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Training Camp Tidbits: August 2
Sunday was day 3, practice No. 4 and the second day the Bears were in full pads. Now, for some links and tidbits:

Injured List

Harvey Unga (hamstring) and  Juaquin Iglesias (groin) left practice early. [Chicago Breaking Sports]

The Sun-Times says that Marcus Harrison didn't finish practice either. [Chicago Sun-Times]

Chris Harris sat out again, too. And if ESPN (or anyone else) continues ...
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Middle Linebacker: Is this the best the Bears could do?
Bears BrainTrust will go over each position and see how the Bears did. We’ll lookat how the Bears finished in 2009, what they tried to do during theoffseason, and how well they executed -- and if they should have doneanything differently.
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Still here:
Brian Urlacher, injured in the first half of week one; missed the rest of the seasonTim Shaw, special teams player who has found himself ...
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Bears are 13th richest sports franchise
In Forbes Magazines latest rankings, the Bears are listed as the 13th most valuable franchise in sports.

According to the rankings, the Bears are valued at $1.08 billion behind nine NFL teams, three soccer teams and the Yankees. The Bears also bring in a cool $241 million a year in revenue.

Thirteenth isn't bad; 9th among NFL teams isn't bad, either. But it still seems a little low. It is the Be...
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Now who will Teel throw to?
Vic Hall, one of the receivers who surely would have gotten to work with new Bears quarterback Mike Teel, was released today. Oddly enough, he may have been released because of Teel.

Or was that Jimmy Saddler-McQueen?

Either way, both Hall and Saddler-McQueen are gone; Teel and Harvey Unga are in.

The two were cut to make room for Teel and Unga, who both signed contracts on Wednesday. Unga, a 2...
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Someone has to throw the ball to Vic Hall
The Bergen Record first reported, and the Chicago Tribune has confirmed, that the Bears will sign quarterback Mike Teel. This will be the third team he has played for in two months. The former Seahawk and Patriot will be the fourth quarterback on the roster.

Training camp is long; they run a lot of plays during weeks of two-a-days; someone has to throw the ball to Vic Hall, Antonio Robinson, Eric...
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Defensive Tackle: Is this the best the Bears could do?
Bears BrainTrust will go over each position and see how the Bears did. We’ll lookat how the Bears finished in 2009, what they tried to do during theoffseason, and how well they executed -- and if they should have doneanything differently.

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The top free agent tackles were quickly franchised by their own teams; the Bears didn't have a draft pick until the third round; plus, they had more...
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