Bears pencil in large orange cone at left tackle
“Left tackle is critical,” said coach Mike Tice. “So we’ll be going with our oversized orange cone and hopefully it can lock down the starting job for the next decade.”
Bears rookies relieved Kreutz won’t be around to ‘haze the shit out of us’
Stories of rookie hazing by now former Bears center Olin Kreutz are legendary among players and team officials, which is why this year's rookie class wasn't exactly sad to see the gritty Kreutz go unsigned this week.
Heckler Comic: Donovan McNabb enters the NFC North
The Minnesota Vikings might have a new quarterback, but it doesn't change much in the NFC North.
Exotic dance industry breathes sigh of relief as NFL lockout comes to an end
“We were all hurting,” said a dancer named Sapphire as she shimmied down a pole. “Not only were we not getting guys in the champagne room, we couldn’t even get tips on the floor. Girls were going hungry. We thought we were going to have to go back to playing in the Lingerie Football League.”
Goodell fines players $1 billion for showing up late to training camp
"This is a no-nonsense league," said Goodell who fined each of the league's nearly 1,700 players roughly $588,000 a piece. "And we can't have our players taking their commitment to training camp lightly so we have to punish them where it hurts."
Cutler calls off engagement with Cavallari after watching a rerun of ‘The Hills’
"I used to think Kristin was just your average extremely spoiled West Coast rich girl who never worked a day in her life, but now I know she's just as bad as people like Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. Truly awful."
Heckler Exclusive: Details of NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement
After a brief lockout, NFL owners and players have struck a new labor accord that is expected to be ratified this week. The full text has not been revealed, but The Heckler has confirmed specific details.