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Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

Former Bears LB Roquan Smith signs 5-year extension with Ravens

Roquan Smith finally got paid, and the former Bears star is now the highest-paid off ball LB in the NFL.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

Bears could have a suitor in the Colts for No. 1 pick in NFL draft

Colts GM Chris Ballard will do "whatever it takes" to get a QB he wants at the top of the draft. Luckily, the Bears are open for business.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

Bears GM Ryan Poles: Justin Fields is our 2023 starter

The Bears hold the top pick in this year’s draft, but Poles all-but-squashed the notion he’d take a passer.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

Time to ‘go crazy’? Bears GM Ryan Poles keeps expectations measured going into offseason

The Bears go into the offseason with the No. 1 overall pick and a league-high $118.1 million in salary-cap space.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

3 options for the Bears at No. 1 overall in 2023 NFL draft

The Bears are officially on the clock, and these are the three most ideal ways they can go with the first overall pick in the NFL draft.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

Key dates for Bears fans to know for 2023 offseason

The Bears have wrapped the 2022 regular season. Here are some important dates to monitor heading into a busy 2023 offseason.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

30 Bears players set to become free agents in 2023

The Bears have 30 players scheduled to become free agents in 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

Bears’ projected 2023 salary cap space heading into offseason

The Bears are projected to have the most salary cap space in 2023 (and it’s not even close).

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 10, 2023

Justin Fields would have liked catching Lamar Jackson, but ‘if there was one record I’d like to break, it’d be a passing record,’ says Chicago Bears QB

As teammates filled cardboard boxes and plastic bags with belongings in the Halas Hall locker room Monday morning, Justin Fields took inventory of his second season, one that ended Sunday as an onlooker for the team’s 10th consecutive loss.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 9, 2023