Ahmad Merritt

OFFENSE First team Quarterback: - Quincy Woods, Rich East, 6-2, 180, sr. Rated among the top five Division I quarterback prospects in the country, he passed for 2,204 yards and 22 TDs while rushing for 450 yards and 7 TDs. College choices include...

ALL-STATE OFFENSE First team Quarterback: Greg Williams, Bolingbrook, Senior, 6-1, 175 The most exciting game-breaker in the state has amassed 2,550 all-purpose yards including 1,460 rushing, 750 in punt and kick returns while scoring 23 TDs. His top...

As the Bears' quarterback situation settled into form for opening day, the exhibition season finished in disturbing fashion--beyond losing a late lead in a 24-20 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. The Bears gave up a touchdown on offense...

A look at how each player on the 2003 roster came to be a Bear. Thirty-two of the 53 players on the active roster (60.4%) were either draftees of the Bears or undrafted free agents signed with the Bears. Only one player (R.W. McQuarters) was acquired via...

Will 8-8 be enough to save Dick Jauron's job? Do the Bears even have a chance of winning in Kansas City next week? Will Rex Grossman become the real deal? Honestly, who knows? Right now it's the Washington Redskins, a team the Bears should beat and need...

Lovie Smith spent Saturday afternoon making a statement about what brand of football the Bears will emphasize during his tenure, and his team spent the early part of Saturday evening backing him up. Hours after the new coach told wide receiver Marty...

Marty Booker was limited to one catch Sunday, his fewest since the third game of last season, as the Lions were determined to make someone else in the Bears' receiver corps beat them. Booker made the one count for a 14-yard touchdown just before...

Late in the first quarter, Bears quarterback Chris Chandler was sacked by Jets defensive end John Abraham. Left tackle Mike Gandy, who was beaten for the sack, approached Chandler afterward. "I have him," Gandy reassured Chandler. "Don't worry."...

The Bears, remember them? It seems like ages ago since that Monday night pasting by the Packers. In reality it was only two weeks ago and the Bears and their fans have had the bye week to either dwell on it or forget about it. This week it's the Lions,...

With his arms extended and his palms facing the sky, quarterback Chris Chandler made the universal signal for "huh?" as he looked toward the Bears' sideline. Seven seconds remained in Sunday's 23-21 loss to the St. Louis Rams, and the Bears had run out...

The biggest stories of the Bears' 24-14 loss Sunday to the Carolina Panthers was their improved draft position and switching from a second-string quarterback to the third-stringer. Those will have to pass for big news at this point in a 4-11 season....

After Bears wide receiver David Terrell caught a key 18-yard pass on a crossing route that converted a third down in the first quarter of Wednesday night's preseason finale against the Patriots, he placed the ball gently on the turf. Then Terrell...