Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 1m

Bears announced they were unable to sign LB Brian Urlacher and are moving in another direction.

Anyone sick and tired of the garbage Packer commercials the stations keep showing. Packers lost the one game in playoffs last yr, and look what the rest of us get to watch, Rodgers, long hair Mathews, sickening

Cutler's 'Night Blindness'

Diabetic retinopathy (the most common visual issue in diabetics), which can cause night vision issues, takes years of consistently high blood sugar to start to cause problem. It come from slowly developing vascular changes in the retina in response to chronically elevated sugar levels. There are sometimes acute visual problems if your blood sugar spikes and causes increased pressure in the eye (glaucoma), but that causes blurry vision and is reversible.

Cuter has type I diabetes (autoimmune destruction of of his insulin-producing cells), not type II (insulin resistance from too much fat tissue), even though it was first diagnosed as an adult. He also has amazing care and control of his sugar levels (he can afford the best medical care available). It has been reported that he gets his blood sugar checked during that game itself, sometimes as often as after every series, with correcting action taken if necessary (drink some juice if low, take a shot of insulin if high). His sugar levels may even be more regulated than us non-diabetics due to the frequency of monitoring he goes through.

As long as Cutler and his team doctors are vigilant (and there’s no reason to believe they aren’t), diabetes will never be a problem for him during his playing career. It was before it was diagnosed, and it may 20 years after he retires (if he’s not careful about controlling his sugar), but not now.

Zach Zaidman ‏@ZachZaidman
Chris Williams also seeing time with first team at left tackle.
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Can't source it cuz it's on TV.

Mike Mayock has the Bears taking Chandler Jones at 19, saying that chandler could be the best dlinemen in the draft in three years

I'd be all for this pick.

Bears WR Brandon Marshall was involved in another incident that could lead to an NFL review. More shortly at http://ESPN.com.

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#Steelers releasing WR Hines Ward, who played for #Bears WR coach Darryl Drake at Georgia. Two remain close. Ward wouldn't fill need for #1.

The #Bears on the verge of hiring #Chiefs dir. of college scouting Phil Emery as GM. NFL sources said just a matter now of dotting the i's.

mikecwright
Filed to ESPNChicago: Bears "meticulously vetting" Falcons exec Les Snead as candidate to bring in for GM interview.

From twitter

Jay Cutler has the go-ahead to start throwing a bit. Keep in mind, tho, he's only returning if there's something to play for. GB game still a possibility if Bears win this week.