Tom Zbikowski

New Bears team needs new leaders

2013-05-12 17:28:00

As the Bears have navigated their way through the offseason workout program, the voluntary minicamp and the rookie camp, they have started to become a team. A new team. When they convene at Halas Hall on Monday for the first of 10 scheduled OTA...

Bears player and aspiring firefighter is asked to change clothes, come back

2013-05-10 18:53:00

Bears safety Tom Zbikowski would someday like to join the Chicago Fire Department, and his name recently rose to the top of a very long waiting list of applicants. But when the five-year NFL veteran from Arlington Heights showed up to the department's...

Samardzija would have been 'awesome' in NFL: Zbikowski

2013-04-19 07:49:00

Friday night, Jeff�Samardzija is scheduled to take the mound for the Cubs against the division rival Brewers. But some still wonder what type of success the 6-foot-5, 225-pound pitcher would have enjoyed had he taken the football field instead. New...

Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag

2013-04-01 16:42:00

Dan, even with the additions of two starting linebackers, the team has zero depth at the position. Unless they plan to draft three linebackers, it's still the biggest need position on the roster. Is there any chance, maybe after the draft, that Brian...

Price is right for Michael Huff, but what should Ravens expect?

2013-03-27 10:32:00

The Ravens continued the renovation of their defense on Wednesday, signing former Oakland Raiders safety Michael Huff to a three-year deal worth $6 million. He is the fourth defender the Ravens have signed in free agency, along with pass rusher Elvis...

Scoreboard -- March 23, 2013

2013-03-23 22:22:00

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Men’s College Basketball--National Invitation Tournament, St. John’s at Virginia, 10 a.m. (ESPN); NCAA Division I Tournament, Ohio State vs. Iowa State, 11 a.m. (CBS), Indiana vs. Temple, 1:30 p.m. (CBS), Kansas vs....

Zbikowski agrees to one-year deal with Bears

2013-03-23 17:19:00

Tom Zbikowski is coming home. The five-year NFL veteran from Arlington Heights has agreed to terms on a one year contract with the Bears. The Colts cut Zbikowski last week after one season with them. The former Notre Dame standout previously had...

A look at what Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome has done when he had nine or more draft picks to work with

2013-03-18 16:00:00

The NFL will soon reveal which teams will be awarded compensatory picks for free agents lost last offseason. The Ravens are expected to receive three or four compensatory picks -- likely four -- which would bring their number of picks for next month&...

Ravens offseason primer -- safeties

2013-03-11 04:00:00

The NFL offseason heats up on Tuesday when the free agency period begins and the NFL draft will take place next month. In anticipation of those events, blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will look at six key positions the Ravens might address in free agency...

Ravens news, notes and opinions the day before free agency begins

2013-03-11 04:00:00

Five points as the Ravens and wide receiver Anquan Boldin remain at an impasse over the wide receiver’s status for the 2013-14 season: � 1. It has been said and written that the Ravens have until tomorrow’s start of free agency to make a...

Ravens turn focus to next season

2013-02-07 15:52:00

The usual faces were present in the auditorium at the team's practice facility Thursday but there was a constant reminder that this wasn't the typical "State of the Ravens" address. The Lombardi Trophy was propped next to Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti,...

Ravens-Colts scouting report

2013-01-04 10:15:00

PASSING GAME RAVENS: Quarterback Joe Flacco set a single-season career high in passing yards (3,817) but the Ravens need him to be a lot more consistent in the playoffs. In nine career playoff games, Flacco has eight touchdowns, eight interceptions...

Reggie Bush #22 of the Miami Dolphins looks for running room between Tom Zbikowski #28 and Cassius Vaughn #32 of the Indianapolis Colts during a fourth quarter run at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 4, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Indianapolis won 23–20.

2012-11-04 18:33:15

Age: 24 Position: S/ST Skinny: The Ravens picked up the feisty safety off waivers from the New York Jets before Week 12, and he became a mainstay on special teams.

2012-01-22 00:00:00

Billy Cundiff and Sam Koch (right) gave the Ravens a big boost last week as Cundiff nailed two long field goals and Koch averaged a 49.3 yards per punt and did a great job of pinning in Jacoby Jones.

2012-01-20 14:59:42