The Bear's Den July 1, 2016

BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!

Gabriel: For NFL Teams, No News Is Good News This Time Of Year - CBS Chicago - This five-week stretch of vacation for players ahead of training camp worries NFL coaches and executives.

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Infante: 10 Bears who could make the Pro Bowl - Cover32 - The Pro Bowl is the greatest spectacle in football. The best of the best come together to battle it out for true supremacy. Here are ten...

Larabee: How does Andrew Luck's contract compare to that of Jay Cutler? - 247 Sports - Like the rest of the NFL community, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler seems impressed with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's new contract.

Weaver: Pernell McPhee film study for 2015 - Cover32 - Pernell McPhee was recently ranked by Pro Football Focus as the NFL's 41st best player. If that came as a surprise, that may be simply because...

Emma: Kyle Long Feels The Potential For His Bears - CBS Chicago - A leader for the Bears, Long is making sure to drive his teammates so they can live up to their potential.

Perez: Zach Miller walks around in a hockey mask and it’s kind of creepy - Bears Wire - A few strange tweets were sent by the Chicago Bears and TE Zach Miller today that included masks and stickers

Larrabee: Cutler's wife Kristin Cavallari happy as a 'stay-at-home-mom' - 247 Sports - Bears quarterback Jay Cutler's wife of three years Kristin Cavallari said in a recent interview that living in Chicago might not be helping her career, but...

Emma: Bears’ Alshon Jeffery Focuses On Consistent Production - CBS Chicago - "If we got him 100 percent for 16 games, he’s going to do some damage," quarterback Jay Cutler says.

Rodak: Rex Ryan surprised by father's death, said Buddy Ryan was 'one tough son of a gun' - ESPN - Bills coach Rex Ryan, who said he was surprised by his father's death Tuesday, told The MMQB that Buddy Ryan was "one tough son of a gun."

Podcast: Paul Pabst of the Dan Patrick Show reflects on Buddy Ryan and talks Bears, Cubs - Pro Football Weekly - We reflect on the great defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan to open this week's podcast with guest Paul Pabst (@PaulPabst), executive producer for the Dan Patrick Show. Pabst talks about the ESPN 30 for 30 on the 1985 Bears, what that team meant to him,

Pro Football Weekly pays tribute to late coach Buddy Ryan - Pro Football Weekly - The man who led the greatest defense in NFL history, Buddy Ryan, died Tuesday at the age of 82.

Fischbain: 2016 Bear Necessities No. 17, OLB Leonard Floyd - Pro Football Weekly - Bears top pick has a high ceiling, but there are still questions about his early impact

Mayer: Howard featured in 'Meet the Rookies' - ChicagoBears.com - Bears fifth-round draft pick Jordan Howard, a running back from Indiana, is featured in the fourth and final segment of "Meet the Rookies," which chronicles the inspirational stories of the team’s newest players.

Lanham: Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul featured fireworks safety PSA - TheComeback.com - After blowing off two fingers in a fireworks incident last year on the 4th of July, Jason Pierre-Paul of the Giants is starring in a new PSA.

The Bears Den: July 03, 2014 - Where we were two years ago - Windy City Gridiron - All the latest Chicago Bears offseason news & notes.

The Bears Den: July 02, 2015, the world as we knew it last year - Windy City Gridiron - The best in Chicago Bears news and discussion from Windy City Gridiron.

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Rosenthal: Cowboys' Rolando McClain suspended 10 games by NFL - NFL.com - The Chicago Bears learned about one player they will not be facing in week three of the 2016 season. Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain will be suspended for the first 10 games of the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

Lanham: Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul featured fireworks safety PSA - TheComeback.com - After blowing off two fingers in a fireworks incident last year on the 4th of July, Jason Pierre-Paul of the Giants is starring in a new PSA.

Smith: Osweiler has his wife play offensive coordinator as he learns Texans’ playbook - ProFootballTalk - NFL players are off until training camp, but Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler is working. And putting his wife to work as well. Osweiler is trying to learn the playbook so that he'll have it down pat by the time his first training camp in Houston begins, and so he has his wife quizzing him by re...

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Jones: Mike Daniels ranked among 10 best interior DL in NFL - 247 Sports - Mike Daniels posted 49 tackles and four sacks in 2015.

Twentyman: Rookie Miles Killebrew could be in the mix at strong safety - DetroitLions.com - Rookie safety Miles Killebrew is ready to do whatever it takes to put himself in the best position to play.

Lions, Vikings, 5 other NFL team make or break 2016 offseason spending strategies - TheComeback.com - Where an NFL team chooses to spend its salary cap dollars can be an insightful peek at where their priorities are or their views on perceived deficiencies.

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