Bill Zimmerman

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Senior Executive Producer, Sports at Audacy.com

Deputy Editor at Windy City Gridiron

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Amazon announces Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles on Black Friday!

3 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Earlier today, we found out that the Green Bay Packers will be in Chicago on December 20th to face the Chicago Bears for a standalone Saturday game. A few hours later, we learned that the Chicago Bears will be playing a standalone game on Thanksgiving weekend, but not in the traditional Thanksgiving spot against the Lions. Black Friday Football runs through Philly Bears. Eagles. Only on Prime.
Open Thread Question of the Day: When was the last time you were this excited for a Chicago Bears season?

4 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Who isn’t excited right now as a Chicago Bears fan? It started with Ben Johnson. Then Ryan Poles beefed up the offensive line. Grady Jarrett comes out of leftfield. Finally, we reach the draft and the Bears give Ben Johnson two more toys to play with in Colston Loveland and Luther Burden. I think there’s been some excitement in recent years.
Charles Davis on Chicago Bears: Too many mouths? Winning cures all.

6 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The latest Bears Banter has dropped! The Chicago Bears are getting ready for OTAs later this week (as rookies start this weekend) and with the NFL Draft in the rearview mirror, we speak with CBS’ Charles Davis to look at these rookies and how they fit into the 2025 season! Charles discusses how Colston Loveland fits with Cole Kmet, how Luther Burden fits with DJ Moore, and if the Bears have “too many mouths to feed.” Plus, Charles looks at...
Open Thread Question of the Day: Would you rather the Bears add a veteran running back or defensive lineman?

6 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Chicago Bears roster is vastly improved from 2024. They haven’t bled too much talent, but they’ve added significant help to their offensive and defensive line, added a couple more weapons for Caleb Williams on offense and have extended a couple of their key players on defense as well. But a vastly improved roster doesn’t mean it doesn’t have any holes.
Chicago Bears Kevin Warren was rewarded with massive bonus by the Big 10

1 week ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America via Getty Images Kevin Warren’s reception as President of the Chicago Bears has been up and down with fans. Some appreciate the work he’s done trying to make the Bears the big business they should be, while others point to the slow progress with the stadium project, believing he should have made more progress there.
Open Thread Question of the Day: Who will get the most carries in the Bears’ backfield this year?

1 week ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Ben Johnson is going to run the football. There are plenty of unknowns about exactly what Ben Johnson plans to do with his offense this year. We can expect certain parallels with the offense he ran in Detroit, but at the end of the day, Johnson has stated multiple times that he wants to take elements from other successful NFL offenses and create an offense around the talent he has on his roster.
Predicting which Bears rookies will make the biggest impact in 2025

1 week ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images When teams select players in the NFL Draft, they are looking for who can be a key player for their team for years to come, that certainly isn’t some bold take. But for Chicago Bears fans, they are hoping to win games this season. Can the Bears make the playoffs? Fans certainly think so, as do the people inside Halas Hall.
Predicting which Bears rookies will make the biggest impact in 2025

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Bill Zimmerman

When teams select players in the NFL Draft, they are looking for who can be a key player for their team for years to come, that certainly isn’t some bold take. But for Chicago Bears fans, they are hoping to win games this season. Can the Bears make the playoffs? Fans certainly think so, as do the people inside Halas Hall. So if the Bears want to win games this year, which rookies joining the team should be able to make the biggest impact this season? We rank them.
Way Too Early 53-man Roster Projection

2 weeks ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images The draft is in the rearview mirror. The Chicago Bears made some interesting choices, and their new coaching regime is going to reshape the roster. How will the Bears look in 2025? Let’s look before we even start OTAs as to who will be on the Bears roster this season. Case Keenum has become like an assistant quarterback coach over the last few years and has been credited with helping mentor young quarterbacks, including CJ Stroud.
Six Players Ben Johnson “Turned the Notch Up On” after the NFL Draft

2 weeks ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Chicago Bears have largely been applauded for their moves in the NFL Draft. Their grades have been solid from the draft experts, and they added plenty of pieces on offense around Caleb Williams and sprinkled a few pieces around the defense as well. But Ben Johnson’s comments after the Draft are what caught my eye: “I think all we did this weekend is we might’ve just turned up the notch a couple of dials for certain people in this building.