San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
In a story of what might have been, the 49ers were interested in trading for Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs in 2007 and were willing to give the Bears their No. 1 draft pick in 2008 in exchange. The trade deadline came and went and the deal didn't happen....
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
SANTA CLARA – Patrick Willis and Lance Briggs side by side in the 49ers' linebacking corps? That combination seemed so likely last year that Briggs and Willis sat down together at the 2008 Pro Bowl to talk about the possibilities. "I thought it was a done deal," Briggs said Tuesday on a conference call. "I thought when the trade was offered, I didn't think I'd be back in a Chicago...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lance Briggs says he was so sure he'd become a 49er in 2008, he and then-rookie Patrick Willis talked about playing next to one another at the 2008 Pro Bowl.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Notable Bears from Week 9 vs. Arizona include: DB Danieal Manning (12 total tackles), LB Hunter Hillenmeyer (10 total tackles), LB Lance Briggs (nine solo sacks), CB Zack Bowman (four solo tackles, interception) and DL Alex Brown (two solo tackles, sack, two forced fumbles).
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Bears LB Lance Briggs was activated and able to start in Week 9 against Arizona. He had been listed as probable on the injury report with a shoulder injury.
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
....where we just got back from a wedding and need to get up early tomorrow AM for MN deer season opener - therefore, we're going to bed and you can come up with your own damn one-liner. ChicagoBears.com Lovie Smith is still friends with Kurt Warner. Thanks, Larry! The official injury report for the Bears and Cardinals. Chicago Sun-Times The Bears are forced to play solitaire. Or football. Olin Kreutz's...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Chicago LB Lance Briggs (shoulder) has been listed as probable for the team's Week 9 game against the Cardinals. He was able to practice in full on both Thursday and Friday.
Revenge Of The Birds (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Let's take a look at the Cardinals / Bears match up to see who has the edge. Pos. Edge Analysis QB Jay Cutler can be one of the best quarterbacks in the league when he wants to be - will it be on Sunday? Meanwhile, Kurt Warner is coming off quite possibly his worst game as a Cardinal, and needs to prove why he returned to the team for another two years. RB Split Although Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower...
Revenge Of The Birds (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
More photos » by John Froschauer - AP Imagine the additional threat of Devin Hester taking back punts and kicks for the Cardinals. Browse more photos » Last week we started this segment, in which we would pick a player(s) from the opposing team for that given week. This week, we face the Chicago Bears and everybody now has a chance to pick who they would want from their team. It can be...
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
....where we're not going to simplify our stories. ChicagoBears.com Jerry Angelo has his weekly Q&A with Larry Mayer. Cutler is pleased with the performance of his WR's. The Bears aren't going to scale back their offense. Chicago Sun-Times Four Down Territory: Will Anquan Boldin play? Mike Mulligan: Will the real Bears' D stand up? Brad Biggs dips into his mailbag: Where's D.A.? Devin Hester vows...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Bears LB Lance Briggs (shoulder) was a limited participant at practice on Wednesday as Chicago gets set to host Arizona Week 9. Briggs is expected to be able to play against the Cardinals.
Sportress of Blogitude (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
• Wysh is right, the NHL isn’t worth getting stabbed in the neck over. [Puck Daddy] • Syracuse coach freestyle raps, team loses horribly. [Bootlegger Sports] • Lance Briggs of the Chicago Bears is a comic book guy [Mouthpiece Blog] • Kick returner/wide receiver David Anderson of the Houston Texans does a pretty mean Ron Jaworski impression. [Awful [...]
Windy City Gridiron (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
More photos » by Dave Martin - AP Browse more photos » After thinking this morning about the three not-so-savvy free agent OL acquisitions ( Orlando Pace , Frank Omiyale , and Kevin Shaffer ) Jerry Angelo brought to Chicago this past offseason, I started wondering about how he has addressed the OL through the draft. Angelo is, of course, known as a "build through the draft" GM,...
pittsburgh sports and mini ponies (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Why the saddles? Is there a gang of monkeys or something that are always trying to ride mini horses? Gotta be prepared? Hines is dirty. [ OFTOT ] Pens won. Seems like we've been saying that a lot lately, and I don't mind if it continues for the foreseeable future. [ The Pensblog ] Edward Norton crushes in the NYC Marathon. [ Steady Burn ] Which overrated product did you try? [ No Guts, No Glory ]...
MOUTHPIECE Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Not even Wikipedia knew! Anyway, yes, here’s the Bears’ linebacker showing off some of his comic book collection, where he describes Pitt as “the most powerful character in Marvel.” Watch out! This video isn’t where it ends for comic books on the Web with Briggs, he’s even got a social networking/blog site of sorts dedicated to his [...]
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