Bears Camp 2009

Rookie receiver hoping to stand out in crowd

ascarabello — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:59:13 +0000

While the Chicago Bears are nearing the end of their eighth year of training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, one wide receiver in his first professional season is making a push for playing time.

Juaquin Iglesias, a third-round draft pick from the University of Oklahoma, is looking to make enough plays to force the Bears to [...]

Back at the trough: Favre dons Vikings jersey for ‘09

ascarabello — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:49:19 +0000

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Brett Favre unretired again and will be wearing purple this time. Chew on that, cheeseheads.

Brett Favre practices with the Vikings on Tuesday.

Pulling an about-face on his playing status for the second straight summer, the three-time MVP quarterback will suit up for his old rival Minnesota starting with Friday’s preseason game [...]

Bears’ secondary an area of focus after loss

Bill Carey — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:01:27 +0000

The Chicago Bears’ secondary was of primary concern as the team headed back to the practice field on Monday.

Coming off a preseason-opening loss in which Buffalo Bills quarterbacks completed 29 of 34 passes, the Chicago defensive backfield was still a topic of conservation as the team opened its final week of training camp at Olivet [...]

Commentary: Cutler a diva? Doesn’t matter if he wins

Rob Laird — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:48:07 +0000

“Say what you want about Rex and Orton, but they wouldn’t have done that.”

That sentence — or some variance of it — has been heard several times during training camp in regard to something negative new quarterback Jay Cutler has — or has not — done.

Cutler has avoided talking to the main Bears’ media during [...]

Hester not bothered by Cutler’s comments

Rob Laird — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:46:04 +0000

For all the hubbub it caused, Devin Hester seemed unbothered by criticism from his new quarterback.

Hester didn’t appear to try to prevent the Bills’ Leodis McKelvin from intercepting a poorly thrown pass by Jay Cutler in Saturday’s preseason game in Buffalo. After the game, Cutler suggested that Hester made a mistake and could “learn from [...]

Bears QB Cutler upsets some with Hester remark

The Associated Press — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:31:44 +0000

BOURBONNAIS — One game into the preseason and already Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has had to smooth things out with one of his wide receivers.

Cutler commented to reporters about wide receiver Devin Hester failure to break up an interception on a pass that fell short Saturday night following the team’s 27-20 preseason loss to [...]

NFL’s social media policy gives exposure, expression

Rob Laird — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:17:26 +0000

“Thanks for all the well wishers..im fine no problem here..excited for first preseason and get this year rolling.”

Greg Olsen won’t win any points for grammar or punctuation, but that’s not really what he’s trying to accomplish with the message.

It’s Twitter-pated.

Olsen, like many professional athletes, including several members of the Chicago Bears, has taken to social [...]

BBCHS grad learning outside the classroom with the Bears

ascarabello — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:13:10 +0000

Bobby Delmore, an Illinois State University senior, is an intern with the Chicago bears' athletic training staff this camp. The Daily Journal/Nicholas Holstein

Some of the biggest news coming out of this year’s Chicago Bears Training Camp has been on the injury front.

Cornerback Charles Tillman had back surgery, cornerback Zack Bowman suffered a hamstring injury [...]