Stephen Paea

Stephen Paea is injured. Of course he is. It’s what he does, occasionally finding a spasm of health and talent to rush the passer. Paea had a bad knee last season, then underwent arthroscopic surgery and looked like a player during the early...

Ten things to take away from the Chicago Bears' 31-3 loss to the Denver Broncos in their preseason opener: 1. No one game plans for the opening preseason game and starters don’t play into the fourth quarter in the first exhibition. But maybe nobody...

I know that the first exhibition game doesn’t mean much to the starters because, as Tribune football columnist Matt Bowen writes, that first game is about basics. Yes. Well. Fine. But not for me. I don’t care about footwork. I want fireworks....

BOURBONNAIS — As much as he has talked about defensive end Corey Wootton's progress in training camp, Bears coach Lovie Smith has been careful not to go overboard with praise. Smith wants to see how Wootton and the other young pass rushers...

BOURBONNAIS — As Stephen Paea continued to build on a strong training camp at Olivet Nazarene University, Bears defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli tried not to gush too much about the second-year defensive tackle. But Marinelli couldn't contain...

BOURBONNAIS — As Brian Price met the Chicago media for the first time Saturday night, he exhaled and then flashed a friendly smile. "It don't get no better than this,'' the new Bears defensive tackle said. "It's a defensive town. Great leaders. &#...

BOURBONNAIS — The familiar sound of shoulder pads popping filled the night air Saturday at Olivet Nazarene University as the Bears finally got back to the real thing. The collective bargaining agreement that was struck between the NFL and its...

The Bears weren't able to add help at defensive tackle during the draft, so they found some on the street. An NFL source told the Tribune the team agreed to terms Thursday night with John McCargo, a former first-round draft pick of the Bills, and DeMario...

In your opinion, is this the most talented post-Super Bowl 41 Bears roster? -- Chris Jensen, from Twitter Yes, it is. I thought the previous most-talented Bears roster post-2006 was the roster from last year. And the 2012 roster is better still,...

Dave Toub was forced to wonder how it would shake out at this time a year ago when the Bears' top six tacklers on special teams all were headed to unrestricted free agency. He's in a similar position again as five of the top eight core players, based...

Lovie Smith almost never calls out a player. That’s a big reason his players love him. He always has their back. So, when the Bears coach called out starting defensive tackle Henry Melton in advance of Monday night’s game in Philadelphia,...

Look, Jay Cutler wouldn’t have to use naughty words if offensive coordinator Mike Martz would simply call the game plan Cutler told him to call. Cutler didn’t deny he F-bombed Martz in Sunday night’s game, nor did he have any regrets...