Gone are the days of the Chicago Bears keeping their pocketbooks closed, and being passive during Free Agency. And gone are the days of focusing exclusively on the defense. There's a new sheriff in town...

General Manager Phil Emery is making some thing happen... First, signing TE Martellus Bennett, and now adding a Pro Bowl offensive tackle.

Very active day so far... Stay tuned here for more and more and more!

Per sources, as well as Bennett himself, he will be joining the Chicago Bears this evening.

And we're LIVE! NFL Free Agency is underway, so hang on to your seats...

The time is ticking away on the free agency waiting period before all hell breaks loose. NFL Free agency kicks off at 3:00 central.

Finally... Today is the day. NFL Free Agency will officially begin at 3pm central time, and Windy City Gridiron will be here all day with breaking news. We'll be your go to stop for discussion, speculation, and general open thread chit chat.

A look at the guards who will hit the open market tomorrow afternoon when free agency begins.

Only one day remains before NFL Free Agency. Keep it here for all the latest.