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(Message started by: StegRock on Feb 16^th, 2007, 11:51pm)

Title: Bears Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Feb 16^th, 2007, 11:51pm

Tagged, :o Lance Briggs! You're it... according to "The REAL Feed":

NFL-champion Chicago Bears put franchise tag on Briggs (http://www.cbc.ca/cp/football/070216/f021631A.html)
CBC | Football News (16.02.2007 21:35)
Rivera the latest with Super Bowl bling to meet with Bolts

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Mar 1^st, 2007, 8:24am

Job well done,... media crap notwithstanding,... on both sides! From "The REAL Feed":

Bears, Smith agree to contract extension through 2011 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2783609&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (28.02.2007 22:10)
The Chicago Bears announced Wednesday they have reached a contract agreement with head coach Lovie Smith.

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by Tony_O on Mar 5^th, 2007, 4:10pm

Briggs says, "No Way"....

http://x.go.com/cgi/x.pl?goto=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2788148&name=FPT-2788148-030516&srvc=sz

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Mar 5^th, 2007, 8:55pm

Benson's finally the man... according to sources on "The REAL Feed":

Sources: Bears trade RB Jones to Jets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2788962&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (05.03.2007 20:10)
According to league sources, the Bears have agreed to trade RB Thomas Jones and a 2007 second-round pick to the Jets for a 2007 second-round pick.

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by Tony_O on Mar 6^th, 2007, 9:49pm

The organizations response to the Briggs situation... From "the Real Feed"

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/wires/03/06/2020.ap.fbn.bears.briggs.0477/index.html

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by Callie on Mar 15^th, 2007, 11:21pm

Tank Johnson is going into the tank:

Judge jails Bears lineman for probation violations (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bears-johnson&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Yahoo Sports, March 15, 2007

Well, he can lift weights until regular camp. ;D

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by Callie on Mar 20^th, 2007, 10:00pm

Adam Archuleta is a Bear!

Redskins Trade Adam Archuleta to Bears (http://www.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/20/redskins-trade-adam-archuleta-to-bears/)
AOL Sports, March 20, 2007

Word is that Lovie Smith has wanted to bring in Archuleta ever since he came to the Bears (Smith was Archuleta's DC in St. Louis.)

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by Takamine305 on Apr 3^rd, 2007, 1:37pm

"Word is that Lovie Smith has wanted to bring in Archuleta ever since he came to the Bears (Smith was Archuleta's DC in St. Louis.)"

Does that mean we get to go back and play those games over?!?!? ::) ;D ;D

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jun 4^th, 2007, 4:43pm

Goodell's next deserving vic... Currently atop "The REAL Feed":

NFL Suspends Tank Johnson for 8 Games (http://news.lycos.com/dynamic/stories/F/FBN_TANK_JOHNSON_SUSPENDED?SITE=LYCOS&SECTION=SPORTS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-06-04-15-36-22)
LYCOS News: Football (04.06.2007 15:50)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Tank Johnson of the Chicago Bears was suspended by the NFL for the first eight games of the 2007 regular season for violating the league's new personal conduct policy....

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by Drew Rosenhaus on Jun 25^th, 2007, 4:56pm

Tank Johnson released after late-night arrest...

Tank in the Tank (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-070625bearsjohnson,1,1323415.story?coll=chi-news-hed)

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jul 25^th, 2007, 7:21pm

Briggs out of the brig for a year... From "The REAL Feed":

Linebacker Briggs takes one-year deal with Bears (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2949139&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (25.07.2007 18:19)
Lance Briggs will sign the Bears' one-year qualifying offer worth $7.2 million, and report to camp on Thursday.

That's a HUGE [smiley=tough.gif] shot in the arm for the D!!!

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 25^th, 2007, 10:54pm

Big-play maker, Hester, injured... Currently topping "The REAL Feed":

Devin Hester leaves Bears preseason game with shoulder injury (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/wires/08/25/2020.ap.fbn.bears.hester.injury.1st.ld.writethru.0131/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (25.08.2007 22:46)

Title: Re: Bears Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 31^st, 2007, 3:55am

Top rookie prospect down with injured knee... according to "The REAL Feed":

Bears tight end Olsen leaves game with knee injury (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/wires/08/30/2020.ap.fbn.bears.injuries.2nd.ld.writethru.0119/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (31.08.2007 01:10)