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| Bears sign Roach to tender offer |
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04/19/2010 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Bears announced Monday that restricted free agent linebacker Nick Roach has signed his one-year tender offer. Financial terms were not disclosed. Roach started 15 of the 16 games he played in 2009 and established career highs with 82 tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He added nine special teams tackles. In 33 games over three seasons, all with the Bears, Roach has 122 tackles. |
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| Bears look like early spectators in draft |
NFL Football |
04/18/2010 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -There will be no big smiles and handshakes, no grand announcement proclaiming, ``With the 11th pick in the 2010 draft, the Chicago Bears select ... Jay Cutler!'' You could say that's essentially what they did, though. Their first-round pick went to Denver in the Cutler trade a year ago and they sent their second-rounder to Tampa Bay for the late Gaines Adams. That means the Bears, with the 75th pick, will be early spectators in what's widely considered a strong draft, a fact that makes a |
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| Bears ink LB Tinoisamoa |
NFL Football |
04/12/2010 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Bears signed unrestricted free agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa to a one-year contract on Monday. Monetary terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tinoisamoa signed with the Bears before the 2009 season, starting in two games and tallying five tackles and one forced fumble. He injured his knee twice and spent the last 11 weeks of the regular season on the sidelines. The veteran spent the previous six seasons with St. Louis, where he racked up 661 tackles, 10 sack |
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| Bears re-sign LB Tinoisamoa |
NFL Football |
04/12/2010 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Bears have re-signed unrestricted free agent Pisa Tinoisamoa after the linebacker missed most of last season with an injured right knee. Signed before last season, Tinoisamoa tore the posterior cruciate ligament during the opener at Green Bay, an injury that ultimately ended his season. He was inactive for the next three games, and started against Atlanta on Oct. 18 before being carted off the field. He went on injured reserve in December, finishing with five tackles and one |
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| Bears release Alex Brown |
NFL Football |
04/01/2010 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Bears have released defensive end Alex Brown, who spent the past eight seasons with the club. Brown appeared in 127 games, including 107 starts, for the Bears, who selected him with a fourth-round pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. The 30-year-old Florida product recorded 483 tackles and 43 1/2 sacks with five interceptions, 16 forced fumbles and 11 fumble recoveries for Chicago. He also blocked three kicks. |
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| Pitt extends Wannstedt's contract second time |
Division I College Football |
03/30/2010 |
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PITTSBURGH (AP) -Pitt football coach Dave Wannstedt is getting a contract extension, the second he's received since being hired before the 2005 season. The former Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins coach already was under contract through 2012. The length of the new extension was not immediately available Tuesday. Wannstedt had a 16-19 record in his first three seasons, receiving his first extension hours before Pitt upset then-No. 2 West Virginia 13-9 to end the 2007 season. The Panthers were a combi |
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| Chargers sign CB Vasher |
Headlines |
03/29/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -The San Diego Chargers have signed cornerback Nathan Vasher to a two-year contract. Vasher played the past six seasons with the Chicago Bears. He played for three seasons under Ron Rivera, now the Chargers' defensive coordinator. He played in 15 games last season, with 15 tackles and one interception.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the pri |
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| Bears sign three players |
NFL Football |
03/29/2010 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Best E Casino) - The Chicago Bears have signed running back Kahlil Bell, linebacker Tim Shaw and defensive tackle Matt Toeaina, all exclusive rights free agents. Bell played in seven games for the Bears last season as a rookie, rushing 40 times for 220 yards. Shaw made 24 tackles over 15 games in 2009, his first season with the Bears but third in the NFL. Toeaina has played in five games over three seasons in the NFL, all with Chicago. |
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| Bears OL Louis pleads guilty to assault charge |
Headlines |
03/26/2010 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -Chicago Bears offensive lineman Lance Louis has been sentenced to 40 hours of community service and anger management classes for an altercation that happened while he was playing at San Diego State. Louis was also sentenced to three years of informal probation and a $565 fine as part of his plea deal with the San Diego City Attorney's Office after pleading guilty Friday to misdemeanor assault. Authorities say Louis assaulted SDSU teammate Nick Sandford in a team meeting room last fall. |
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| Redskins sign QB Rex Grossman to 1-year deal |
NFL Football |
03/17/2010 |
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| job, saying: ``We're going to continue to try and add competition for every position.'' The Redskins released veteran backup Todd Collins on March 4. Before signing with Houston, the 29-year-old Grossman played the previous six seasons with the Chicago Bears, leading them to the Super Bowl after the 2006 season. He has played in 37 NFL games, including 31 starts. He has completed 524 of 971 passes (54 percent) for 6,197 yards, with 33 touchdowns and 36 interceptions. ``We want competition,'' Mike Sh |
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