Chicago Bears six-time All-Pro linebacker and defensive co-captain Brian Urlacher will miss the rest of the 2009 season with a dislocated wrist—suffered in last night’s loss to the Green Bay Packers. He injured his wrist in the first quarter. Brian was scheduled to undergo surgery this morning when the team got back to Chicago. A dislocated bone had to be surgically put back in and Brian’s self-assessment was that his season was over.
It’s an understatement to say this is a huge loss for the Bears defense, one in which I believe they will have a very difficult time recovering. Starting LB Pisa …read more

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Just in time for the start of training camp (funny how it works out that way), Chicago Bears linebacker and team captain Brian Urlacher signed a one-year contract extension today that will give him a $6 million right now and a $1 million bump in salary each of the next four years. The final season on his contract is now 2012 where his base salary will be $7.5 million.
I knew some kind of deal would get done before camp to keep Brian happy after he skipped voluntary OTAs this past offseason. He’s …read more

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Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris signed a four-year, $40 million contract extension ($10 million up-front and $18 million guaranteed) with the team today. The deal was the richest ever for the Bears in terms of money per year. And unlike other high-profile Bears players who have gone public with their financial displeasures in Chicago (Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher), Tommie kept his negotiations private and eventually found the deal he was looking for:
“I’m so thankful that I am a Bear and I would love to finish my career here also after this …read more

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Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is expected to skip OTAs beginning Monday and might even sit-out a mandatory minicamp later this month if his contract is not renegotiated to his liking. He’s also considering boycotting training camp. In an interview with the Chicago Tribune yesterday, Brian said:
“Training camp is a long way away (July 23), and I expect there will be some dialogue between my agents and the Bears before then. I would hope it is resolved by then, but the [Bears] haven’t responded in a couple of months.”
Brian wants more than the …read more

I don’t usually like to deal with the negative when there is so much positive to talk about, but this story has been all over the national news today, so I felt it was my responsibility to at least give my take on the situation.
Chicago Bears DT Tank Johnson was sentenced to 120 days in jail for violating his probation in a weapon’s case from two years ago where it was discovered he had in his possession guns, bullets and marijuana. Supposedly the pot belonged to someone else, but that’s always the case, isn’t it? Today at his hearing, he …read more