Briggs: Defense can still be dominant; big contracts not the problem
blogs.suntimes.com 11/21/2008 — Through happenstance or by design, Lance Briggs has become the unofficial spokesman for the Bears' 19th-ranked defense. He's the player that is trotted out behind the podium at Halas Hall every Thursday at noon to take questions at large on the ...

Briggs may be Pro Bowler, not an All-Pro
blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 1/10/2009 —

Briggs does his part in 'W' -
chicagotribune.com 2/9/2009 — He stopped the Wildcat, played some special teams and even absorbed a few playful shoves from ex-teammate Thomas Jones . Lance Briggs got his fill as the Bears ' lone representative at Sunday's Pro Bowl in Honolulu. The linebacker was on the winning ...

Sun-Times Nails Lance Briggs’ Razor Incident
blogdownchicagobears.com 4/29/2009 — Everybody’s favorite accident-prone Pro Bowler, Lance Briggs, is at it again. This time, it’s a straight-edged razor , not a high-priced sports car, and a hand, not a pole. There might be a lot more to say on this, that is, if Brad Biggs of the Sun-Times didn’t say all that ...

Pro Bowler? Really?
advancednflstats.com 12/17/2008 — I know I'm piling on Brett Favre lately, but he was named to the 2009 Pro Bowl today. And we should ask, did he deserve it? Well, no. He didn't. I wouldn't be writing this if I thought he did. His rankings in various stats among the AFC's 16 top ...

Bears fire linebackers coach
chicagotribune.com 1/7/2009 — Lance Briggs was all set to take linebackers coach Lloyd Lee to the Pro Bowl when Lee unexpectedly canceled the Hawaii trip Monday night.

Marcus Freeman to learn from Lance Briggs
eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com 5/3/2009 — Per Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune , the comparisons between Marcus Freeman, the Chicago Bears' fifth-round selection in this year's draft, and Lance Briggs, the Bears' Pro Bowl linebacker, began at the Senior Bowl. Freeman will be an immediate contributor on special teams and learn ...

Top Ten things the Bears should do this offseason
toptenchicagosports.com 12/29/2008 — On one hand, I’m glad the Bears choked against the Texans and didn’t make the playoffs. For one, they would have taken a beatdown next week in Minnesota anyway. And more importantly, winning 10 games and making the playoffs may have given the ...

2009 AFC Pro Bowl Roster
nflgridirongab.com 12/16/2008 — AFC PRO BOWL ROSTER OFFENSE (21) STARTERS RESERVES Quarterbacks (3) Peyton Manning , IND Brett Favre , NYJ

Lance Briggs says he's fine
chicagotribune.com 4/29/2009 — Chicago Bears linebacker cut his hand shaving > Lance Briggs never figured cutting himself with a straight razor would cause such a commotion.  ...

Bears' money player: Briggs — Chicago Sun-Times Bears 12/17/2008
As a general rule, the Bears don't like to put Pro Bowl clauses in players' contracts because they believe if they're paying top dollar, they expect all-star performance. Weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs delivered on that when he was named to the NFC ...

Why the Heck Is Brett Favre in the Pro Bowl? — Bleacher Report - NFL 12/17/2008
As most of you probably know, the Pro Bowl results were released on Tuesday. I really only have one big complaint about the results. Why the heck is Bret Favre in the Pro Bowl? Sure, he's leading the Jets to success that was non-existent for them ...

Let's Call the Pro Bowl What It REALLY Is: The POPULARITY Bowl, Part One — Bleacher Report - NFL 12/17/2008
Enough of the talk about the Pro Bowl being a marquee matchup of the league's premier players. The concept of an All-Star contest, from Little League to the pros in any sport, is to send players to a game set aside especially for the top ...

Injured Saints RB Reggie Bush to miss last 2 games — Boston.com -- Football news 12/17/2008
Running back Reggie Bush will miss the final two games of the New Orleans Saints' season. Bush sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee during the Saints' loss at Chicago last Thursday night. The knee was examined over the weekend and ...

Ross Tucker: Pro Bowl voting among players should be consistent — SI.com - NFL 12/17/2008
Pro Bowl voting is problematic and it has nothing to do with the fans.