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Mel Kiper, Martellus Bennett weigh in Michael Sam’s NFL Draft stock

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Where will Michael Sam, the first openly gay Division I college football star end up getting drafted? Will his coming out affect his NFL Draft stock? Hopefully, we'll reach a point some day where an NFL player being openly gay is not a news-story. Hopefully, we'll reach a level of acceptance and tolerance in our society where it's a non-issue. Unfortunately, we're not there … [Read more...] about Mel Kiper, Martellus Bennett weigh in Michael Sam’s NFL Draft stock

Obama describes Vladimir Putin in a fashion that’s Jay Cutler esque

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Jay Cutler has a public demeanor that is rather...alloof? Disinterested? Would rather be anywhere else, doing anything else than what he's doing at the moment. Not to say that Jay Cutler is thinking that, but it's the way he comes off in about, oh 90% of his public appearances. #CuttyDoesIt was the first thing that came to mind upon seeing the transcript NBC just sent out of … [Read more...] about Obama describes Vladimir Putin in a fashion that’s Jay Cutler esque

Mike Ditka picks Denver, discusses correct game this time

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Mike Ditka has done a really fine job of exploiting one accomplishment 30 years ago and turning it into a second career as a mega-endorser of every product possible. Even more impressive is how Mike Ditka has constructed a third career as a multi-media pundit. From WMVP ESPN 1000 to the Chicago Sun-Times to ESPN NFL countdown, Mike Ditka is ubiquitous. Dikta, along with all … [Read more...] about Mike Ditka picks Denver, discusses correct game this time

Five Worst Super Bowl Winning Quarterbacks of All Time

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First let me say that this group is like being the shortest Plumlee brother. Or the Plumlee brother that's worst at basketball. The list of Super Bowl winning quarterbacks is indeed rarified air. These guys are just nowhere near the elite group of Joe Montana, Steve Young, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, John Elway etc. but this group of five passers does have four … [Read more...] about Five Worst Super Bowl Winning Quarterbacks of All Time

Chicago Bears could be forced to do ‘Hard Knocks’

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The bright lights and cameras from HBO Hard Knocks may be in a town near you following around the Chicago Bears this summer. The Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants, St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, and Pittsburgh Steelers are the eight teams that have no choice when it comes to participating on ‘Hard Knocks,’ HBO’s reality … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears could be forced to do ‘Hard Knocks’

Bears TE Martellus Bennett calls RG3’s Facebook post “lame”

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Chicago Bears tight end Martellus Bennett is one of the few professional athletes who isn't vanilla and boring in 99% of what they say to the public. Martellus Bennett isn't just interesting and opinionated by pro athlete standards, he's interesting and opinionated by normal human being standards. He's great on Twitter you should follow him. Today Bennett took a stab at … [Read more...] about Bears TE Martellus Bennett calls RG3’s Facebook post “lame”

Chicago Bears logo re-imagined as a European football crest, NFL badges

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This comes to us from football as football.com. It's every NFL team reimagined as a European football crest. Or "soccer" as we call it here in the United States. And it is AWESOME! That's why it's called "football as football" Every team more than one to choose from. I'll lead with the hometown team the Chicago Bears of course, but we'll include everyone here from the NFC North … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears logo re-imagined as a European football crest, NFL badges

Jeff Garlin to lead roast of Boomer Esiason, Jay Cutler invited?

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Boomer Esiason ripped Jay Cutler on media conference call at the beginning of the NFL season saying: "He's I guess, maybe in the top 15, I guess I would put him, but Chicago is a mid tier team in the NFC and the NFC is loaded. If things go right for them, they need to stay healthy and somehow beat Green Bay which is not something they've been able to do with consistency … [Read more...] about Jeff Garlin to lead roast of Boomer Esiason, Jay Cutler invited?

Briggs, Peppers likely cap casualties for Bears to advance offseason goals

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The Chicago Bears’ loss to the Green Bay Packers Sunday represented  a microcosm of their season.  Ranked second in scoring and yards per offensive play in 2013, the Bears were again betrayed by a defense that yielded the most yards per play in the league and the second most points.  The players had not even exited Soldier Filed before attention turned to how the Bears could … [Read more...] about Briggs, Peppers likely cap casualties for Bears to advance offseason goals