Bears waive Longest; Punter/kicker didn't quite size up as expected

Playing Sports, Hobos and Yes, That Guy: An Interview with Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun-Times

FanHouse found this 6/25/2008 on thebiglead.com

About a year ago, we tried to secure Chicago Sun-Times columnist Rick Telander for an interview. Sent him questions, the whole thing and … nothing. Guess he didn’t like them. So after the whole Jay Mariotti brouhaha exploded last week, we ...

Bodog has Bears' odds of winning Super Bowl at 40/1

blogdown posted 6/26/2008 from blogdowncb.wordpress.com

Per sports betting Web site Bodog, the Bears are listed with 40/1 odds of winning Super Bowl XLIII and labeled as a “middle of the pack” team. Other teams with similar odds include the Cincinnati Bengals (40/1), Denver Broncos (40/1), and Tampa Bay Buccaneers(35/1). Not terrible company by any means.

KICK THEM WHEN THEY’RE DOWN – CEDRIC BENSON

on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture ... found this 6/26/2008 on www.epiccarnival.com

By Zac, Throwing Into Traffic From time to time, professional athletes remind us why they're often stereotyped as overpaid, entitled ingrates. Every once in a while, one of THOSE athletes falls...hard. When they do, we at Epic Carnival step in to ...

The Top 10 players most vital to the Chicago Bears’ success in 2008 - #10 Adrian Peterson

blogdown posted 6/26/2008 from blogdowncb.wordpress.com

For the next couple of weeks, every couple of days, we’ll be profiling the players we think will be the most instrumental to the Bears’ success in 2008.

Are Bears better without Benson?

Windy City Gridiron: Front Page Posts found this 6/26/2008 on chi.scout.com

Now that Cedric Benson is gone, will the Bears' running attack improve? Scout.com gives fans five reasons to be optimistic.