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Ten Chicago Bears with the Most to Prove: A Look Back at 2024’s List

1 day ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images It’s become a regular staple of the offseason every June. Each year, we look at the 10 Chicago Bears with the most to prove heading into the season. It can be for a variety of reasons, perhaps they have competition at a position, perhaps they’re on the hot seat, perhaps they need to perform for a contract extension, but either way, it’s a big season for them. As we are about to begin the 2025 list, let’s look back at 2024’s list and see how each player performed. 10.
Chicago Bears offense has 94-yard TD drive in 2 minute drill at minicamp

2 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Thus far during the Chicago Bears’ OTAs and minicamp, the defense has definitely gotten the best of the offense. It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, usually, the defenses have the leg up on offenses earlier in the practice sessions, but on top of that, the entire team is learning a new offense (for the second consecutive year). But after quite a few practices, when the defense had the leg up, perhaps the offense started turning the corner today.
Does WR Tyler Scott have a spot on the 2025 Chicago Bears?

2 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images When the Chicago Bears drafted Tyler Scott in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, there was a lot of excitement. Scott was projected by draft experts to go somewhere between the second and third round, so when he fell to the fourth and Ryan Poles scooped him up, there was plenty of reason to applaud the pick. But as Scott’s NFL career began in 2023, his speed was always on display, but there were plenty of struggles elsewhere.
Open Thread Question of the Day: Who is your favorite defensive lineman in Bears history?

2 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports When you have as rich a defensive history as the Chicago Bears do, you know there’s no shortage of great defensive players who have walked through the tunnel at Soldier Field. The Bears love to talk about their great linebacker tradition, featuring Brian Urlacher, Mike Singletary, Dick Butkus, and many others. However, the Bears have had numerous great defensive linemen throughout their history as well.
Chicago Bears to Cleveland Browns for just $3m: Teven Jenkins deal is baffling.

3 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images This is probably an article that should have been written weeks ago, but I kept waiting for it to make sense. Over two months later, it still doesn’t make sense to me. I always assumed during 2024 that Teven Jenkins wasn’t going to be back with the Chicago Bears. It was unfortunate because I loved the way he played. His ability to move defenders in the run game was fun to watch. His pass protection was inconsistent but improved over his time in Chicago.
Open Thread Question of the Day: Which rookie is more likely to receive a second contract: Colston Loveland or Luther Burden?

3 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

David Banks-Imagn Images I don’t think there’s a Bears fan in existence who isn’t excited about what type of strides the Chicago Bears offense can make in 2025. With Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, DJ Moore, and a revamped offensive line, there are plenty of reasons to be excited. Not only that, but the Bears also added two new weapons to the Chicago Bears offense. In the first round, they selected Michigan tight end Colston Loveland.
Detroit Lions dealt a blow as Frank Ragnow retires, opens up NFC North

4 days ago | windycitygridiron.com | Bill Zimmerman

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Detroit Lions have had a rough offseason. With limited cap space, they made very little improvement to their roster (which, to be fair, was already strong), but the early part of the offseason saw the Lions lose coach after coach. Not only did they lose Defensive Coordinator Aaron Glenn to the New York Jets and Offensive Coordinator Ben Johnson to the Chicago Bears, but they also lost several other assistants to other jobs across the league.
5 years later, the Nick Foles trade was definitely a dud for the Bears

1 week ago | windycitygridiron.com | Rohan Chakravarthi

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images There’ve been quite a few eras for the ChicagoBears over the past decade, especially at quarterback, where the team has struggled to find a long-term solution since Jay Cutler. They took Caleb Williams with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, but it took quite a while to get there. Along the way, they had a quick stint with Nick Foles as their quarterback, trading a conditional draft pick to acquire him from the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Khalil Mack, Cole Kmet, and the trade results that changed the Bears

1 week ago | windycitygridiron.com | Rohan Chakravarthi

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images One of the biggest trades in recent history for the Chicago Bears was the blockbuster swing for star outside linebacker Khalil Mack back in 2018, which involved multiple first-round picks. The move came just before the beginning of the 2018 season, as the Bears looked to make the playoffs for the first time in six years, coming off a 5-12 season. Chicago quickly turned things around following the trade, making the playoffs with a 12-4 record in 2018.
Post-Draft NFL Power Rankings

1 week ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Now that the bulk of the offseason’s acquisition period is in the rearview mirror, this is a great time to rewind to the last few months of action. Among all professional sports, the NFL is among the most balanced in terms of parity. A significant reason for this is free agency and the unpredictability of the drafting process. Although the free agent market isn’t what it used to be, a considerable amount of talent shifts from team to team each year.