The Early Negotiating Period for Free Agency starts today at 4:00 PM Eastern. Stay tuned to Windy City Gridiron for the best analysis on the planet!"BEAR DOWN https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/hats , CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!BEARRRSSSSZegliski: Bears free agency 2019 - Chicago should make every effort to sign Terrell Suggs SBNation - The experienced and accomplished Suggs would fit right in with the Bears’ defensive swagger.Stankevitz: The five biggest Bears storylines to watch during free agency this week - NBC Sports Chicago - What happens with Adrian Amos and Bryce Callahan? Is Jordan Howard a Bear at the end of the week? While the Bears lack cap space, they still have plenty of important storylines to follow this week.Mayer: Nagy receives NFC Coach of Year Award - ChicagoBears.com - Bears coach Matt Nagy was honored as the 2018 NFC coach of the year at the annual 101 Awards Saturday night in Kansas City.Medina: Eyeing Potential Bears Free Agent Targets: Safety Adrian Amos -Beacher Nation - Adrian Amos helped put an end to the revolving door of poor safety play that once plagued Chicago.Finley Bears free agency 2019: Analyzing needs, targets and whom they could lose - Sun Times - Here’s what the Bears need, whom they figure to target and which players they could lose:Report: Bears interested in Mark Ingram as potential Jordan Howard replacement - NBC Sports Chicago - NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that the Bears and Packers are expressing interest in former New Orleans Saints first-round pick Mark IngramEllis:’Robust market’ reportedly forming for free agent safety Adrian Amos - NBC Sports Chicago - It’s looking more and more like Adrian Amos may be one of the most highly-coveted free agent safety in an already crowded market.POLISH SAUSAGERaiders and Steelers agree to a trade for Antonio Brown, per report - Acme Packing Company - Hopefully this report isn’t a false alarm like the report about the Bills was.Steelers to trade Antonio Brown to Raiders: Who won, who lost? - NFL.com - The Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to terms on a deal for All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown, according to Ian Rapoport. Gregg Rosenthal breaks down the winners and losers.Evaluating every NFL team's receiving corps: Who needs a WR1? - NFL.com - What is the current state of each NFL team's receiving corps? Cynthia Frelund takes an analytical look at all 32 WR groups. Who needs a No. 1? Who needs upgrades across the board?Raiders are taking a huge risk in acquiring Antonio Brown, but not for the reason you think - Chicago Tribune - A problem with the Raiders' latest deal? Antonio Brown is about to become a relative old man at a young man's position.KNOW THY ENEMY2019 Hard Knocks rumor: Detroit Lions assumed to be featured team? - Pride Of Detroit -One report suggest the Lions may be the favorite to be featured on the HBO show.Rapoport: Vikings have not asked Kyle Rudolph to restructure - Daily Norseman - That seems a little strangeIN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRONMitchell: Strange - The Unusual Offseason For Chicago Bears Fans - Windy City Gridiron - As we reach the eve of the NFL’s early negotiating period for free agency, Chicago Bears fans are in a unique positionWho would you hate to see the Bears sign in free agency? - Windy City Gridiron - Earlier today we asked you guys to give us a player that you would love to see the Chicago Bears sign in free agency Chicago Bears Hoodie , so naturally, we had to get the flip side of this question as a part of our...Who do you want the Bears to sign in free agency? - Windy City Gridiron - We’ve got another Chicago Bears’ offseason roundtable for you guys to digest today. 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Unless otherwise stated Dion Sims Jersey , the Den is not an open thread, and profanity (including profanity only stated in pictures) is prohibited.Click on our names to follow us on Twitter:WCG Contributors: Jeff Berckes; Patti Curl; Eric Christopher Duerrwaechter;Kev H; Sam Householder; Jacob Infante; Aaron Lemming; Ken Mitchell; Steven Schweickert; Jack Silverstein; EJ Snyder; Lester Wiltfong, Jr.; Whiskey Ranger; Robert Schmitz; Robert Zeglinski; Like us on Facebook. GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A blockbuster deal brought a new wrinkle to the NFL’s oldest rivalry.The Chicago Bears visit Lambeau Field on Sunday night, just in time for star pass-rusher Khalil Mack to potentially make his debut in the season opener against the Green Bay Packers.A premier player joins what figures to be an already tough defense. Defensive lineman Akiem Hicks can’t hide his glee.