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Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89

CHICAGO - There seems to be a budding debate about whether the Bears can build a bridge to repair relations and retire the jersey number of a certain disgruntled former employee.

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NFL Network's Evans blasts Ireland and Dolphins

The Dolphins couldn't have expected the rip job that NFL Network analyst and former Miami fullback Heath Evans recently unleashed against general manager Jeff Ireland on WINZ-940's Dolphins-owned radio show.

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It might take some time for Davis to get Eagles' defense humming

It has been a while since we last heard from Bill Davis, Eagles defensive coordinator of mystery.

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Could Vikings' Jared Allen bolt after this season?

It's a Monday in May and Jared Allen is reciting from the Book of Herm.

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Browns' Weeden sees his homefolk struggle in Oklahoma

For Brandon and Melanie Weeden and Josh Cooper, football was brushed aside on Monday and terror swooped in.

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Jim Souhan: Brian Urlacher the epitome of a Bears middle linebacker

It's probably best that the Vikings' rumored interest in Brian Urlacher went unrequited. Urlacher retired a Bear, and without coming back five years later and signing one of those silly one-day contracts to pretend he had remained in love with his original organization all along.

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49ers sign Carradine, McDonald

The San Francisco 49ers signed defensive tackle Tank Carradine and tight end Vance McDonald to four-year contracts on Thursday.

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Time to raise the bar for Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill

The ball was firing out Ryan Tannehill's hands as if he were playing a game of hot potato.

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Coded goal: RG3 still aiming for Redskins' opener

Robert Griffin III's rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things out with coach Mike Shanahan.

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Ravens sign second-round pick Brown

The Baltimore Ravens signed linebacker Arthur Brown to a four-year contract on Thursday.