Don Pierson

At least one executive who is a Bears' opponent complained to the NFL about the four-game suspension of quarterback Jim Miller for violating the steroid policy, calling it "an embarrassing...

A moment of noise, please, for Bruce Matthews, who will play his 260th NFL game Sunday. That's more than any other offensive lineman in league history. For 17 seasons Matthews...

The future is Cade McNown. So why isn't the future now? Bears coach Dick Jauron has the perfect opportunity to turn to his rookie quarterback Sunday at Soldier Field against...

Despite protests to the contrary, the NFL playoffs are all but set with five weeks to play. Desperate coaches argue it's not over until it's over. NFL statisticians calculate that...

There are six teams with at least eight wins, but it's still hard to tell which teams are good, let alone which team is best. The Jacksonville Jaguars have the...

Dan Marino doesn't have many national television appearances left, so Jimmy Johnson seemed uncharacteristically sympathetic Thursday as he watched his 38-year-old quarterback act his age. Johnson sounded torn between giving...

Detroit Lions safety Mark Carrier was suspended by the NFL for Thursday's game against the Bears and fined an additional $50,000 because of his helmet-to-helmet hit that knocked Packers receiver...

More evidence of an upside-down NFL season: - The Green Bay Packers will try to avoid a third straight loss in Lambeau Field. - The Oakland Raiders are accusing other...

Jim Harbaugh's first year with the Bears was Walter Payton's last. Harbaugh was the No. 1 draft choice in 1987, the quarterback for a new era. Payton was the 1975...

While it seems like field-goal kicking is way off, and kickers have blamed the new rule preventing tampering with balls, kickers were connecting on 78 percent of field goals at...