Don Pierson

Bears general manager Jerry Angelo was pondering the uncertain state of the NFC recently and said, "The Carolina Panthers are like us." Exactly. Except for the difference between the 8-2...

Gee, maybe the Bears can get Keyshawn Johnson. Think he would be happy in Chicago? General manager Jerry Angelo was with Tampa Bay when the Bucs gave up two first-round...

One and done. The pattern of single Super Bowl seasons in the decade of free agency has been interrupted only by the 1997-98 champion Denver Broncos. Now the 4-6 Tampa...

Patience is the final virtue required for players to get elected to pro football's Hall of Fame. Bears defensive end Richard Dent was the premier pass rusher on the premier...

When all is sad and done, Nov. 9 will be remembered as The Lost Day. That's when five NFL coaches lost not only games but possibly their teams and probably...

Already having faced top receivers Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Jerry Rice and others in this trying season, it is time for the Bears to play against the NFL's leading receiver,...

The 7-2 Dallas Cowboys no longer are flirting with success, they're flirting with NFC home-field advantage. Their game Nov. 23 against 7-2 Carolina is looming large. Nobody is taking charge...

Everything still depends on Rex Grossman. The weirdest thing about the Bears' season of 2003 is that its relevance probably can't be known until 2004, maybe 2005. The one player...

Halfway through the NFL season, there have been plenty of memorable--and not so memorable--moments. Tribune pro football reporter Don Pierson offers five of each. 5 first-half highlights 1. Down 35-14...

Former Bears linebacker Jim Purnell wasn't drafted, but played alongside Dick Butkus and was remembered as one of the hardest hitters on teams from 1964-68. An Evanston High School All-State...