| From: roto | 5/8/2024 7:44:16 PM | | | | | | downstate resistance?
Illinois Governor Gives Disappointing Update On New Bears Stadium
BY DREW COOK
PUBLISHED 5 DAYS AGO
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The Bears have hit a wall in their attempt to get taxpayer dollars to help fund their project.
 Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Chicago Bears' $2.3B stadium funding request was rejected by Illinois governor.
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| To: ggersh who wrote (7220) | 5/9/2024 10:56:19 PM | | From: Investor2 | | | | Bears begin three-day rookie minicamp at Halas Hall (chicagobears.com)
The Bears kicked off their rookie minicamp Thursday and are slated to conduct non-contact practices Friday and Saturday at Halas Hall.
A total of 43 prospects will participate: all five draft picks, nine undrafted free agents and two first-year Bears—as well as 23 unsigned rookies and four unsigned veterans taking part on a tryout basis, hoping to earn a contract. (Complete list is below.)
The players arrived Thursday, trickling into Halas Hall throughout the afternoon. They met with athletic trainers and the equipment and video staffs and posed for headshots.
Every player entered Halas Hall through a hallway that's lined with the names and numbers of the 14 players who have had their numbers retired by the Bears.
Here are the players who are slated to participate in the rookie minicamp:
Draft picks (5):
Undrafted free agents (9):
Bears first-year pros (2)
- Douglas Coleman III, defensive back
- Cameron Lyons, long-snapper
Unsigned veterans (4)
- Parry Nickerson, defensive back
- Josh Sokol, center
- Freddie Swain, receiver
- Tommy Sweetney, tight end
Unsigned rookies (23)
- Brian Abraham, Albany linebacker
- Noah Atagi, Weber State offensive tackle
- T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye, Villanova running back
- Travian Blaylock, Wisconsin defensive back
- Russell Dandy, Eastern Illinois defensive back
- Mark Ho Ching, Northern Arizona defensive tackle
- John Jackson, USC receiver
- Patrick Jolly, Abilene Christian defensive back
- Leon Jones, Arkansas State defensive back
- DaShaun Mallory, Arizona State defensive tackle
- Samuel Matthews, Texas A&M safety
- John McCartan, Oregon State defensive end
- Rich Miller Jr., Kansas linebacker
- Paul Moala, Georgia Tech linebacker
- R.J. Mobley, Winston-Salem receiver
- Decorian Patterson, Central Florida defensive back
- Kendarin Ray, Tulsa defensive back
- Marcus Rogers, Troy receiver
- David Satkowski, Stonehill guard
- Geor'quarius Spivey, Mississippi State tight end
- Kameron Stutts, Auburn guard
- Donald Ventrelli, North Dakota guard
- Shelton Zeon, UNLV tight end
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| From: roto | 5/12/2024 10:09:25 AM | | | | | | here's a great read of a few of the all- time Chicago Bears..
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Bears in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Take a look at each of the 32 players in franchise history to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the most of any team in the NFL.
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| To: roto who wrote (7229) | 5/15/2024 9:24:52 PM | | From: Investor2 | | | | Chicago Bears 2024 schedule: 3 prime-time games, a London meeting — and all 6 NFC North matchups in last 8 weeks of season
The Caleb Williams era in Chicago will begin Sept. 8 at Soldier Field when the Bears open the 2024 regular season against the Tennessee Titans.
In Week 2 of his rookie year, Williams will be featured in prime time against the Houston Texans and quarterback C.J. Stroud, the 2023 offensive rookie of the year. That game at NRG Stadium in Houston will be played on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.” The Bears will follow with a trip to face coach Matt Eberflus’ former team, the Indianapolis Colts.
The Texans meeting is one of three prime-time games for the revamped Bears in 2024, along with a “Monday Night Football” matchup against the Vikings in Minnesota on Dec. 16 and a “Thursday Night Football” game against the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 26 at Soldier Field.
Along with the prime-time games, the Bears will play two other featured games — Oct. 13 against the Jacksonville Jaguars at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Nov. 28 against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving at Ford Field.
The NFL announced Wednesday morning that the London game is slated for Week 6, which will be followed by a Week 7 bye for the Bears. It will be the first of back-to-back London games for the Jaguars, who will play the New England Patriots the following week at Wembley Stadium.
The Bears haven’t played an international game since a group led by Khalil Mack and Chase Daniel lost 24-21 to the then-Oakland Raiders on Oct. 6, 2019, also at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Bears also played a regular-season game in London in 2011 and a preseason game there in 1986.
The Bears will be the host for this year’s London game, meaning they’ll have only eight home dates at Soldier Field. That will include three straight home games in Weeks 10-12 against the Patriots, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings. The Bears will host the defending NFC North champion Lions in Week 16.
The Bears and Lions will meet on Thanksgiving in Detroit for the first time since 2021. That game was part of a stretch of three Thanksgiving meetings with the Lions in four years.
The Bears’ six NFC North games fall within the last eight weeks of the season.
Other notable road games include back-to-back trips to play the Washington Commanders and Arizona Cardinals in Weeks 8-9, a Dec. 8 visit to play the San Francisco 49ers and the season finale against the Packers at Lambeau Field.
2024 Bears schedule
Week 1: vs. Titans, Sunday, Sept. 8 (noon, Fox-32)
Week 2: at Texans, Sunday, Sept. 15 (7:20 p.m., NBC-5)
Week 3: at Colts, Sunday, Sept. 22 (noon, CBS-2)
Week 4: vs. Rams, Sunday, Sept. 29 (noon, Fox-32)
Week 5: vs. Panthers, Sunday, Oct. 6 (noon, Fox-32)
Week 6: vs. Jaguars in London, Sunday, Oct. 13 (8:30 a.m., NFL Network)
Week 7: Bye week
Week 8: at Commanders, Sunday, Oct. 27 (noon, CBS-2)
Week 9: at Cardinals, Sunday, Nov. 3 (3:05 p.m., CBS-2)
Week 10: vs. Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 10 (noon, Fox-32)
Week 11: vs. Packers, Sunday, Nov. 17 (noon, Fox-32)
Week 12: vs. Vikings, Sunday, Nov. 24 (noon, Fox-32)
Week 13: at Lions, Thursday, Nov. 28 (11:30 a.m., CBS-2)
Week 14: at 49ers, Sunday, Dec. 8 (3:25 p.m., Fox-32)
Week 15: at Vikings, Monday, Dec. 16 (7:15 p.m., ABC-7)
Week 16: vs. Lions, Sunday, Dec. 22 (noon, Fox-32)
Week 17: vs. Seahawks, Thursday, Dec. 26 (7:15 p.m., Prime Video)
Week 18: at Packers, TBD
2024 Bears preseason schedule
Game 1: vs. Texans at Canton, Ohio, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1
Game 2: at Bills, Saturday, noon Aug. 10
Game 3: vs. Bengals, Saturday, noon Aug. 17
Game 4: at Chiefs, Thursday, 7 p.m. Aug. 22
All times Central
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