Leslie Frazier

The last four times the Bears have banged around with Adrian Peterson, they have limited him to fewer than 100 yards. But that Adrian Peterson was not this Adrian Peterson. The Adrian Peterson they will meet Sunday is on track for a career year with...

It’s official: Phil Emery has hit stupid time. Mike Singletary has been added to Emery’s list.  Or maybe that was David Letterman’s list. Trib Bears beat monster Brad Biggs reported Monday night that the Bears Hall-of-Fame...

When the ribbon was cut on this NFL season in early September, nobody gave a second thought to the Bears' Week 12 assignment, Leslie Frazier's Vikings. No, you don't dismiss any divisional opponent, especially one that possesses the threat of Adrian...

MANKATO, Minn. — After losing 11 straight games to NFC North opponents, the Vikings' view of the division might be similar to an ant's view of a Redwood forest. But, believe it or not, they have high hopes. "Stranger things have happened," Vikings...

PHOENIX — If you find the NFC North unrecognizable this fall, it's not because your binoculars need adjusting. It's because the division has undergone some radical changes. "Everybody in our division is getting better, and it already was the...

One longtime acquaintance on an NFL coaching staff called with a rhetorical question that pops into my head whenever somebody mentions the league's problem hiring African-American head coaches. "Do you know how hard it is to win 10 games in the NFL?''...

The more Bears receivers who go down with injuries and struggle to return, the more embarrassing Lovie Smith looks with his Kellen Davis nonsense. Truth is, even with a full complement of receivers, Smith looks embarrassing with his Davis nonsense....

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Apostle Matthew was not referring to the Vikings when he wrote in his gospel "the last shall be first," but they would like to think his words apply to them. The same Vikings who won only three games in 2011 after starting...

Who says Tom Brady isn't a great scrambler? The Patriots quarterback was scrambling all over the New England sideline Sunday in Buffalo, frantically searching for his missing helmet before his team's first possession of the third quarter. He couldn't...

In the two months leading up to the NFL draft, Florida defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd reached No. 1 on ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s Big Board. NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock rated Floyd the No. 2 player entering the draft. If...

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is in search of a team. And the Minnesota Vikings are said to be in need of a starter at his position. So, naturally, there has been plenty of speculation that Urlacher would end up wearing the purple and...

This NFL offseason represents the 10-year anniversary of the inception of the "Rooney Rule." The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney, requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coaching and senior football...