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Bears DL Mario Edwards Suspended Two Games

Andrew Ortenberg | Pro Football Rumors — Mario Edwards will be looking for a new home this spring, but the veteran defensive lineman won’t be able to suit up for the beginning of 2021. Edwards has been suspended for the first two games of next season, a source told Field Yates of ESPN.com (Twitter link). It’s for a PED violation. It certainly […]
Four Lessons From the Final Four, Volume I: Packers & Bills

Jeff Hughes | Da Bears Blog — Packers “It’s All About the Quarterback” _____ How good do you think Allen Lazard would be on other teams? Robert Tonyan? Marquez Valdes-Scantling? The answer is simple. They’d be irrelevant. How many teams could lose their starting left tackle – a star at the position – and not miss a beat? The answer is simple. […]

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A decade later, the wait for playoff success continues for the Bears

Larry Hawley | WGNTV 9 — LAKE FOREST - Saturday could be looked at in one of two ways if you are a fan of the Chicago Bears. It is a lookback at one of the better moments in the last generation of the franchise - just one of three divisional round wins the team has dating back to their last [...]
A 101-yard interception return helps the Buffalo Bills earn a spot in the AFC championship game with a 17-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens

John Wawrow | Chicago Tribune — Taron Johnson's 101-yard interception return carried the Buffalo Bills to their first AFC championship game appearance in 26 years. Johnson’s pick-6 of a Lamar Jackson pass secured a 17-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens in a divisional-round playoff game.

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Aaron Rodgers fuels the Green Bay Packers to a 32-18 playoff victory over the Los Angeles Rams

Steve Megargee | Chicago Tribune — Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the top-seeded Green Bay Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 in an NFC divisional playoff game Saturday. The Packers advanced to the NFC championship game for the fourth time in seven seasons.

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Last Word on Pro Football

Green Bay Packers Offensive Line Dominates Los Angeles Rams
Sean Payton borrows from Matt Nagy for the trick play touchdown

Mark Schofield | Touchdown Wire — Smart coaches often borrow from the success of their peers. Sean Payton is no exception to this rule. When Payton called for a trick (...)

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Texans aren’t trading Deshaun Watson, but if they do ...

Mark Potash | Chicago Sun Times

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Gutsy or insane? Depends on the outcome of tough calls

Associated Press | Yahoo! Sports — The fact Reid had backup quarterback Chad Henne, in for the concussed Patrick Mahomes, throwing to Tyreek Hill in the flat to clinch the victory added yet another element of suspense. “We go through all those Saturday night with the quarterbacks, those situations: ‘Fourth-and-1 to win the game, what do you want?’” said Reid, who never once thought about punting on fourth down. The Eagles led New England by three points approaching halftime in the Super Bowl for the 2017 season.

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Gutsy or insane? Depends on the outcome of tough calls
Los Angeles Chargers hiring Brandon Staley as head coach

The Associated Press | Yahoo! Sports — The Los Angeles Chargers have hired Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brian Staley as the team's head coach. The Chargers made the decision Sunday after having a second interview with Staley. The interview was held a day after the Rams were eliminated from the playoffs with a 32-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

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Football Outsiders

Brandon Staley to Be Head Coach of Chargers

Last Word on Pro Football

Los Angeles Chargers Hire Brandon Staley as Head Coach

The Detroit News

Los Angeles Chargers hiring Brandon Staley as head coach

FanSided » Fantasy Football

Chargers hiring Brandon Staley as their next head coach

Touchdown Wire

Report: Los Angeles Chargers hire Brandon Staley as their head coach

Jan 16, 2021

Analyzing the Bears’ biggest offseason questions

Patrick Finley | Chicago Sun Times
Bears coach Matt Nagy faces big decision on DC

Mark Potash | Chicago Sun Times
Bears have several high-profile options for next QB

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Chicago Bears assistant coach news and rumors

Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. | Windy City Gridiron
Didn’t 2021 just get here? Ready or not, Chicago sports is being left in the dust already

Steve Greenberg | Chicago Sun Times
Polling Place: How do Bears fans feel about the team moving on with its braintrust intact?

Steve Greenberg | Chicago Sun Times
Ted Phillips, the Embodiment of Mediocrity

Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter | Windy City Gridiron
The Bear’s Den, January 16, 2021

Ken Mitchell | Windy City Gridiron
While things could be better for the Bears, they could be (and have been) a lot worse

Mike Florio | ProFootballTalk
Windy City Gridiron picks Divisional Weekend 2021

Robert Zeglinski | Windy City Gridiron
Arthur Smith could target Bears' Dave Ragone to be OC, per report

Matthew Tabeek | Atlanta Falcons - News — Smith and Ragone worked together in Tennessee during the 2013 season

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Film Study: How the Saints shut down Bears’ RB David Montgomery

Matthew Terry | Canal Street Chronicles

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Mic'd Up: Akiem Hicks vs Saints

Chicago Bears - Videos — Go on the field and listen in as defensive lineman Akiem Hicks is mic'd up for the Bears' Wild Card matchup with the New Orleans Saints.

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Saints DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson fined $15K for unsportsmanlike conduct vs. Bears: source

BY AMIE JUST | Staff writer | nola.com — The wide receiver who punched Gardner-Johnson was fined nearly $9,000, per source.

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Friday Sports in Brief

The Associated Press | Yahoo! Sports — ATLANTA (AP) -- The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith on Friday to become the team's head coach.

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Bengals Make D-Line Hire

Sam Robinson | Pro Football Rumors — Marion Hobby will make a move to another AFC team’s defensive staff. The Bengals are hiring the veteran assistant as their D-line coach, Ben Baby of ESPN.com tweets. Hobby, who spent six seasons as Clemson’s co-defensive coordinator under Dabo Swinney, coached the Dolphins and Jaguars’ D-lines in the four seasons since. Hobby was with Jacksonville […]

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