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Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Chicago Bears : Safety Kevin Payne was ruled out of Thursday night's game at San Francisco and fellow safety Al Afalava is questionable.

TE Greg Olsen vs. S Mark Roman and Michael Lewis Olsen finally had a breakout game Sunday with three touchdowns against the Cardinals.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Chicago is crunching six days of game preparation into three as they head toward Thursday night's matchup at San Francisco.

It is far from the greatest game of his career, but Devin Hester's performance as a rookie in the 2006 game at Arizona is the one that propelled him into living rooms around the country as the Bears mounted one of the greatest comebacks in the history of "Monday Night Football.'' Hester's 83-yard punt return for a touchdown put the Bears over the ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Catching up on Monday's news: Chicago Bears : Coach Lovie Smith said he was "pleased" with the way defensive tackle Tommie Harris played Sunday against Cleveland, Harris' first game back since Smith gave him a week to rest his knee.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester missed practice on Wednesday after suffering an ankle injury against Cleveland this past Sunday.

LAKE FOREST – The Bears turned their good side toward the cameras Monday.

The Bears still are a month away from playing the Minnesota Vikings for the first time this season, but they have a sense of what the NFC North leaders are all about.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Bears defensive backs Charles Tillman and Danieal Manning showed their ball skills and big-play ability in Sunday's 30-6 win over the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field.

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Today we'll take a look at former Bears safety Brandon McGowan. McGowan appeared in only 25 games with the Bears from 2005-2009 is the starting free safety for the New England Patriots.

Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez is live-blogging today's Lions-Bears game.

There weren't many among the more than 60,000 on Sunday at Soldier Field who thought the Bears ever had things under control, not until the final 15 seconds.

There weren't many of the more than 60,000 at Soldier Field for Sunday's home opener who thought the Bears ever had things under control, not until the last 15 seconds.

Al Afalava on Sunday became the first rookie safety to start the season opener for the Bears since Mike Brown nine years ago.

We all know the official depth chart on the Bears website is more like a guide than anything.

More so than the young wide receiving corps, the question mark for the Chicago Bears is the secondary.

Players such as Craig Steltz and Trumaine McBride can take a breath now. They made it.

In terms of excitement, the fourth game of the NFL preseason ranks right up there with a turtle race - unless you're one of the few players on the bubble, competing for your professional life.

Starting at the back of the field hasn't kept Al Afalava from racing to the head of the rookie class.