As we excitedly look forward to the Chicago Bears visit to the Carolina Panthers this Sunday for opening weekend, we are also saddened by the loss of one of the great blue-collar ‘85 Bears, Matt Suhey. Suhey scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX, giving the Bears a lead they would never surrender.
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BEARSSSSSS - LATEST CHICAGO BEARS NEWS & UPDATES
Bears RB D’Andre Swift somehow ‘finding another gear,’ sees fast start coming for rushing attack
Swift is coming off one of his best seasons and now looks to exceed that heading toward the end of his contract.
Chicago sports’ bright future on display as Bears, Bulls, Cubs stars have ‘started something pretty cool’
The young guns are firing across Chicago sports.
Bears’ rare ‘diamond’ Colston Loveland has the wedding invite to prove it
Loveland attended Travis Kelce and global superstar Taylor Swift’s nuptials in Madison Square Garden on July 3, the result of the relationship he’d developed with the Chiefs star through the “Tight End U” offseason summit.
Matt Suhey, fullback on legendary 1985 Bears championship team, dies
Suhey, who primarily played fullback, was the lead blocker for Hall of Famer Walter Payton and scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl XX.
POLISH SAUSAGE - NEWS FROM AROUND THE NFL
Western Michigan-Michigan outcome created chaos for Kalshi
Last night’s chaotic outcome to the Western Michigan-Michigan game created true chaos for the prediction markets, which have learned a valuable lesson once taught by Yogi Berra. It ain’t over ‘til it’s over.
Giants, QB Jameis Winston agree to two-year extension
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2015 draft continues to embrace his status as a No. 2 quarterback.
LSU fans had a strong reaction to an image of Jayden Daniels on the video board
The ESPN college football account on Twitter has posted a clip of former LSU players in the NFL (not to be confused with former NFL players at LSU), cycling through one NFL team at a time. When the Commanders page landed, showing Daniels and K’Lavon Chaisson, the reaction went from generally positive to loudly negative.
NFL announces new contract for Roger Goodell
Goodell is now signed through March 31, 2031.
Under NFL rules, Michigan wouldn’t have gotten a final play
Various differences exist between the NFL rulebook and the college football rules. One specific variation would have prevented the controversial outcome to Saturday night’s game between Western Michigan and Michigan.
KNOW THINE ENEMY - OUR OPPONENTS UPDATES & NEWS
Mike Macdonald on Terrion Arnold: He’s in the building and learning
Seahawks cornerback Terrion Arnold starts the 2026 season on paid leave, due to eight felony charges arising from an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. And while he can’t practice or play, Arnold is with the team.
Inside Harrison Smith’s eleventh-hour deal to return to the Vikings
Vikings legend Harrison Smith is back for a fifteenth season in Minnesota.
Chicago Packer: Jayden Reed wears West Side childhood on his arm
Tattooed on his upper left arm are street signs of the intersection where he grew up — Lamon and Cortez — with five cousins sleeping in one bedroom.
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Stop what you're doing and watch this now.
Rishab's Chicago Bears season hype videos are always a must-see.
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL
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