The Athletic has live updates from Thursday’s NFL Preseason action. The Chicago Bears took a chance on quarterback Tyson Bagent in 2023, signing the undrafted free agent out of Division II Shepherd University. It’s safe to say the move has paid off for both sides. The Bears have signed Bagent to a two-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. The …
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Tyson Bagent on Wednesday became the first Bears quarterback to receive a contract extension since Jay Cutler, according to Kevin Fishbain of TheAthletic.com. Cutler signed a seven-year, $126 million deal in January 2014; Bagent’s deal is for two years and $10 million. Bagent’s extension ties him to the team through 2027. He’s come a long way from Shepherd University to …
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I wrote an article after the Buffalo Bills played the New York Giants in the first week of the preseason. In it, I said the following: “The biggest takeaways from preseason games usually revolves around how a specific player plays. It’s a qualitative conversation. The focus is on the quality of the passes they threw, the quality of the routes …
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Well, Bears fans in Chicago were not the only ones who were interested in seeing how the team would look on national television against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The FOX Sports PR social media account shared the data behind the Bears’ 38-0 shutout of the Bills. In total, 5.1 million viewers tuned in for the game, which became FOX’s …
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The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Chicago Bears in their final 2025 preseason game Friday night at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. On Wednesday, head coach Andy Reid ruled out seven players due to injury: tight end Jake Briningstool (hamstring), linebacker Jack Cochrane (knee), offensive tackle Ethan Driskell (appendix), safety Mike Edwards (hamstring), cornerback Nazeeh Johnson (shoulder), defensive tackle …
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Bagent enters his third season with the Chicago Bears in 2025. Joining the franchise as an undrafted free agent in 2023, Bagent started four outings for the Bears as a rookie, leading Chicago to victory on two occasions. With nine career appearances, Bagent saw action in four games last season (2024), completing each of his two pass attempts for 11 …
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Courtney CroninAug 20, 2025, 12:40 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked …
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The Bears picked up their first win of the 2025 preseason on Sunday, pummeling the Bills in a 38-0 rout at Soldier Field. Week 2 of Chicago’s preseason marked the first action that Caleb Williams and the rest of the offensive starters got in a game setting under new head coach Ben Johnson. In limited playing time, the starters put …
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Years since the Bears last recorded a shutout in the preseason, a 16-0 win over the Cardinals Aug. 13, 1994, in Arizona. In that game, Kevin Butler kicked three field goals and running back Robert Green scored the lone touchdown on a 34-yard run. Jim McMahon started at quarterback for the Cardinals. Margin of victory by the Bears, their biggest …
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