John Mullin

Mike Holmgren has made his mark in the NFL with his handling and development of quarterbacks. But when it mattered most in Super Bowl XL, he couldn't overcome quarterback Matt...

Colts quarterback Peyton Manning was presented with the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award by Connie Payton, who said her late husband "has got to be up there...

The Bears released Seahawks receiver Bobby Engram in 2001, but in some respects Engram has never left Chicago. He still considers some former teammates close friends. He calls James "Big...

Who says a Bear and a Panther can't get along? Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris combined with Carolina tight end Michael Gaines on a memorable duet Friday as part of...

Tribune staff reporter John Mullin analyzes the coaching and special-teams matchups: COACHING The Steelers' Bill Cowher and Seahawks' Mike Holmgren became NFL head coaches in 1992 and rank near the...

The Panthers smashed the Giants and the Bears to reach the NFC championship game and seem more at home away from home. "I think when we go on the road,...

The city of cool and coffee? Not exactly. Seahawks backers have put the "fan" in fanatic in their pursuit of tickets for Sunday's NFC championship game against the Panthers. Why...

Sometimes, living well is indeed the best revenge. It has been for Bobby Engram and Ricky Proehl, two Bears castoffs now one win from a Super Bowl. The Carolina Panthers...

The Bears do not appear outwardly to be a superstitious bunch, which is not to say Friday the 13th is without meaning for them. It's a good day to be...

Texas' comeback national-championship win in the Rose Bowl had some interested Chicago viewers. Bears cornerback Nathan Vasher, a three-year Longhorns starter, proclaimed, "that's the way it's supposed to look. They...