Rod Marinelli

Jon Gruden rumors: Is he going to the Cowboys?

2013-01-28 06:59:00

The Dallas Cowboys have gone into the "Let's hire former Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant coaches" business lately, causing many to wonder if hiring Jon Gruden as their new head coach can be far behind. In the last couple of weeks, the Cowboys hired...

Former Detroit Lions coach tops worst NFL coaches list

2013-06-15 21:46:00

After all these years, he still hasn’t lived it down. �And now, Marty Mornhinweg’s most infamous day as Lions coach -- when he took the wind instead of the ball at the beginning of overtime in that 2001 loss at Chicago -- has landed him...

Mornhinweg tops worst NFL coaches list

2013-06-15 14:35:04

After all these years, he still hasn't lived it down. And now, Marty Mornhinweg's most infamous day as Lions coach when he took the wind instead of the ball at the beginning of overtime in that 2001 loss at Chicago has landed him the No.1 spot in...

Randy Galloway: Cowboys make 8 changes in the off-season, some even for the better

2013-06-13 17:05:04

An eventful off-season gives us a more mature Dez Bryant and a new power broker in Tony Romo. OK, guys. That's a wrap. Shut down the football body. Give it a rest for a month, have some fun and we'll see you again in mid-July in Oxnard, Calif. The...

Urlacher special to Bears

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Typical of how a giddy little brother of a probable Hall of Fame middle linebacker would react, Casey Urlacher couldn't stop gushing over Brian Urlacher's endless accomplishments in 13 NFL seasons. Yet there was one yearly deed the younger Urlacher...

Urlacher open to TV analyst role

2013-05-24 07:27:00

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher ended his illustrious NFL career Wednesday when he announced his retirement. Now it’s time for the next chapter in his life. Could it be as a television analyst? "I don’t know how good I’d...

Lovie Smith out after 9 seasons as Bears coach

2012-12-31 14:28:00

The epitaph for Lovie Smith's tenure as head coach of the Bears could read, "He couldn't fix the offense." For all the good things Smith did in his nine years in Chicago, his undoing was his inability to take care of the side of the ball in which he...

Trestman has answers for what ails Bears

2013-01-17 20:45:00

Making a strong case for future Bears success like the trained lawyer he is, Marc Trestman methodically worked off note cards the longtime NFL assistant had prepared over the last two decades for this moment. Never in 22 years of calling plays had...

Loss will be lamented little

2013-03-21 00:00:00

If a career falls in Lake Forest and no one around cares to hear it … Brian Urlacher's extraordinary career with the Bears ended with a resounding whimper Wednesday as an afternoon news release confirmed what long has been expected — that...

Bears face big decisions on several key players

2013-01-05 20:58:00

Most of the players on the Bears roster were acquired by Jerry Angelo to be coached by Lovie Smith. Now that neither is part of the organization anymore, many of those players might not be feeling quite as secure. The fates of many familiar faces in the...

Bears put franchise tag on DT Melton

2013-03-01 19:30:00

Henry Melton wants to stay in Chicago, and the Bears want the Pro Bowl defensive tackle to anchor the line for years to come. But will the sides come to a long-term deal before the start of the next season? Friday was the first step in the process....

Bears position analysis: Defensive line

2013-02-05 00:00:00

For the first time since the 1985 season, the Bears landed two defensive linemen in the Pro Bowl as Julius Peppers and Henry Melton were selected as all-stars. Peppers led the defense with 111/2 sacks, his most since joining the club in 2010, and...

He is 32 and will be out of contract, assuming he is not re-signed before the start of free agency. Idonije played pretty well in 2012 but lost his starting defensive end job to Corey Wootton nine games into the season.

2012-09-23 00:00:00

Coach Lovie Smith and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli .

2012-08-16 00:00:00

Anthony Adams and defensive coach Rod Marinelli have a laugh before the game.

2011-12-11 00:00:00