Don Pierson

Drafted fifth, four spots higher than Brian Urlacher in 2000, Ohio State's A.J. Hawk arrived here with huge expectations and tiny room for error. Wednesday, after his 22nd practice on...

Danieal Manning just became the most important Bears rookie since Mike Brown. With Brown down again, Manning is forced to learn as fast as he runs. Nobody knows exactly how...

Koren Robinson spent his last training camp in alcohol rehabilitation, so the Minnesota Vikings' physical camp under new coach Brad Childress is welcome relief, not to mention shorter than the...

It took Pete Rozelle 23 ballots in 1960 and Paul Tagliabue 12 ballots in 1989, but Tuesday it took Roger Goodell only five ballots to be elected NFL commissioner. The...

Doug Atkins once reported to training camp wearing only shorts and his helmet. As coach George Halas put the rest of the Bears through their usual contact drills in full...

Chicago was the beginning of the reign of NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, and Chicago is expected to be the beginning for heir-apparent Roger Goodell when owners convene here Monday to...

The Bears are the only NFL team with all 22 starters back, making them the most unusual team since the advent of free agency in the early 1990s. Whether this...

When retired players convene Thursday in Phoenix for their NFL Players Association meeting, they will find out they are just as likely as anybody else to suffer from mental issues...

AFC EAST New York Jets 1. (4). D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT, Virginia 1. (29). Nick Mangold, C, Ohio State 2. (49). Kellen Clemens, QB, Oregon 3. (76). Anthony Schlegel, LB, Ohio...

The Bears are considering taking the draft off Saturday and Sunday. They are calling in healthy and enjoying the weekend. They don't need the hassle because they don't need the...