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The Chicago Bears and quarterback Jay Cutler agreed to a two-year extension that will keep him with the team through 2013, and a source confirmed it will pay him $30 million in new money. Under terms of the deal, Cutler will get $20 million in guarantees in this two-year extension, the source confirmed. Under terms [...]

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According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have sent defensive end Gaines Adams, the fourth overall pick in the 2007 draft to the Chicago Bears for a 2010 second round draft pick.

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Adam Schefter, of ESPN, reports the Chicago Bears have informed unrestricted free-agent LB Derrick Brooks (Buccaneers) that they will not be signing him at this time because they want to go with some of their younger linebackers.

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ESPN.com reports Chicago Bears LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (knee) suffered a sprained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the team’s Week 1 game, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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ESPN.com reports Chicago Bears LB Brian Urlacher (wrist) will have surgery on his dislocated wrist, according to the Chicago Tribune, citing unnamed sources.

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Len Pasquarelli, of ESPN.com, reports the Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with free-agent CB Roderick Hood (Browns) on a one-year contract, according to sources. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Minnesota Vikings are “almost certainly” willing to part with Tarvaris Jackson for a late-round pick. The Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers are interested in Jackson and it doesn’t seem like they will trade him to a division rival.

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By Bob Cunningham
In any defense, the tackles may be the most important part.
They are the first line, and they’re the tone-setters. Their play can determine the difficulty or ease of the linebackers, cornerbacks, and safeties behind them.
If the line is playing well and keep the linebackers clean, odds are that team will be fairly successful. [...]

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Vaughn McClure, of the Chicago Tribune, reports Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte (leg) was scheduled to undergo an MRI Thursday, June 4, but the team would not confirm that the procedure was performed.

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Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith said during an interview on the NFL Network that he will handle the defensive play-calling this season.

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The Chicago Bears reached an agreement on a one-year contract on Friday with veteran free agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times. The transaction reunites the former St. Louis Rams starter with Bears coach Lovie Smith and linebackers coach Bob Babich, who previously coached Tinoisamoa in St. Louis. Tinoisamoa reportedly [...]

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Mike Mulligan, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Chicago Bears will receive a fifth-round pick from the Denver Broncos in the their trade for QB Jay Cutler. The Bears will send their first-round picks in 2009 and 2010, a third-round pick in 2009 and QB Kyle Orton to the Broncos in the deal.

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Mike Mulligan, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports the Denver Broncos will receive the Chicago Bears’ first-round draft picks in 2009 and 2010, their third-round pick in 2009 and QB Kyle Orton in exchange for Broncos QB Jay Cutler and a fifth-round pick in 2009.

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ESPNews reports the Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with unrestricted free-agent OT Orlando Pace (Rams). Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

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The Denver Broncos have agreed to trade disgruntled quarterback Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears. The Broncos announced the deal Thursday and said terms would be disclosed later. It wasn’t immediately known if Denver got any players in return or just draft picks. The Broncos were trading Cutler on his terms and there was no [...]

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