Sports

GREEN BAY — J.J. Watt didn’t even wait until he hit the Green Bay Packers practice field before he started doing damage Monday.The Houston Texans defensive end, who grew up in Pewaukee and watched the Packers practice in training camp as a kid, participated in a time-honored Green Bay tradition by jumping on a child’s bike for the short ride to the field when the Packers and … [Read more...] about Tom Oates: Texans’ J.J. Watt loves Wisconsin and the feeling is mutual

The preseason kicks off for the Bears Thursday night vs. the Carolina Panthers, and there's plenty to keep tabs on beyond the kickers.While the defense has already appeared in camp to be in mid-season form, the offense has been inconsistent and anxiously awaits its first opportunity to compete with another team. It won't have to see Khalil Mack and Co. — and neither will the … [Read more...] about Top pick Montgomery among 5 Bears to watch on offense in preseason opener vs. Panthers

BOURBONNAIS — Trey Burton didn’t suffer a setback, according to Matt Nagy on Monday, after the Bears’ starting tight end missed his third consecutive practice following five straight to begin camp coming off sports hernia surgery this offseason.“It's not a setback. It's more of, for us, I'm trying to protect him a little bit,” Nagy explained. “I need him and we need him 100 … [Read more...] about TE Trey Burton misses third consecutive practice, but Bears say there wasn’t a ‘setback’

comp:00005d47f023:00000000a9:209a 0 <a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18774758" data-resource="episode_id=18774758" data-width="100%" data-height="200px" data-theme="light" data-playlist="false" data-playlist-continuous="false" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" … [Read more...] about PFW Chicago Podcast 165: Preseason opener in the books

When your team was 12-4 and the NFC’s No. 3 seed in the playoffs — as the Chicago Bears were — and returns 21 of 22 starters on one of the youngest rosters in the NFL, meaningless exhibition games aren’t exactly appointment viewing.But this year’s Bears may be just a little bit different.This young Bears group is so talented that the battles for the last 10-15 spots on the … [Read more...] about Toliver, Franklin among 5 Bears to watch on ‘D’ in preseason opener

BOURBONNAIS — After finishing the 2018 season a disappointing 27th in the NFL in average gain per carry and failing to mount a consistent rushing attack all season long, the Bears spent this past offseason almost totally overhauling their running back room.Of the five backs that finished the 2018 season on the roster, only Tarik Cohen is still in the backfield.Jordan Howard was … [Read more...] about Longshot? Don’t tell that to 2018 camp favorite Ryan Nall, making another roster push in revamped RB room

GREEN BAY — Jace Sternberger might’ve been the least bothered of anyone.Lucas Patrick was irate. Billy Turner was spoiling for the fight. Corey Linsley was legitimately disappointed he wasn’t practicing — meaning he wasn’t able to help.And even coach Matt LaFleur — Mr. Zero Tolerance For Fighting himself — was mulling joining the rumble that his Green Bay Packers got into with … [Read more...] about Packers-Texans joint practices start with a bang — and a ‘cheap shot’

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers sat 16 of their projected 22 starters on offense and defense during Thursday night’s preseason opener against Houston.And they managed to get one of the six would-be starters they did play — inside linebacker Oren Burks — hurt. And Burks’ season could be over as a result, as ESPN.com reported Saturday evening that Burks suffered a torn pectoral … [Read more...] about Packers inside linebacker Oren Burks reportedly has torn pectoral muscle