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Kenny Williams son makes 49ers roster
Inside the Bears | Chicago Sun-Times — The San Francisco 49ers got down to 53 players today, and the son of White Sox general manager Kenny Williams has made the cut. Kyle Williams is vying to play receiver and handle some returns....
56 mins agoBears release safety Afalava
Chicago Tribune — Safety Al Afalava, who started 13 games for the Bears as a rookie last season, was the among the players cut Friday as the team works to get down to the 53-man roster limit by Saturday, a source confirmed.
3 hours agoBears linebackers Tim Shaw, Kevin Malast, Kelvin Smith released
Daily Herald — Linebacker Tim Shaw, who set a Bears record with 30 special-teams tackles has been released according to league sources. Two other linebackers, Kevin Malast and Kelvin Smith have also been let go.
5 hours agoBears cuts: Afalava, Smith, Brown
Chicago Bears Blog | ESPN Chicago — CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears have cut second-year safety Al Afalava, while veteran Josh Bullocks appears to have made the final 53-man roster, according to a source familiar with the situation. Keep checking back for further cuts. Read the entire story.
5 hours agoAFTERNOON SPORTS CLUB 10 Bears who are down ... and possibly out
Chicago Sun-Times — Neil Hayes: Last week, we presented 10 Bears players who have made the most out of training camp and preseason. With one day left before the roster is trimmed from 75 to 53 players, here's a look at 10 players who havent helped themselves, and, in some cases, might have lost their jobs:
6 hours agoSafety Afalava out as Bears make final roster cuts
Bears Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — Safety Al Afalava started 13 games for the Bears as a rookie during the 2009 season. (Getty Images)By Vaughn McClure and Brad BiggsSafety Al Afalava, who started 13 games for the Bears as a rookie last season, was among the players who will be cut as the team works to get down to the 53-man roster limit by Saturday, a source confirmed.ESPNChicago first broke the news of Afalava's release.Linebacker Tim Shaw, who led the Bears with a franchise-record 30 special-teams tackles last season, also will be let go, according to a league source. Shaw was playing for his job in Thursday's finale against...
7 hours agoShaw shows what he can do
Chicago Bears Blog | ESPN Chicago — photo1CLEVELAND -- Red welts from a night of collisions lined the sides of Tim Shaw’s neck and chest, as he stepped out of the shower sipping a Gatorade. Taking one last swig of his drink, Shaw shook his head and smiled. “I can’t remember the last time I played this long.” Not that it mattered. Shaw would’ve played eight quarters if given the opportunity. Despite setting a Bears franchise-record last season with 30 special-teams tackles, Shaw, a Bears linebacker, knows a spot on the 53-man roster isn’t guaranteed. So he used the club’s 13-10 loss t...
8 hours agoBrowns beat Bears, lose rookie
Northwest Herald — CLEVELAND – Montario Hardesty can’t seem to outrun his knee problems.
15 hours agoBears GM: Collins needed playing time
Daily Herald — Asked about the decision to not play quarterback Jay Cutler at all in the final preseason game after he and the first-team offense failed to score in 21/2 quarters the week before, Bears general manager Jerry Angelo was diplomatic.
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- Detroit Lions families stand up to cancer Detroit Free Press Ricky Sandoval, security director for the Detroit Lions, battled pancreatic cancer for more than three years before succumbing in July 2009 at the age of 49. Sandoval willfully hung on, battling daunting odds: pancreatic cancer is so aggressive that the average patient dies within months of diagnosis.
- Coach Jim Schwartz offers little on Lions' desire to make some trades before cut deadline Grand Rapids Press The Lions think they have some players, particularly at running back, receiver and tackle, who might upgrade another team's roster.
- Why the Lions' 53-man roster really isn't that important Grand Rapids Press The Detroit Lions could make several waiver claims, meaning those players at the bottom of the roster could only be Lions for 24 to 48 hours.
- Lions rookie Suh fined $7,500 for late hit Detroit Free Press The NFL has fined Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh $7,500 for his hit on Browns QB Jake Delhomme on Aug. 28. Coach Jim Schwartz made a brief comment about the fine, but otherwise was tight-lipped about his players as final cuts loom for the 53-man roster.
- Suh fined $7,500 for hit on Delhomme Detroit News The NFL confirmed Friday that it has fined Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh $7,500 for his hit on Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme in the second quarter of last Saturday's preseason game.