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Report: Bears hiring Oregon State’s Michael Pitre as running backs coach

It sounds like the Bears have found their new running backs coach in Oregon State’s Michael Pitre.

The Chicago Bears had a handful of coaching vacancies this offseason, and they’ve filled all of those on defense. Now, it sounds like they’ve filled one of those openings on offense.

According to ESPN college football writer Adam Rittenberg, the Bears are expected to hire Oregon State running backs coach Michael Pitre as their new running backs coach.

Pitre replaces Charles London, who left the Bears to join Arthur Smith’s staff in Atlanta. Pitre has been at Oregon State for the past three years, where he served as the running backs coach and, most recently, the recruiting coordinator.

Interestingly enough, Pitre coached both running backs Ryan Nall and Artavis Pierce at Oregon State. Now, Pitre will be reunited with his former players and get to coach two of the game’s best in David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen.

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Report: Bears hiring Oregon State’s Michael Pitre as running backs coach

It sounds like the Bears have found their new running backs coach in Oregon State’s Michael Pitre.

The Chicago Bears had a handful of coaching vacancies this offseason, and they’ve filled all of those on defense. Now, it sounds like they’ve filled one of those openings on offense.

According to ESPN college football writer Adam Rittenberg, the Bears are expected to hire Oregon State running backs coach Michael Pitre as their new running backs coach.

Pitre replaces Charles London, who left the Bears to join Arthur Smith’s staff in Atlanta. Pitre has been at Oregon State for the past three years, where he served as the running backs coach and, most recently, the recruiting coordinator.

Interestingly enough, Pitre coached both running backs Ryan Nall and Artavis Pierce at Oregon State. Now, Pitre will be reunited with his former players and get to coach two of the game’s best in David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen.

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Best plays from Chicago Bears’ 41-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars

Let’s take a look at the best plays by the Bears in their Week 16 win over the Jaguars.

The Chicago Bears kept their playoff hopes alive with a dominating 41-17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, where the Bears’ offense scored 30-plus points for the fourth straight game. The victory sets up Chicago for a chance to earn a postseason berth in Week 17.

Let’s take a look at the best plays by the Bears in their Week 16 win over the Jaguars.

Bears RB David Montgomery ruled out vs. Vikings

The Bears have ruled out starting RB David Montgomery (concussion) for Monday night’s game against the Vikings.

There hasn’t been much to love about the Chicago Bears’ run game this season. And things got worse with news that starting running back David Montgomery has been ruled out of Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Montgomery suffered a concussion in last Sunday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans. He’s remained in concussion protocol all week, but the Bears have already ruled him out for a pivotal Week 10 game.

With Montgomery out, that leaves the Bears thin at running back with Cordarrelle Patterson, Ryan Nall, Artavis Pierce and practice squad member Lamar Miller.

Patterson told reportersPatterson told reporters earlier this week that he would be the next man up if Montgomery couldn’t play, which certainly looks to be the case. But look for Miller to possibly get some touches against the Vikings.

The Bears run game ranks last in the NFL with 82.3 rushing yards per game, which says more about the offensive line than Montgomery.

It’ll be a tall task trying to get the run game going without Montgomery and more instability on the offensive line.

Week 4 Inactives: Bears S Sherrick McManis, QB Tyler Bray inactive vs. Colts

The Chicago Bears released their inactives for their Week 4 contest against the Indianapolis Colts, where there aren’t many surprises.

The Chicago Bears released their inactives for their Week 4 contest against the Indianapolis Colts, where there aren’t many surprises.

Defensive back and special teams ace Sherrick McManis won’t play after suffering a hamstring injury last Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, which is a huge loss for Chicago’s special teams.

After some crazy speculation following quarterback Tyler Bray’s promotion to the active roster, the practice squad QB is officially inactive against the Colts, which makes the move all the more puzzling.

Also inactive for the Bears are running back Artavis Pierce, receiver Riley Ridley, offensive lineman Arlington Hambright and nose tackle Daniel McCullers.

As for the Colts, former Bears tight end Trey Burton is active. Burton was activated off injured reserve this week after suffering a calf injury during training camp.

The Bears and Colts kick things off at 3:25 p.m. CT.

Bears expected to sign RB Lamar Miller to the practice squad

The Bears are adding some depth at running back with the addition of Lamar Miller to the practice squad.

The Chicago Bears are adding some depth at running back following the loss of Tarik Cohen, who tore his ACL in last Sunday’s win against the Atlanta Falcons.

The Bears are signing veteran running back Lamar Miller to their practice squad, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Miller is coming off a torn ACL sustained last preseason. But before his injury, Miller served as the lead running back for the Houston Texans, where he totaled 2,934 rushing yards with 13 touchdowns. What Miller also brings to the table is his ability to catch passes out of the backfield, something the Bears are losing with Cohen. Miller had 92 receptions for 678 yards and five touchdowns during his time in Houston.

The Bears recently promoted undrafted rookie Artavis Pierce to the active roster following Cohen being placed on injured reserve.

