Kevin Jones of the Chicago Bears has had a number of major injuries in his NFL career. You can add another one to the list. Jones, as first reported by the National Football Post, will miss the entire 2009 NFL season after tearing ligaments in his left ankle.
After a very good rookie season with the Detroit Lions in 2004, Jones has never been able to live up to the promise he illustrated that year. Last year with the Bears, Jones rush for only 109 yards in 34 attempts.
In 2009, Jones was likely to be the backup running back behind starter …read more

The biggest trade of the offseason saw Jay Cutler go to the Chicago Bears. Cutler, according to Bears fans, is the savior quarterback that the franchise has lacked for years and years. On Saturday night, Cutler played extremely well and left his fans happy.
In a preseason game against the New York Giants, Cutler was 8-for-13 for 121 yards and one touchdown pass. The touchdown came in the second quarter on a one-yard pass to Desmond Clark. When all the dust cleared, the Bears beat the Giants by a final score of 17-3.
While all of Chicago was happy with Cutler’s performance, …read more

I started thinking today about Devin Hester. As a Packer fan, he’s part of my nemesis to the south, the Chicago Bears. The trouble is, I like the fact that the Bears have made Hester a wide receiver. If I like this (and I’ve already admitted that the Bears are my nemesis) then it probably means I think it’s not a good idea.

Don’t get me wrong: Hester’s talent as a return man is unbeaten. But like so many awesome return men, he wanted to be a wide receiver. As I say this, I’m thinking …read more

Although training camp hasn’t even started yet, apparently Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels has seen enough. On Saturday, McDaniels named Kyle Orton as the team’s starting quarterback.
Up until this announcement, Orton had been competing with Chris Simms for the starting quarterback gig. However, McDaniels said he wanted to end the suspense now and provide more of an order heading into traing camp.
That said, McDaniels was also adamant that Simms still has a chance to win the starting role if he outperforms Orton in training camp and the exhibition season.
Orton, who was acquired in the trade that sent Jay Cutler …read more

Rex Grossman will sign a one-year contract with the Houston Texans, according to his agent Drew Rosenhaus. On his Twitter account (@Rosenhaussports), Rosenhaus had this to say:
Rex Grossman will be visiting the Houston Texans tonight. He will be taking a physcial and we anticipate agreeing to terms on a 1 year deal.
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Grossman is known as the former starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears who the fans and media pundits loved to hate. Although he took the Bears to the Super Bowl in 2006, Grossman could never gain a firm grip on that starting job.
Last year, Grossman was beat out by …read more

The big news on Thursday was that the Chicago Bears traded for Jay Cutler. However, that wasn’t the only move the Bears made. Chicago further fortified their offensive attack by signing free agent offensive lineman Orlando Pace.
The contract Pace signed with the Bears is reportedly for three years. The final two teams that he was considering were the Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles. He apparently decided to go with the Bears after word came out that Chicago had landed the coveted quarterback.
Pace was once regarded as one of the best offensive tackles in the NFL. In recent years, Pace has …read more

Image details: 2007 ESPY Awards – Arrivals served by picapp.com
The annual 2008 ESPY Awards will air live on ESPN on Sunday, July 20th at 9 pm est / 8 pm cst, and keeping with their tradition of including outdoor sports and motorsports within their equation, NASCAR will be represented with nominees in three separate categories this year.
Every year, the ESPY’s select from a pool of nominees for their racing-specific athlete category for “Best Driver“. A NASCAR driver has won this award in 9 of the 15 years, and 4 of the last 5. The most recent winners of this award …read more