The Chicago Bears have moved closer than ever to playing outside Illinois after the franchise’s board of directors formally voted to advance plans for a new stadium development in Hammond, Indiana. In the first comment from ownership officially backing a specific direction in a saga that has stretched across five years, chairman George H. McCaskey and president and CEO Kevin …
For decades, the Chicago Bears supplied some of the NFL’s most iconic figures without ever producing a Madden cover athlete. Walter Payton never appeared on the cover. Neither did Mike Ditka, Brian Urlacher, Devin Hester or any of the franchise’s other legendary names. But all that changed when EA Sports announced that quarterback Caleb Williams will be the featured player …
The Chicago Bears’ ongoing stadium saga has taken another turn after a last-ditch effort to secure state support for a proposed $5bn lakefront redevelopment failed to be considered before the Illinois General Assembly adjourned its spring session. The development leaves the Bears facing renewed uncertainty over their long-term home and strengthens the possibility that the franchise could instead pursue a …
The long-running battle over the future home of the Chicago Bears has intensified once again, with political tensions escalating across Illinois and Indiana as the franchise edges closer to a decision on a proposed $5bn stadium development. According to recent reporting from Front Office Sports, the Bears’ pursuit of a new domed stadium has become one of the most contentious …
The NFL did not feel the need to hide its headline acts when revealing its full 2026 schedule. The new campaign opens, in line with recent rumours, with the defending champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the New England Patriots in a Super Bowl LX rematch, features nine international games and closes, as usual, with a full Week 18 divisional slate designed …
The NFL leaned heavily into established contenders, major media markets and ascending young quarterbacks when deciding its 2026 primetime television allocations, essentially adving viewers who it believes will matter in January. The Los Angeles Rams lead the league with seven spotlight games, tying the NFL record previously shared by the 2025 Kansas City Chiefs and 2023 Buffalo Bills. Just behind …
The NFL’s annual grip on the Thanksgiving holiday is set to become even stronger in 2026 after the league unveiled an expanded five-game slate stretching from Wednesday night through Black Friday as part of its latest schedule release. For the first time in league history, the NFL will stage a standalone Thanksgiving Eve game, with the Los Angeles Rams hosting …
According to the latest rumours, the NFL appears set to open its 2026 season with an immediate Super Bowl LX rematch between the defending champion Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. In what would be a fairly dramatic pivot from earlier league-wide expectations that Seattle would instead host the resurgent Chicago Bears in Week 1, multiple reports on Wednesday …
City mayor Brandon Johnson has added further uncertainty to the Chicago Bears’ stadium saga after moving to block Illinois legislation that could help the franchise build its proposed new domed stadium in Arlington Heights. The Bears have been pushing for a new fixed-roof stadium and mixed-use development on the 326-acre former site of Arlington International Racecourse but, while the suburban …
Where the opening night of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh reflected teams’ desire to bolster their trenches, Friday saw receivers and tight ends flow off the board in amongst a heavier look at defensive positions. The quarterback has long been viewed as thin this year and, after Ty Simpson going to the Los Angeles Rams added an unexpected second …
In a first round that began with a quarterback taken first overall and a running back with pick #32, it was not surprising that the offensive side of the ball saw most of their ilk taken on the opening night of the 2026 NFL Draft. All told, there were 18 picks on offense and 14 on defense and, in keeping …
The National Football League has distributed more than $542m to players as part of its Performance-Based Pay programme for the 2025 season, rewarding those who delivered high snap counts relative to their salaries. Fans can stay updated with live football scores to follow players’ performances in real time. Cornerback Nahshon Wright, who spent the 2025 campaign with the Chicago Bears, led all …
The opening days of the NFL offseason have not only been defined by heavy spending in free agency, but also by a series of notable trades that have seen key playmakers swap franchises. Several teams moved aggressively to acquire established starters, while others happily accepted the chance to stockpile draft capital ahead of April’s draft. One of the most eye-catching …
As expected, Matthew Stafford claimed the top individual award at the 15th NFL Honours, but the margin over his nearest rival was perhaps closer than many anticipated. The Los Angeles Rams veteran only narrowly pipped second-year QB Drake Maye, of the New England Patriots, in what many believe was the closest outcome since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair shared the …
The NFL has confirmed that it will return to Madrid with a multi-year commitment to play International Series games at the iconic Estadio Santiago Bernabéu from 2026. The home of Real Madrid C.F staged the league’s first-ever regular season game in the Spanish capital in 2025, and its success has now led to a partnership with the club, as well …
Analysing football is a tricky thing. To differentiate yourself from the ‘hot take artists’, you feel you have to crunch the tape and study the numbers. But sometimes, it just feels that overarching narratives are inescapable. The Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears’ recent histories have been littered with back-breaking loss after back-breaking loss. As the youngest franchise in the NFL, …
Seen by many as the best weekend of the NFL season, the Divisional Round of the Playoffs is upon us. We are down to the final eight teams, with just seven games remaining of the 2025 campaign. Wild Card weekend was, for the most part, ‘wild’, and saw the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles crash out, the Buffalo Bills …
The playoffs are here! The commonly held wisdom among the football cognoscenti is that the Divisional Round is the best weekend in football, but the remaining teams vying for a Super Bowl berth will have to go a long way to pip a slate of Wild Card fixtures that delivered four nail-biters. From the moment that underdog Carolina Panthers looked …
The regular season is in the books, and Wild Card Weekend is upon us. Twelve of the remaining 14 teams with aspirations of lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in February are in action over the weekend, with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks enjoying their hard-earned byes. Let’s look at the six matchups in question, in order of kick-off time. …
The 2025 NFL regular season concluded Sunday, setting the stage for the playoffs with a full 14-team field ready for Wild Card Weekend. Top seeded Denver Broncos (AFC) and Seattle Seahawks (NFC) earned the first-round byes and will advance directly to the Divisional Round, and will retain home-field advantage for as long as they remain in the competition prior to …
Like the proverbial curate’s egg, Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season was ‘good in parts’. Elsewhere, the smell was quite apparent. Of the edible fare, two offensive masterminds went to battle in northern California on Sunday night, as the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers duelled over the right to play for the NFC’s #1 seed. A barnburner ensued …
The end of the season is hurtling towards us, and things are heating up nicely. The #1 seed in both conferences is still up for grabs, especially in the NFC, where three teams from the West all have paths to the bye and home field advantage throughout the postseason. Three teams — Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle — clinched a …
Teams have started punching their playoff tickets, with the Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos becoming the first to secure a postseason berth in what turned out to be a wild Week 15. Six teams won last weekend after trailing by at least 10 points, tied for the most in a single week in NFL history. The Buffalo Bills were …
The Chicago Bears are having to rethink plans for a new home, and are even considering a potential move to north-west Indiana, after efforts to secure public funding for venue in Illinois stalled. In an open letter to fans, issued Wednesday (17th December), team president Kevin Warren insisted that the storied franchise still preferred to build a new stadium on …
