Bears' Rivera Is Out as Defensive Coordinator
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Chicago defensive coordinator Ron Rivera, who has talked with eight NFL teams about head coaching positions, will not be back with the Bears.
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Packers president Bob Harlan plans to strip coach Mike Sherman of his general manager duties and is targeting the Seahawks' Ted Thompson as a replacement, a Green Bay team source told The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs was dropped from the NFC's Pro Bowl roster Tuesday because of a left foot injury, the third Bears defensive star to relinquish his spot because of injuries.
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As the Broncos hope to learn more about the return of one standout defensive player this week, they will have to deal with the loss of another defensive leader.
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Mariano Rivera's stiff elbow will keep the Yankees' closer off the mound all weekend. Manager Joe Torre said Rivera, who did not pitch in New York's 6-1 loss to the Twins yesterday, will also be held out of today's game so he can rest his right arm. ``I'm just going to shut him down for a few days. Let's ...
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The Bears did not want an off-season quarterback competition, but now they have something far worse: an in-season quarterback competition.
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Brian Urlacher was placed on injured reserve by the Chicago Bears on Wednesday, officially ending an injury plagued season for the star linebacker.
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Lake Forest - The Bears victory against Green Bay came with a heavy price. Mike Brown suffered an Achilles tendon injury in the closing minutes of the game that will end his season.
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The Cincinnati Bengals named Chuck Bresnahan as their new defensive coordinator. He will be formally introduced during a Wednesday afternoon press conference at Paul Brown Stadium.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman will miss the rest of the season after rupturing a ligament in his right knee. Grossman was injured in Sunday&#39;s 27-22 loss to Minnesota when he scored on a 6-yard scramble at the 2-minute warning.
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Nearly seven weeks after he was fired as head coach at Illinois, Ron Turner returned to the Chicago Bears for a second stint as their offensive coordinator.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears defensive end Adewale Ogunleye says he has a small tear in the ligament of his right ankle and won&#39;t play Sunday against Tampa Bay.
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BEREA, Ohio -- Browns defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, once considered a possible successor to coach Romeo Crennel, was fired on Friday after Cleveland finished the season with one of the league's worst defenses.
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The charts Lovie Smith used to ensure his players hustled are gone but far from forgotten for his old St. Louis Rams defensive players. Smith parlayed the relentless, hustling ethic he instilled as the Rams' defensive coordinator from 2001-03 to become the Chicago Bears head coach in 2004.
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The Chicago Bears placed Mike Brown on injured reserve Tuesday, one day after announcing the safety would miss the rest of the season with a torn Achilles' tendon.
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Tank Johnson is the latest NFL player to feel the impact of commissioner Roger Goodell's crackdown on off-field misbehavior. The Chicago Bears' defensive tackle was suspended Monday for the first eight games of the 2007 NFL season, the third player sidelined this offseason under Goodell's toughened personal-conduct policy.
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DETROIT - The Chicago Bears were headed for that place again in Sundayâs 19-13 loss to the Detroit Lions. You know, the place where running back Thomas Jones is a 220-pound pass-protecting mannequin.