Israel Idonije News Archives

A serious Tommie Harris addressed the media Friday, his first public comments since last Sunday's mysterious benching.

Josh Beekman's promotion at left guard and Hunter Hillenmeyer's return to middle linebacker were not the only changes made Wednesday at Halas Hall.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Israel Idonije knows that he may never have completed his long and unique journey to the NFL if it weren't for Sunday's opponent, the Cleveland Browns.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Several Bears players spent their day off Tuesday volunteering their time for good causes throughout the Chicago area.

Cedric Benson said he wanted to shake hands and thank Bears coach Lovie Smith after Sunday's 45-10 Bengals thrashing of the Bears .

Got a burning Bears question for Dan? Ask him at dpompei@tribune.com. They are firing up the grills for pre-game tailgating here in Cincinnati on a beautiful day for football .

Mark Anderson reacts to tackling Detroit's Kevin Smith for a 3-yard loss. If Mark Anderson is concerned about how the addition of Gaines Adams will affect his playing time, the Bears defensive end has kept his feelings to himself.

Asked Friday if he envisioned himself as the Bears' future at the three-technique defensive tackle position, Marcus Harrison paused.

Pisa Tinoisamoa was injured in the 4th quarter. ATLANTA -- Orlando Pace, Frank Omiyale and Earl Bennett all expressed remorse for the penalties they picked up on the Bears' final drive, a drive that ended with Jay Cutler's pass to Desmond Clark falling incomplete.

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris was listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals because of a nagging left knee injury.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded defensive end Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears for a 2010 draft pick, the team announced Friday night.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Jay Cutler may be the only franchise quarterback that Jerry Angelo has ever acquired in a trade, but the 26-year-old isn't the first key contributor to sign a contract extension with the Bears.

Bears coach Lovie Smith is taking a wait-and-see approach toward offensive lineman Lance Louis after the rookie was charged with misdemeanor assault.

Ron Turner has leaned heavily on play-action on third-and-one situations, and on Sunday night he introduced the Jay Cutler sneak into play.

Defensive lineman Israel Idonije practiced again Friday in the Walter Payton Center and said he plans to play Sunday night at Atlanta, which will be 14 days after arthroscopic knee surgery.

Bears defensive tackle Israel Idonije, who had his left knee scoped Oct. 5, said he expects to play at Atlanta this weekend.

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert We spent a lot of time this summer tying the success of Chicago's defense to the performance of defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who was hoping to overcome knee problems and rebound off a sub-par year.

Defensive lineman Israel Idonije returned to practice in limited form Thursday, putting in his first work since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery 10 days earlier.

LAKE FOREST – Bears quarterback Jay Cutler showed no interest Wednesday afternoon in campaigning publicly for Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens.

Players often call themselves their own worst critics. That might not always be the case with Bears punter Brad Maynard .

Random thoughts while wondering whether the lost income from not being able to rent out Casa Quick Hits for the 2016 Olympic Games can be considered a tax writeoff and for what year : A*A*Firing two hitting coaches in one season, as the Cubs did with Von Joshua being the latest casualty Sunday, is a tried and true cure to a team's lack of success.

's Football helmet kept breaking up. "It wasn?t that big of a deal," assured the Lions ? rookie quarterback and No.

It's just a flesh wound. Israel Idonije treats arthroscopic knee surgery like it's a drive-through. He couldn't bend his left knee, but he still forced a fumble, registered a sack and made some big plays on special teams against Detroit on Sunday.

If this had not been an off week for the Bears , defensive tackle Israel Idonije would have handled his ailing left knee differently.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. Off to the best start in his nine-year NFL career, Adewale Ogunleye credits his early success in part to the arrival of first-year defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.

The Bears announced Monday that DL Israel Idonije, who came up with a key strip-sack in the team's 48-24 victory over Detroit, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

It's been a long time coming, but Johnny Knox is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

Bears assistant head coach/defensive line coach Rod Marinelli isn?t the kind of man to get all maudlin just because his former team is coming to town, the one that compiled the only 0-16 record in NFL history last year with him as the head coach.

The Chicago Bears will likely be without injured linebackers Hunter Hillenmeyer and Pisa Tinoisamoa when they host the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Defensive tackle Anthony Adams has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for the facemask penalty he was called for in Sunday's victory at Seattle.