It's Gotta Be Mendenhall
zonersports.com 4/23/2008 — A Bears fan's plea --with video and reason-- for Jerry Angelo to select Rashard Mendenhall with the 14th pick on Saturday's NFL Draft.

Ocho Cinco for Cinco Cuatro?
zonersports.com 4/24/2008 — Chad for Brian? Ocho Cinco for Cinco Cuatro? A local sports yakker was asking who you would rather have right now on your team. I think it's intriguing. And before you freak out, I know this will never happen. Think of it like a Sam Smith-crazy make em up trade scenario.

NFL Transactions 4/23
bizoffootball.com 4/24/2008 — Transactions that happened in the NFL on Wednesday, as reported by ESPN.com : The Chicago Bears signed wide receiver Rashied Davis to a three-year contract. The Kansas City Chiefs traded defensive end Jared Allen to Minnesota for a first-round and two third-round draft choices in 2008 and exchanged sixth-round draft picks with Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings acquired defensive end Jared ...

The Chicago Bears GM Jerry Angelo Looking For 4 New Starters
thefootballwire.com 4/24/2008 — Jerry Angelo is looking for 4 starters with the team's first 4 picks. Does this mean a QB isn't on the horizon?

HOT WATER FOR BRIGGS?
profootballtalk.com 4/24/2008 — In June, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs will have to play a different kind of defense in a court of law. According to Michael Sneed of the Chicago Sun-Times, Briggs is required to appear before a judge on June 19 to explain why Briggs left the state ...

Angelo: Special case can't be made for Brian — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 4/23/2008
Jerry Angelo didn't want to get into the specifics of contract negotiations for any one player, but that didn't prevent the Bears' general manager from veering off the path Tuesday in the face of a long line of questions regarding Brian Urlacher's ...

Bears won't budge on contract offer to Urlacher — ESPN.com - NFL 4/23/2008
Bears GM Jerry Angelo indicated Tuesday that the team won't budge off its contract offer to linebacker Brian Urlacher.

Urlacher accepts Piccolo award, mum on dispute — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 4/24/2008
Disgruntled middle linebacker Brian Urlacher returned from Arizona to receive the Brian Piccolo award, an honor that’s voted on by teammates and held in the highest regards by ownership. While the organization hopes Urlacher is eternal in the middle ...

Bears may have special interest in Zbikowski — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 4/24/2008
The knock on Tommy Zbikowski is that he lacks the athletic ability to be a special NFL player. Maybe that’s true, but the Bears believe the Notre Dame and Buffalo Grove product might have special intangibles. Those qualities go a long way toward ...

My NFL draft weekend — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 4/24/2008
Editor's note: Former Glenbard West and Iowa star Matt Bowen is the NFL expert for www.suntimes.com/sports. Bowen played seven seasons in the NFL and today shares his experience on draft weekend.