Bears players visit patients at Oak Lawn hospital
The players spent time with some sick children and their loved ones to deliver gifts, sign autographs, and take time to brighten their day.
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The players spent time with some sick children and their loved ones to deliver gifts, sign autographs, and take time to brighten their day.
They are fearsome on the field, but behind the scenes, they're more like teddy bears. On Tuesday, three Chicago Bears paid a visit to patients at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn.
It's a performance the players are using as motivation as they turn the page and prepare for Week 2 on the road against Tampa Bay.
The Chicago Bears left many fans upset, not just at Soldier Field but at bars across Chicagoland Sunday.
The Chicago Bears left many fans upset, not just at Soldier Field but at bars across Chicagoland Sunday.
For the Bears, a team that set a franchise record for losses with 14 last year, this was a discouraging start.
Several animals are representing the team as they prepare to take on the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
The Bears are taking Sophia and her family on a free trip to see the Bears play the Chiefs in Kansas City later this month. She'll even get to meet some of her favorite players.
Staley dropped by Advocate Children's Hospital to surprise Sophia Nieves. The Bears are taking Sophia and her family on a free trip to see the Bears play the Chiefs in Kansas City later this month.
Other than O-lineman Teven Jenkins, the Bears are fully healthy heading into Sunday's game, with only backup LB Dylan Cole listed as questionable.
It's year three for quarterback Justin Fields, who said he can be the first Bears quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards. Show your stuff, QB 1.
It's the start of the NFL season, and the Bears are kicking things off with the Packers. We get to find out if Aaron Rodgers; departure for Gang Green means the grass is greener for the Bears, or if they have to worry about a new Love spell being cast.
It's now Jordan Love on the other side. The consensus is that it will be different but also somewhat the same.
Bears safeties Eddie Jackson and Jaquan Brisker were both full go's at practice just a day after being limited. CBS 2's Matt Zahn had the latest on a Bears team that's starting the season against a hated division rival, even though this season's Packers look a little different.
On the offensive side, the group is fully healthy other than guard Teven Jenkins being on the IR list.
It turns out what's been ailing the Bears second-year safety Jaquan Brisker was a groin injury that kept him from fully participating in practice so far. As CBS 2's Matt Zahn explained, the team's health is trending in the right direction four days before game day.
CBS 2's Matt Zahn spoke Coach Ernie McCook, who, after watching Bagent set records at the Division II level, isn't surprised to see him succeeding in Chicago.
They include the "Meatball Grinder," mini deep dish pizza, and the "Sack Attack Burger."
His former coach talks about Bagent's penchant for off-the-field preparation and his competitive nature.
The Chicago Bears kickoff the 2023 season this Sunday at Soldier Field. After an active offseason, the team is hungry to improve upon last year's 3-14 record. And Bears fans should show up to the game hungry too. The organization's food partner, Aramark, showcased some of the new items that will be on the stadium's menu this year.
He said he's been trending in the right direction ahead of full pads on Wednesday's practice.
"When I was a kid, my grandma would always put on the Super Bowl Shuffle on VHS and make me watch it when she was babysitting me," said Feeney.
Some of the best work the team did included finding quarterback Tyson Bagent, an undrafted free agent from Division II Shepherd.
Each baby born between August 28th and Sept. 1 at all advocate hospitals will get a Bears box to kick off the NFL season.
Former Bear Anthony "Spice" Adams delivered "welcome to the team" boxes with a Bears onesie, hat, socks, and a card to the team's newest fans at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
