Israel Idonije

For anyone figuring the 4-6 Bears have given up hope of making the playoffs, cornerback Charles Tillman put the team's mindset in perspective Monday. "If you had cancer, are you going to be doubtful the whole time saying, 'I guess I'm going to die ...  

Asked Friday if he envisioned himself as the Bears' future at the three-technique defensive tackle position, Marcus Harrison paused. "I don't know, because I can play both that and nose tackle," Harrison said. "But right now, I'm not thinking that far ahead. I'm just having so much fun playing the game. "I think Double-A (Anthony Adams) got this out of me. I'm just crazy out there right now. Double-A's silly, so he just makes me be silly...  

If this had not been an off week for the Bears , defensive tackle Israel Idonije would have handled his ailing left knee differently. "I would have played it out," Idonije said Tuesday. "I wouldn't have wanted to be in a situation where I would miss ...  

Israel Idonije participated fully in practice on Friday in Lake Forest and afterward, 12 days removed from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, he wasn't sure what the fuss was about.  

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San Francisco's defenders figure the short week worked to their advantage: Jay Cutler couldn't change much in four days, and the 49ers knew what to expect from Chicago's quarterback. San Francisco coach Mike Singletary didn't exactly hand it to his old team. Instead, Cutler handed the desperate 49ers a much-needed win.  

Chicago Bears star Brian Urlacher and former Bear Terry "Tank" Johnson wrote letters to a federal judge last year that praised a disgraced Chicago pol facing sentencing in a $1.5 million real estate kickback scheme. The letters, both dated December 2008, were part of a newly released court file in the case of former Alderman Edward Vrdolyak, known in Chicago political circles as...  

Bears tight end Desmond Clark was inactive for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles because of a neck injury. Clark missed two games in September because of a cracked rib, and his neck had been bothering him when he aggravated it against San Francisco on Nov. 12. He has 11 catches for 91 yards in seven games.  

Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles found a way to pull out a close win. They also hurt the Chicago Bears in the process. McNabb threw for 244 yards against his hometown team, LeSean McCoy scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 10-yard run following Antonio Dixon's blocked field goal, and Philadelphia came away with a 24-20 victory over struggling Chicago on Sunday night after back-to-back...  

The Chicago Bears placed backup running back Garrett Wolfe on injured reserve Friday, ending his season. The Bears will also listed tight end Desmond Clark, who has a neck injury, and safety Kevin Payne (back) as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The team listed a kidney injury for Wolfe, who told the Chicago Tribune in a text message that he suffered a lacerated...  

The struggling and disappointing Chicago Bears have only one touchdown in their last two games, have lost five of six and have watched their playoff chances sink. What -- if anything -- can they do to salvage their season? Whether it's unbridled optimism or blind faith, the Bears (4-6) insist they can still make a run and possibly slip into the playoffs.  

With four losses in five games and a 4-5 record, defensive tackle Tommie Harris realizes the Chicago Bears' hopes are fading fast. His faith in Lovie Smith is not, however. Harris rushed to his coach's defense Monday, saying the Bears "owe it" to him to keep playing hard and that he's "been great to us." Smith, who coached the 2006 team to the Super Bowl, has come...  

You'd think an ex-Viking would be pleased to see the Bears struggle, but watching Jay Cutler play is just...  

Stating that "there's nothing else to say", Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith has refused a Bob...  

A bad season for the Chicago Bears just got worse.