There were depth concerns behind starter David Montgomery heading into the season with a running back room that consisted of him, Cohen, receiver-turned-running-back Cordarrelle Patterson and inexperienced Ryan Nall.

We’ll see how Miller factors into things for the Bears, who should certainly promote him from the practice squad sooner rather than later this season.

Bears place RB Tarik Cohen on IR, elevate RB Artavis Pierce to active roster

As expected, the Bears placed RB Tarik Cohen on injured reserve following a torn ACL and elevated undrafted rookie RB Artavis Pierce.

The Chicago Bears have officially placed running back Tarik Cohen on injured reserve following his torn ACL during the fourth quarter of last Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.

As expected, the Bears also elevated undrafted rookie running back Artavis Pierce from the practice squad to the active roster. That leaves David Montgomery, Cordarrelle Patterson, Ryan Nall and Pierce as Chicago’s running back room moving forward, as head coach Matt Nagy has expressed faith in the depth on the current roster.

The Bears also signed two players to the practice squad in defensive end Terry Beckner Jr. and linebacker Sharif Finch.

Chicago hosts the Colts this Sunday as they look to remain undefeated against a dangerous Indianapolis team.

See which 4 practice squad players the Bears chose to protect this week

One of the new practice-squad changes this season is that teams can choose to protect four players from being lured away by another team.

One of the new practice-squad changes this season is that teams can choose to protect four players on a weekly basis from being lured away by another team.

The Chicago Bears have designated those four players for the Week 1 game against the Detroit Lions. The Bears have decided to protect kicker Cairo Santos, quarterback Tyler Bray, running back Artavis Pierce and offensive lineman Jamon Brown.

Considering the Bears just placed kicker Eddy Pineiro on injured reserve — from which he can return, at the earliest, Week 4 against the Indianapolis Colts — protecting Santos was a no-brainer. Now, Santos will be kicking for the Bears for the next three weeks.

The Bears are also playing it safe at the running back position, in deciding to protect Pierce. Which is smart considering David Montgomery’s status is up in the air following a groin injury suffered in training camp a couple of weeks ago.

Apparently Chicago believes some teams might be tempted to poach Bray from their practice squad. Bray has served as the Bears’ third-string quarterback since Matt Nagy arrived in Chicago.

Then there’s Brown, who was released by the Atlanta Falcons last month and signed to Chicago’s practice squad this week.

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5 takeaways from Bears’ initial 53-man roster

The Bears trimmed their roster down to 53 on Saturday. There weren’t any big surprises, but here are our takeaways from the initial roster.

The oddest training camp and preseason in recent NFL history concluded this weekend as all 32 NFL teams trimmed their rosters down to the final 53. The Chicago Bears were one of the final teams to officially announce their final roster, as is tradition over the last few seasons.

While there were truly no shocking cuts or transactions, the movement we saw so far paints a pretty clear picture as to what the Bears saw over the last month. Here are my takeaways from the team’s final cuts.

1. No undrafted rookie free agents made the team

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As I said, this was the preseason in a very long considering no fans were allowed in attendance for any Bears practices and there were no preseason games either. That meant none of the undrafted rookie free agents (UDFAs) the Bears signed after the draft could showcase their skills against opposing NFL players. It was clearly a problem because after final cuts, no rookie UDFA made the team.

Guys like running back Artavis Pierce, and outside linebacker Ledarius Mack, two of the most-hyped players coming into camp, are now left with very little NFL tape and a ton of uncertainty following the Labor Day Weekend. This likely isn’t an issue just for the Bears, as other teams likely had difficulty keeping those players on the roster with little to judge them on. Here’s hoping all seven UDFAs find work elsewhere.

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Cordarrelle Patterson meeting with RBs, not WRs​ at Bears camp

There are questions about RB depth behind David Montgomery and Tarik Cohen. But Matt Nagy has WR Cordarrelle Patterson working with RBs.

The running back group for the Chicago Bears has been under some criticism due to the lack of depth behind David Montgomery and with Tarik Cohen being more of a receiving back.

Some were hoping that the Bears would sign a veteran in free agency or hoping for an undrafted free agent to make some noise in training camp, but head coach Matt Nagy is getting creative.

Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reported Friday on “Inside Training Camp Live” that the Bears are planning for Cordarrelle Patterson to be used more as a running back this season.

“Patterson has been in meetings with the running backs — not with the wide receivers,” said Garafolo. “When they signed him to a two-year, $10 million deal before last season, they really had visions of using him creatively.”

Last season, the 29-year old carried the ball 17 times for 103 yards. In Patterson’s seven-year career, he has 103 carries for 785 yards with seven touchdowns.

The Bears wide receiving room is crowded as it consists of Allen Robinson, Anthony Miller, Ted Ginn Jr., Javon Wims, Darnell Mooney, and Riley Ridley. While the running backs consist of Montgomery, Patterson, Cohen, Ryan Nall, and undrafted free agent Artavis Pierce.

Patterson could still get some targets either split out wide or in the backfield. But with how the receiving group is shaping up to be, Patterson probably wasn’t going to haul in as many receptions compared to what he could get in rushing attempts.

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