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HALAS HALL As the Bears broke into groups for special teams drills at Tuesday's OTA practice, safety Tom Zbikowski, a noted boxer, went over to the tackling dummy and gave it a few jabs and an uppercut.

Sep 09, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings intercepts a pass for Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Donnie Avery during the second quarter at Soldier Field.

The Chicago Bears upgraded several key positions this offseason, but they still have holes and will need returning players to improve their play if they're going to take the next step and make the playoffs.

A lot of changes may come for the Chicago Bears when the 2014 off-season gets under way.

To say fans are somewhat nervous about the situation between quarterback Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears is a tad overblown.

Superstars get paid the big bucks for a reason. Since joining the Chicago Bears , defensive-end Julius Peppers has earned every penny of the mega deal they forked over three years ago.

One area Phil Emery neglected in free agency and the draft, at least so far, is cornerback.

Detroit Lions' Titus Young catches a pass in front of Tim Jennings of the Chicago Bears in the second half during their NFL football game in Chicago, Illinois, November 13, 2011.

GM Phil Emery didn't waste time enacting his right to begin overhauling the Chicago Bears from top to bottom after they once again watched other teams in the playoffs.

But the Bears are not done tweaking a roster that reached 90 players Sunday when the team announced the addition of 10 undrafted free agents.

Discussions with the former face of the franchise were halted March 22. Two days later the club agreed to terms with D.J. Williams and two days after that James Anderson got a deal done.

Vincent Jackson is headed to Tampa Bay, Pierre Garcon to Washington and Marques Colston will stay in New Orleans, all getting huge deals.

The Chicago Bears are among the large group of NFL teams that are looking to trade down in Thursday night's NFL Draft .

When or where will Nickell Robey get drafted? Perhaps not as early as originally thought.

Thursday is every holiday rolled up into one for Chicago Bears General Manager Phil Emery: the start of the NFL draft.

Depending on who you talk to, Tavon Austin is either an overrated smallish draft prospect, or a sure fire top 15 pick.