“When we got him, I was just so excited just to have such a prolific pass-rusher next to me. It’s going to be phenomenal,” Hicks said.He led the Bears last year with a career-high 8½ sacks. Mack is second in the NFL since 2015 with 36½ sacks. Promising third-year player Leonard Floyd, a 2016 first-round draft pick, will line up at the outside linebacker spot opposite Mack.This could spell trouble for offensive lines.“You usually have to game-plan around him, and then when you game-plan around somebody Tarik Cohen Color Rush Jersey , regardless of what position it is, then there’s an advantage somewhere else,” coach Matt Nagy said. “That gives the advantage to other players on defense, so those guys need to step up when given opportunities.”The Packers looked into trading for Mack. Now they have to face him.“Yeah, I was lying in bed scrolling through Twitter like, ‘Dang, man. Gotta see him twice a year now,” Packers receiver Randall Cobb said about his reaction to the Bears’ deal for Mack.The primary responsibility for blocking Mack will fall to veteran right tackle Bryan Bulaga , who will be playing his first game since tearing his right ACL in November. At least Bulaga has had some time on the practice field this preseason, unlike Mack https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/James-Daniels-Jersey , who held out before being traded by the Oakland Raiders.He might get some help at times from the Packers’ deep tight end group, reinforced during the offseason with the additions of free agent Jimmy Graham and Marcedes Lewis to join veteran Lance Kendricks.They’ll be tasked to give enough time to the ultimate equalizer: quarterback Aaron Rodgers.It just wasn’t clear if Mack would be ready to play this week, though Hicks sure seemed pretty confident that his new teammate would be on the field.“Well, that’s a really good player in his prime,” Rodgers said about Mack. “They obviously gave up some picks, but it just adds to the rivalry now that we get to see him twice a year.”Other notes and things to watch for the game:GRAHAM’S DEBUT: Graham, who signed as a free agent from Seattle, has already shown chemistry with Rodgers. The 6-foot-7 tight end could offer an enticing target especially in the red zone . Defenses may have to decide whether to pay more attention to Graham over the middle or receiver Davante Adams on the outside.“He can do it all over the field,” Rodgers said of Graham. “He’s got a wide, wide catch radius and there are a lot of things he can do.”TAKE TWO: The Bears made big moves in the offseason to get the most out of prized quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. Whether he can deliver remains to be seen .“Everything that I saw and went through last year is going to help make me more comfortable this year Aaron Lynch Jersey ,” Trubisky said.Trubisky threw for 2,193 yards in 12 games last season after Chicago traded up a spot to draft him with the No. 2 overall pick. But he also had as many interceptions as touchdown passes while compiling a 77.5 rating that was about the same as Mike Glennon’s (76.9).ON THE CORNER: The Packers revamped their cornerback group in the offseason, bringing back veteran Tramon Williams while taking rookies Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson with their first two picks in the draft. They’ve shown playmaking promise in training camp. Last year’s second-round pick, Kevin King, is also healthy again after missing time during his rookie year with a shoulder injury. The 6-foot-5 King has the length and speed to play press coverage on the edge.ROBINSON RETURNS: The Bears are counting on Trubisky to make big gains in first-year coach Nagy’s offense. They also gave him some new options, including former Jacksonville Pro Bowl receiver Allen Robinson. He returns to the field after tearing his left ACL in his left knee during last year’s opener with Jaguars. Signed by the Bears in March, Robinson did not catch pass in the preseason.MILESTONES: The NFC North rivalry goes back to 1921, with Green Bay holding a 96-94-6 edge. The game will also open up the 100th season in the history of the Packers. The Bears are opening their 99th season.