The Bear's Den: July 26, 2016

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

BEARRRSSSS

Weaver: Walter Payton would have turned 62 July 25th - Cover32 - Walter Payton would have turned 62 years old today. Unfortunately on November 1st, 1999 the Sweetness was taken from us all too soon.

Fishbain: Keep an eye on these 5 unknown Chicago Bears in Bourbonnais - Pro Football Weekly - Will any find their name on the final Bears' roster?

Mayer: Offensive players to watch in camp - ChicagoBears - Second-year pro Jeremy Langford will be among the most intriguing players to watch on offense when the Bears begin training camp Wednesday in Bourbonnais.

Fishbain's 2016 Bear Necessities: No. 1, QB Jay Cutler - Pro Football Weekly - Cutler is always the most important Bear; now can he build off his 2015 success?

Perez: Predicting which cornerbacks will make the Chicago Bears’ final roster - Bears Wire - A look at which Chicago Bears' cornerbacks will make the final roster in 2016

Finley: 5 things to watch at Bears training camp - Chicago Sun-Times - Two days before Bears players report to Bourbonnais, here are five things I know I want to watch in training camp...

Perez: Predicting which safeties will make the Chicago Bears’ final roster - Bears Wire - A look at the Chicago Bears' safeties and the players who will make the team's final roster

Potash: Phil Emery's imprint still visible on ever-changing Bears roster - Chicago Sun-Times - In all, 22 Emery-era players remain on the Bears’ 90-man roster heading into training camp, including 20 acquired by Emery in 2012-14. Ken's Note: Emery has only been gone 18 months I would sure hope we still have a lot of his guys playing... sheesh...

Finley: 5 things to watch at Bears training camp - Chicago Sun-Times - Two days before Bears players report to Bourbonnais, here are five things I know I want to watch in training camp:

Mullen: Bears mix of QB Jay Cutler with OC Dowell Loggains still a critical work in progress - CSN Chicago - The Bears mix of quarterback Jay Cutler and offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains is still a critical work in progress.

Podcast: 3 Bears who might be key to team's return to relevance - Chicago Tribune - The development of Leonard Floyd, Kevin White and Kyle Fuller may directly reflect just how fast the Bears can pull off a return to relevance.

Wiltfong's Chicago Bears Training Camp Preview: The offensive line has depth issues - Windy City Gridiron - We’re taking at look at the Chicago Bears' offensive line in our latest training camp preview.

Householder: The Chicago Bears All-Training Camp Team - Windy City Gridiron - Who doesn’t fall in love with a prospect or two during training camp? Every year it inevitably happens. Some fringe player starts making huge plays, all the beat reporters do feature stories on his...

Sunderbruch: Cutler Fact or Fiction: Coach-Killer - Windy City Gridiron - Does Jay Cutler take a greater-than-average toll on the careers of his head coaches?

POLISH SAUSAGE

Maxwell Street Polish - A Maxwell Street Polish consists of a grilled or fried length of Polish sausage topped with grilled onions and yellow mustard and optional pickled whole, green sport peppers, served on a bun. The sandwich traces its origins to Chicago's Maxwell Street market, and has been called one of "the classic foods synonymous with Chicago".

Florio: NFL, NFLPA unveil new concussion protocol enforcement policy - ProFootballTalk - Last year's embarrassing failure of the Rams and the NFL to get quarterback Case Keenum off the field when he obviously had suffered a concussion resulted in no discipline for anyone involved.

KNOW THY ENEMY

Biggs' Training camp preview: Checking in on Bears' NFC North rivals - Chicago Tribune - The Packers were stung by the loss of wide receiver Jordy Nelson to a torn ACL in preseason and stumbled in the second half of the season after a 6-0 start.

Reisman: 2016 Detroit Lions training camp battles, has Taylor Decker already won the left tackle job? - Pride Of Detroit - Can Riley Reiff hold off Taylor Decker for the left tackle job or is it already too late?

Gates: Phil Loadholt Announces His Retirement - Daily Norseman - Following a setback suffered in mini-camp, the longtime right tackle for the Vikings has decided to call it a career.

Alper: Mike McCarthy says Aaron Rodgers in "best shape" I’ve seen - ProFootballTalk - The Packers offseason started with coach Mike McCarthy talking about running back Eddie Lacy needing to lose weight, but he's not the only player whose waistline became a talking point in the last few months.

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