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July 26 --- by Meg James: The move
is an attempt by the football organization to transition
the nation's most popular sport on television into the digital age by attracting younger viewers. The online streams will begin Sept. 4 with the season opening match between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. NBC will make its TV feed available on the websites of both the network and league.
Apparently, Harvey Dent and Anton Chigurh have begun
making appearances at Chicago Bears' camp.
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Chicago Bears Latest Blog Posts [more]
Teammates, coaches thrilled Hester’s back in camp
Posted 8 hours ago at Chicago Bear's Blog
Hester back in training camp, but sits out practice
Posted 10 hours ago at Chicago Bear's Blog
HESTER HAS HURT HAMMY
Posted 11 hours ago at ProFootballTalk.com
Devin Hester Ends Shortest Holdout in NFL History, Reports to Bears Training Camp
Posted 16 hours ago at FanHouse
Hester Reports
Posted 16 hours ago at Da Bears Blog
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Says ESPN's John Clayton. "This is the first
time I've gone into a camp with a chance
to be the opening-day starter," Orton said. "I've been stuck back with the threes in all of my offseasons. We'd have a 24-play period and I'd get four plays, if I was lucky."
BOURBONNAIS, Ill.
QB BATTLEDay 2 of the great quarterback derby
provided Kyle Orton with the opportunity to direct the
first-team offense, and he developed a quick rapport with Brandon Lloyd , connecting with him on a variety of routes. Overall, Orton and Rex ...
Vasher feels Hester's pain, but he knows holdout
isn't answer > Nathan Vasher showed up on time
for the 2006 season, shut up and played for the relative pittance of $425,000. That's ...
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Chris Simms is expected to
report today for the first day of training camp
with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
BOURBONNAIS, Ill.-- Devin Hester's resolve to sit out
the entire 2008 season, if necessary, to get a
new contract ended after two days of training camp. The wide receiver arrived at training camp happy teammates reported at breakfast this morning, ...
With his trade value at an all-time high,
the Bears would be wise to at least consider
dealing Hester Dan Pompei | On the NFL July 25, 2008 No one, with the possible exception of Bears coach Lovie Smith, appreciates the abilities of Devin Hester more ...
No one, with the possible exception of Lovie
Smith, appreciates the unique abilities of Devin Hester more
than I do. With that in mind, if I were the Bears, today I would be calling every team in the NFL to see if they were interested in acquiring ...
Buffalo is about to encounter the same questions
and controversies that gripped Chicago this week. Just as
Bears wide receiver/return specialist Devin Hester failed to report to training camp, Bills Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters will do the same. ...
Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith on the Hester
Holdout Situation
Who knew Ryan was such a big fan
-- or Jamaican?
It's only July and already Bears fans are
terrified. Who's going to start at quarterback: The mediocre
bearded guy or the mediocre short guy? Well, even the players themselves can't decide. So they did what any reasonable, competitive football player ...
“I can’t go out and play this year
making $445,000. Come on, man.” - Devin Hester. Damn,
the NFC North is a hot, mediocre mess: The Vikings got busted messing with Favre , the Packers don’t know what to do with Favre, ...
Bears fans, welcome to our running blog from
Bears training camp. The posts are from Tribune reporters
Vaughn McClure and David Haugh. Let's go ... 6:37 p.m.: Cornerback Charles Tillman is at the dining hall tonight with his teammates, likely...
Hester deserves more money, but skipping camp is
wrong way to get it David Haugh | On
the Bears 12:23 AM CDT, July 24, 2008 BOURBONNAIS Speed always has been the preferred method Devin Hester uses to make points. So hurry up and get to training camp, ...
In most professions, if a co-worker announces that
he can't do his job for $445,000 a year,
you'd punch him in the face. Professional sports is different -- a half-million bucks is blue-collar money -- and that's why the Chicago Bears' only scoring ...
Let me take you back 24 hours, when
Devin Hester, return dude extraordinaire, declared that he wasn't
playing for $445,000 this season . He's worth way more than that, and until the Bears gave him a new deal, he wasn't showing up for work. It's a ...
I hate NFL training camp holdouts, but every
now and again there is one that's justified. Rookies,
who have yet to play a single down, holding out for that extra .2 million when they haven't earned a dollar yet in their career might be the most ...
Sign the kicker–the kicker–to a long-term deal. Check.
The oft-injured defensive tackle? Check. The aging middle linebacker
that already has a contract? Check. The linebacker that said he would never play for the Bears again? Check. The most dynamic player the Bears have ever had save Gale and Walter? The greatest kick returner in NFL history? Ruh-Roh.
Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears has said
he is ready to sit out the entire 2008
season in order to get a new contract. The GM, Jerry Angelo, however, won't negotiate with players who are AWOL.
8 hours ago BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) Devin Hester,
who has electrified the NFL with 11 punt and
kickoff returns for touchdowns in his first two seasons, skipped the Chicago Bears' first training camp practice Wednesday in a holdout. Hester, a two-time ...
Despite their inability to reach a contract compromise
earlier this offseason, the Titans and Albert Haynesworth's agent
had talked about the positive nature of negotiations. The good vibes could be in jeopardy if the All-Pro defensive tackle doesn't ...
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- When the Indianapolis Colts report
to training camp today, defensive end Dwight Freeney is
expected to be placed on the physically unable to perform list as he recovers from a torn foot ligament.
Some thoughts on Hester holding out, and some
info about Day 1 of Camp
With news of his absence from training camp
blaring from a sports talk station in the background,
Devin Hester said he's prepared to dig in for the long haul. As in the entire 2008 season. The most dynamic return man in NFL history -- and a guy who ...
The Bears signed all their draft picks and
gave Brian Urlacher the contract he wanted, but they
still weren’t able to open a holdout-free training camp. Kick returner and wide receiver Devin Hester refused to show up for the opening practice and ...
The Bears' quarterback derby begins this afternoon without
the man who is more qualified than anyone to
discuss the franchise's carousel over the last decade. Center Olin Kreutz has been placed on the physically unable to perform list and will not be ...
by DMtShooter , Five Tool Tool 10. Wants
that big-time Donte Hall money 9. Less time in
training camp is less time in training camp 8. Doesn't want to distract from that riveting Kyle Orton - Rex Grossman quarterback battle 7. After the departure ...
Devin Hester said he intends to hold out
of training camp until the Bears grant him a
new deal. "I'm not coming,'' he said. "I have to make a statement." Huddle Up: Live updates from Bears camp, Day 1 Huddle Up: Williams signs, Grossman ...
| Tribune staff reporter 5:40 PM CDT, July
23, 2008 Devin Hester told the Tribune Wednesday he
intends to hold out of training camp until the Bears grant him a new deal. "I'm not coming,'' he said by phone. "I have to make a statement. I showed by ...
One of the (rare) moments during which we
gained some actual credibility in league circles came in
2005, when we explained that Eagles running back Brian Westbrook risked losing his ability to become an unrestricted free agent if he didn’t ...
All-Pro return man and wide receiver Devin Hester
has decided to skip the Bears’ first day of
training camp. Hester, the third-year pro, is due to make $445,000 this year – far less than what any two-time Pro Bowler should be making...
Devin Hester was a no-show for the Bears
opening practice and officially goes down as a holdout.
The tranquil start to Bears training camp disappeared
faster than a Devin Hester touchdown return today when
the Bears special teams ace refused to show up for the opening practice in a contract holdout.








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