhaps Jacksonville), Williamson was traded to the Jaguars, in exchange for a sixth-round pick, last month. --- 6. Michael Haynes (DE, Penn State), Chicago Bears, 2003 Pick: 14th Who the Bears could have picked: Osi Umenyiora (56th pick, Giants) TSN Draft profile said: Excellent size, he shows tremendous quickness and movement upfield towards the quarterback, but has to improve his initial blows at the point |
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