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Chicagoist is starting to understand how Tank Johnson got his nickname. Could it be his fascination with weapons? While some people would learn from past experiences involving guns that could jeopardize one's freedom and multi-million dollar contract, others just don't seem to put two and two together. Tank Johnson apparently falls into the later category. The Chicago Bears' defensive tackle was charged yet again yesterday, this time with "six misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of...

Chicagoist gets our fill of hearing leaders professing the importance of "staying the course" when we're watching MSNBC — we don't need it on ESPN, too! Yet that's what we got from Bears head coach Lovie Smith, who insisted in his post-game press conference that he's sticking with Rex Grossman as his quarterback. Rex is our quarterback. We didn't get the job done and we turned the football over. We have won with him. The...

The Bears made their first prime time appearance of 2006 on Sunday night againt the Seattle Seahawks. In addition to being the defending NFC Champions, the Seahawks entered the game as the only other undefeated team in the NFC besides the Bears. We expected a close game, but instead the Bears took the opportuntity to demonstrate to a national audience just how dominant they can be. They pounded the Seahawks, winning by a final score...

Coming off an 11-5 season, with all 22 starters returning, the Bears entered this weekend's draft without the glaring holes of recent years. None-the-less, they did have some areas in which upgrades clearly would help the team. With one of the league's worst offenses, and the best defense, clearly they needed to address their offensive holes. Especially with this week's signing of Ricky Manning Jr., which helped fill a void created by Jerry Azumah's retirement....

Lately, it has seemed like the Bears players just cannot stay out of trouble with the law. There were so many inciidents that we even suggested a Clue-like game to predict who, where and why a Bears player would next be arrested. Following two incidents by Tank Johnson, Daven Holly was nabbed after shots were fired from his SUV. Now, even guys who haven't officially joined the team are going that extra step to prove...