Patrick Finley

Chicago Bears Reporter
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Patrick Finley covers the Bears and the NFL for the Sun-Times after previous stops in Arizona, Florida and California.

He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the Missouri School of Journalism and is an adjunct professor at DePaul University. He comes from a journalism family: his wife, twin brother and father all have newspaper experience.

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He was a legend at Thornton High School.
When you’ve interviewed for 17 NFL head coaching jobs since 2019, you have a sense of how teams do things. When you’re Eric Bieniemy, you file those ideas away with hopes of making yourself a better coach.
When the Bears make their first-round pick April 24, it will mark the first draft collaboration between Poles, the GM of the last three seasons, and new head coach Ben Johnson.
The Bears and Gordon agreed to a three-year, $40 million contract extension Sunday.
Gordon was entering the final year of his rookie deal.
Eberflus’ handling of the Hail Mary loss to the Commanders “annoyed” the players, Williams told Esquire magazine in a cover story for its April/May edition.
With the No. 10 overall pick on April 24, the Bears could justify picking a prospect who plays offensive or defensive line, tight end, running back or even cornerback.
He played under new Bears assistant Al Harris in Dallas.
Johnson has spent too much time inside Halas Hall to fall for a sunny narrative in April. Yes, he said, he’s intrigued about Ben Johnson. No, he said, preseason buildup about the Bears won’t mean anything in September.