Dan Wiederer

5 days ago | bnd.com | Dan Wiederer

For now, the checklist for Ozzy Trapilo remains pretty basic. It’s early May after all, and Trapilo is only two weeks removed from NFL draft weekend and his arrival at Halas Hall as a second-round pick by the Chicago Bears. Sure, he has dreams and aspirations for his rookie season and all the years that may follow. But this week Trapilo is simply an NFL newbie, one of eight Bears draft picks and 47 players overall participating in rookie minicamp. This is an acclimation process as much as anything.

5 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Dan Wiederer

For now, the checklist for Ozzy Trapilo remains pretty basic. It’s early May after all, and Trapilo is only two weeks removed from NFL draft weekend and his arrival at Halas Hall as a second-round pick by the Chicago Bears. Sure, he has dreams and aspirations for his rookie season and all the years that may follow. But this week Trapilo is simply an NFL newbie, one of eight Bears draft picks and 47 players overall participating in rookie minicamp. This is an acclimation process as much as anything.

6 days ago | bnd.com | Dan Wiederer

The Chicago Bears have signed first-round pick Colston Loveland to a four-year contract with a fifth-year option. The team also announced Thursday afternoon that it has finalized four-year deals with each of its four Day 3 draft picks - Ruben Hyppolite, Zah Frazier, Luke Newman and Kyle Monangai. Loveland, the headliner of the Bears draft class, was taken at No. 10 last month with new coach Ben Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles valuing the tight end for his separation skills and versatility.

6 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Dan Wiederer

The Chicago Bears have signed first-round pick Colston Loveland to a four-year contract with a fifth-year option. The team also announced Thursday afternoon that it has finalized four-year deals with each of its four Day 3 draft picks — Ruben Hyppolite, Zah Frazier, Luke Newman and Kyle Monangai. Loveland, the headliner of the Bears draft class, was taken at No. 10 last month with new coach Ben Johnson and general manager Ryan Poles valuing the tight end for his separation skills and versatility.

6 days ago | chicagotribune.com | Dan Wiederer

Dear NFL schedule makers,We know at this point you’re pretty deep into piecing together the 272-game roadmap for the 2025 regular season. But that shouldn’t mean we can’t offer suggestions ahead of Wednesday’s official schedule release. As it applies to the Chicago Bears specifically, we see a golden opportunity to make the schedule really sing, to sequence it in a way that creates maximum excitement, intrigue and theater.