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Gene Chamberlain

Gene Chamberlain

Joined: Apr 23, 2024

BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.

Montez Sweat goes through stretching at Bears minicamp. Sweat is obviously their threat on the edge but he needs help.

Bears 2024 Training Camp Preview: Giving Montez Sweat Some Help

Will the Bears turn to Yannick Ngakoue again after he cost them $10.5 million and underperformed, or will they see what they need from a pass rusher in Austin Booker?

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Purdue's Nic Scourton Wisconsin QB Tanner Mordecai. Scourton, now with Texas A&M, has been mock-drafted to the Bears.

Mock Drafters Giving Bears Defensive Line a Good Early Stir

Two mock drafts for 2025 have arrived at the conclusion GM Ryan Poles should have—they need edge rush help.

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Bears tackle Darnell Wright blocks against Chargers linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu. Wright allowed seven sacks as a rookie.

Bears 2024 Training Camp Preview: A Youthful Ascension at Tackle

If right tackle Darnell Wright can lower his sacks allowed the way Braxton Jones did at left tackle last season, the Bears could have Caleb Williams well protected.

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Replacing Braxton Jones or Darnell Wright isn't exactly high on the Bears' need list but a tackle has been named a player for the Bears to watch in next year's draft.

Player to Watch Named for Bears Seems Redundant at First Glance

Analysis: The Bears have two tackles who are under contract and just drafted one so Pro Football Focus' naming of a tackle as a player for them to watch seems pointless. Or is it?

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Falcons QB Taylor Heinicke is cornered by Bears defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. for a sack.

Bears 2024 Training Camp Preview: Gervon Dexter's Next Big Step

The need for more pass rush pressure while maintaining the No. 1 run defense in the league means Gervon Dexter and possibly Zacch Pickens must be prepared to advance on Day 1.

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T.J. Edwards put in a Pro Bowl type of season without even getting proper recognition but now he can't even make an all-underrated team.

Bears Underrated Duo Can't Get Recognized on Underrated Team

If ever two players deserved identification as being underrated it's a current Bears duo and neither can even earn recognition on one website's all-underrated team.

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The Bears have faced new Packers back Josh Jacobs before and held him to 35 and 48 yards the last two matchups following a 123-yard game as a rookie in 2019.

All-NFC North Team: Bears Rate Only Fourth Best at Running Back

When Aaron Jones is tearing up the Bears defense while running behind the Minnesota Vikings offensive line or catching short passes out of the backfield and tur

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DJ Moore did a solo act at Bears wide receiver last year and this year he has help.

Bears 2024 Training Camp Preview: Rome Odunze Completes the Set

Wide Receivers: With Rome Odunze joining veterans DJ Moore and Keenan Allen, very few NFL receiver corps can match the Bears for top-end talent and it's also a group with depth.

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Kevin Byard has been named the most overrated Bears player but seems a player well down the list of potential candidates.
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Is Most Overrated Bears Player Even Someone Being Rated?

One website has revealed its view of each NFL team's most overrated player and in this case it's not someone who has been in a Bears uniform for long.

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DeAndre Carter goes airborne in a Raiders game against the Bills. Carter is a Bears offseason addition who could contribute on special teams in several ways.

Does Adding DeAndre Carter Mean Double Trouble on Bears Returns?

The new kickoff rule makes two returners deep a real possibility, and the signing of another kick returner might signify the Bears are preparing to try this.

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Bears safety Jaquan Brisker makes an unsuccesful attempt to knock the ball from from David Njoku on a Browns touchdown.

Bears Facing the Most Pressure at Outset of Training Camp

Analysis: Some Bears need to produce to help the team win but others have careers at stake in addition to the team goals and here are the top 10 facing the most pressure.

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Losing DJ Moore for even a little bit of time, especially early, can be a tough blow for this Bears team despite the presence of Keenan Allen.

Pinpointing Most Indispensable Bears on Training Camp Roster

Analysis: Only a few select Bears can be truly labeled indispensable because GM Ryan Poles has done a solid job supplying depth, but even with backup support these Bears can't be repla

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