Deacon Jones Of famed Fearsome Foursome Dead At 74
David "Deacon" Jones, the original sackmaster, has died.
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David "Deacon" Jones, the original sackmaster, has died.
This is the one piece I've spent part of my childhood and my entire adult life working to avoid having to write. But as I've come to learn repeatedly over the 46 years or so during which that effort has been ongoing, often at a significant price, you can't win 'em all.
Two Massachusetts men accused of secretly recording and selling a prank phone call involving two NFL general managers face federal wiretapping charges in western New York.
As expected the NFL has pushed the draft back to May 8-10 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
While it was clear that Urlacher was a remarkable athlete, it wasn't clear in the days and weeks leading up to his selection what position he would play in the NFL.
And while one of the greatest defensive players of an organization mythologized for its defenses is likely feeling the deep sting of what Marcellus Wallace called "pride @#$%ing with you," he will grow to realize what many of us already knew. This is right call.
Hidden in the brush-off Lance Briggs gave the media yesterday is a much larger issue facing a team trying to push one side of the ball into modernity while keeping another rooted in the past.
The Chicago Bears and first-round draft pick Kyle Long agreed to a four-year contract Friday.
Celebrate them as they work for us, making us feel good. Buy stock in the slogans. Don attire supporting them. Forget about them once they can't fight for us anymore. Am I talking about soldiers or football players?
In much the same way rule changes have been implemented in youth sports to make them safer in hopes the grown-up games evolve—changing a culture of violence in hockey, for example—the prejudicial culture in sports needs to change from early on.
In 2012, the NFC North was the only division in football with three double-digit win teams. On the surface, every team sensibly addressed need positions. However, there are always surprises, both good and bad, and expectations unmet, but in some instances exceeded.
Fans, I come to bury Tim Tebow, not to praise him. He has been cut by the New York Jets, and that opens the door for him to finally become a Chicago Bear.
It's draft day eve, and NFL fans are downright giddy. This is the most unpredictable draft I can recall in years, simply because of the lackluster quarterback class.
The 2013 NFL Draft will take place this week, so let's take a look at which holes each team in the NFC North needs to fill to have a successful draft.
The Chicago Bears become Marc Trestman's team during minicamp.
When will the NFL have its first openly gay player?
Marc Trestman's first preseason game as Bears head coach will take place on the road against the Panthers.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is on the verge of becoming a wealthy man - perhaps the wealthiest man the NFL has ever seen.
According to a report from Mike Freeman of CBS Sports, the NFL might soon have its first openly-gay player.
The NFL is on top of the sports world and it has been for decades.
NFL owners have passed a player safety rule barring ball carriers from using the crown of their helmets to make contact with a defender in the open field.
Armed with a new head coach and offensive coordinator, the Bears will run the read option in 2013.
Let's all stop the stupidity over Brian Urlacher needing to keep some kind of pristine connection to the Bears, as if the mere sight of him limping around the field in any other colors is somehow unthinkable.
To kick things off, 30 of the 32 NFL head coaches posed for a "team" photo.
Lauren Silberman, the first female athlete to work out at the NFL Combine, didn't quite do as well as she hoped.
