The Bear’s Den, June 18, 2025

Grady Jarrett enjoying his fresh start with the Bears, as is only right and proper

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Raiders, Bears, Jaguars among 6 offenses ready for a breakout: Nguyen – The Athletic – The Panthers, Cowboys and Falcons also look like units that could see a big improvement in 2025.

Grady Jarrett Explains Why Joining the 2025 Bears Has Been Refreshing – BN – Pro Bowl defensive lineman Grady Jarrett is embracing the clean slate that comes with joining a new team.

The Bears Are the 2025 NFL Offseason’s Big Winners — Does It Matter? – BN – They don’t hang banners for winning the offseason. Can the Bears capitalize after adding some new pieces?

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Packers won’t extend contracts of Brian Gutekunst, Matt LaFleur before this season – NBC Sports – The Packers will not extend the contracts of head coach Matt LaFleur and General Manager Brian Gutekunst before the season, new incoming team president Ed Policy said.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON

More offseason praise for the Chicago Bears – Windy City Gridiron – The Bears were picked as one of the seven most improved teams this offseason.

Chicago Bears Roster vs NFC North Rivals – Who Wins? – Windy City Gridiron – The Chicago Bears demonstrated in 2024 that they had significant coaching deficiencies that they addressed by hiring Ben Johnson as Head Coach and Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator. However, it…

Green Bay Packers Fans Trolled By Becky Lynch At WWE Raw – Windy City Gridiron – WWE’s Becky Lynch, a Chicago Bears fan, trolled the Packer faithful at Raw in Green Bay.

Updated 2025 Chicago Bears Salary Cap Outlook – Windy City Gridiron – Following another busy offseason with an unusual amount of spending from the new regime, it’s time to take a checks and balances of the Chicago Bears current state of the cap.

Who’ll Win the Chicago Bears’ Starting Sam Linebacker Position? – Windy City Gridiron – A few of our guys are running through a pre-training camp roundtable addressing some topics about the Bears.

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