Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Happy afternoon folks... there's a little bit of movement going on around the Bears camp this afternoon. First, on Jeff Dickerson's Twitter page , he's reporting that Pisa Tinoisamoa is back on the practice field. What's interesting though is that he says Pisa had a complete tear of his PCL, or posterior cruciate ligament. Ouch. Brad Biggs is reporting that former Bears WRs Derek Kinder and Brandon...
Bears Backer (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
The Bears have officially cut down their roster to 53 players. Here is the list of players cut: QB Brett Basanez,FB Jason Davis, FB Will Ta’ufo,ou, WR Eric Peterman, WR Brandon Rideau, G Johan Asiata, OT Cody Balogh, G Dan Buenning, C Donovan Raiola, DE Ervin Baldwin, DE Joe Clermond, LB Marcus Freeman, LB Kevin Malast, LB [...] Bearsbacker.com: It's THE Blog For Any Chicago Bears Fan.It has...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
To get down to the league-mandated 53-man roster, the Bears parted ways with the following players: DE Ervin Baldwin , QB Brett Basanez , CB Rudy Burgess , DE Joe Clermond , FB Jason Davis , LB Marcus Freeman , CB Marcus Hamilton , LB Kevin Malast , WR Eric Peterman , WR Brandon Rideau , LB Mike Rivera , FB Will Ta'ufo'ou and CB Woodny Turenne . Additionally, the Bears placed DB Dahna Deleston and...
Bear Goggles (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
As always, Brad Biggs has the first word out of Halas Hall with the Bears final roster cuts. QB Brett Basanez FB Jason Davis FB Will Ta’ufo’ou WR Eric Peterman WR Brandon Rideau G Johan Asiata OT Cody Balogh G Dan Buenning C Donovan Raiola DE Ervin Baldwin DE Joe Clermond LB Marcus Freeman LB Kevin Malast LB Darrell McClover LB Mike Rivera CB Rudy Burgess CB Rod Hood CB Marcus Hamilton...
Bears Gab (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
The Bears on Saturday reached the NFL’s mandatory 53-man roster limit by terminating the contracts of guard Dan Buenning, cornerback Rod Hood and linebacker Darrell McClover; waiving 16 players including wide receiver Brandon Rideau; and placing three others on injured reserve. Players who were waived included guard Johan Asiata, defensive ends Ervin Baldwin and Joe [...]
Sports Chatter (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
NFL Cardinals released TE Leonard Pope Cardinals released S Aaron Francisco. Cardinals released QB Tyler Palko. Falcons cut S Erick Brock. Bears released WR Brandon Rideau Bears released LB Darrel McClover. Bears released LB Marcus Freeman. Broncos released DL Carlton Powell. Broncos released C Kory Lichtensteiger. Broncos released RB Marcus Thomas. Broncos released DT Matthias Askew and CB Rashod...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
Club will keep 6 receivers and 11 defensive backs Multiple sources confirmed the Bears will release Brandon Rideau, who was battling Rashied Davis and Devin Aromashodu for one of the receiver spots. Rideau had an 18-yard touchdown reception from Brett Basanez in Thursday's 26-23 exhibition victory over the Browns, but that wasn't enough to help him earn a spot on the 53-man roster.
Bears Backer (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times, the following players have been informed they will be released: G Dan Buenning C Donovan Raiola FB Jason Davis DE Joe Clermond WR Eric Peterman CB Rod Hood WR Brandon Rideau LB Kevin Malast LB Darrell McClover LB Mike Rivera The players listed in bold are all surprises to me. I mean Dan Buenning is a solid veteran offensive, [...] Bearsbacker.com: It's...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
This is a link to a list of players the Bears released Friday. A couple of surprises: CB Rod Hood after 5 days w/ the team (not listed yet but just reported on Twitter by Biggs) and OL Dan Buenning . More to come I am sure so check back for updates. Here is the list so far: G Dan Buenning C Donovan Raiola FB Jason Davis DE Joe Clermond WR Eric Peterman CB Rod Hood WR Brandon Rideau LB Kevin Malast...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh At Soldier Field on Thursday night, men in Chicago Bears uniforms beat men in Cleveland Browns uniforms 26-23 in the teams' fourth and final preseason game. Those who had any impact on this game were different from those who will likely do so once the games count as the coaching staff tried to sort out the final few roster spots and keep the starters healthy. Did Bears star QB...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Tonight's game versus the Cleveland Browns will provide one last chance for a lot of players to make their case for a spot on the final 53 man roster. Some positions are pretty clear, while others have yet to be figured out. Here's an article from the Tribune that identifies certain players that may be on the outside looking in . Excerpt: Linebacker How many: 7. Projected odd men out: Marcus Freeman...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Image via FTD.com With a roster that needs to be trimmed down to its final 53 by Friday and fierce competition at certain positions, some players in Bears camp are making quite the extra effort to avoid getting cut... but by sending flowers? That's the tactic employed by wide receiver Devin Aromashodu [ Ed's Note: Woo! War Eagle! - M.G. ], who hoped the bouquets would help him remain a Bear . "I...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
A couple may have to go after final exhibition Thursday night Because the Bears are unlikely to give up on Juaquin Iglesias and Johnny Knox, that would leave two spots at most for Rashied Davis, Devin Aromashodu and Brandon Rideau. Davis could have an advantage because of his play on special teams.
Realfootball365.com (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
What to look for on Sunday night at 7 p.m. as the Chicago Bears travel to Denver: 1. Jay Cutler – How does he react to the vicious Broncos crowd? 2. Wide receivers – Is Cutler getting on the same page as Devin Hester? What other receivers will shine, Earl Bennett or Brandon Rideau or Juaquin Iglesias or Johnny Knox? 3. Defensive line – Will the new fangled defensive line under Rod...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
In possibly the most anticipated preseason game of 2009, Sunday's game in Denver will definitely have plenty of drama to go along with the actual football game. We don't need to rehash everything, but it will certainly be interesting to see Kyle Orton and Jay Cutler square off against their former teams, as well as how the city of Denver will welcome Cutler back into his old stadium. Orton will be...
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