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Bears fire another coach, Arkush: Marinelli to Seattle?

Lance Briggs was all set to take linebackers coach Lloyd Lee to the Pro Bowl when Lee unexpectedly canceled the Hawaii trip Monday night.

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Haugh: Get Warner, Wolfe=Bears Sproles?, and more Ron Rivera love

"Rivera's Chargers defense countered Manning's audibles better than his Bears defense did two years ago in Miami."

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Report: Marinelli has offer from Bears

Vaughn McClure reports the Bears have offered Rod Marinelli the defensive line coach position. No word yet on whether it will come with assistant head coach title. Developing..

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Marinelli at Halas Hall, Source: Angelo would like to replace Babich

Our source tells us that Jerry Angelo would like to replace Bob Babich as defensive coordinator. He will let Lovie Smith make the decision however.

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Urlacher blasts critics

"I'm tired of criticism that is unwarranted," he said. "People who say stuff about me, they don't know our defense. They don't know football.

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Chi-ball interview: Tribune NFL writer Dan Pompei

"It's possible they could go for someone like Jeff Garcia, but Garcia would probably have to agree to be the backup."

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Purge begins?

``Wow, that's a shock,'' Manning said. ``That's the only DBs coach I ever knew, the guy I came into the league with.

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Angelo puts people on notice

On quarterback Kyle Orton:"I'm not convinced 100 percent obviously."

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Lovie won’t rule out changes to staff

Defensive coordinator Bob Babich continues to be the subject of speculation considering how the defense imploded in big games.

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Turner likes Orton

Turner acknowledged the need for an impact wide receiver, conceding ''you have to have explosive plays'' to score with regularity.

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