George McCaskey

The Bears' chairman lost the support of a sizable chunk of the fan base and needs one of those lightning-in-a-bottle seasons — always possible in the NFL — to prevent a fan revolt next season.

The Bears chairman's inbox full of "hate mail" got fuller after McCaskey announced that the Bears' three principal leaders were returning.

He's posted, over the past three years, the league's fourth-fewest yards per play and sixth-fewest yards per rushing attempt.

CHICAGO — Chairman George McCaskey insisted the Chicago Bears have the right culture to become a winning franchise. So the team is sticking with general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy for at least another season. What helped convince him to stay the course rather than make sweeping changes?

After another 8-8 season, with the 26th-ranked offense in the NFL, the 20th pick in the 2021 draft and a negative salary-cap ledger, the Bears are stuck in the middle. And Bears fans — addicted to football and their beloved Bears — are just stuck.

The Chicago Bears held a press conference Wednesday morning to address the respective futures of head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace. Nagy and Pace will return in 2021 after consecutive 8-8 seasons. But the rest of the press conference has hardly shed light on a future plan for the franchise. Pace was […]

After another 8-8 season, with the 26th-ranked offense in the NFL, the 20th pick in the 2021 draft and a negative salary-cap ledger, the Bears are stuck in the middle. And Bears fans — addicted to football and their beloved Bears — are just stuck.

Here are some steps Chicago needs to take to be a legitimate threat in the NFC

On "Black Monday" — the day that NFL teams fire their coaches — Matt Nagy has a playoff game for which to prepare.

Bears coach Matt Nagy said Monday that he's had great communication with chairman George McCaskey, president Ted Phillips and general manager Ryan Pace during the season, but said he's had no conversation about his job status in the wake of Sunday's loss.

The Packers' Aaron Rodgers — or the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes — will keep reminding the Bears of their failures at quarterback.

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A look at the quarterback situation, some tough choices on veterans and more.

The bad news is the Bears went down in a spectacular heap to end the 2020 season, torturing fans with their special blend of ineptitude and self-immolation. The good news is all the guys in charge will be back in 2021.

In a press conference as mind-numbing as their season, the Bears expressed hope that doing nothing will solve everything.

The Chicago Bears plan to keep general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy for at least another season.

Ryan Pace has had six years to get it right as Chicago Bears GM, and his job status has come under scrutiny over the last two months. Here are the 30 most significant moments of Pace's career — good, bad and in between.

A blowout over a bad team doesn't mean Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy should keep their jobs.

Trade Khalil Mack? Let Allen Robinson leave in free agency? Brace for a last-place finish in 2021? Yes to all. It's the only path back to relevance for the Bears.

During the Bears' bye week, the Sun-Times' Patrick Finley answers the biggest questions the team faces the rest of the season.