MATT EBERFLUS

Caleb Williams has been winning over the Chicago Bears with his performance on the field as well as his magnetic personality, so much so that the No. 1 overall draft pick will enter his rookie season as a team captain.

Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was released from a Kansas City hospital and returned to Chicago after he was injured while making a tackle during a preseason game against the Chiefs.

Backup quarterback Tyson Bagent ran for a touchdown on the opening drive of the Bears’ game against the Chiefs on Thursday night, and they went on to win 34-21 in a preseason finale in which both teams sat nearly all their starters.

Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was immobilized on a stretcher and taken from Arrowhead Stadium on a cart Thursday night after making a tackle on the Chiefs’ Cornell Powell on the first play of the second half in the preseason game.

The Chicago Bears will use their starters in Saturday's preseason game at Buffalo, which means the first NFL action for quarterback Caleb Williams.

Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens has arranged to take leave from training camp and is heading to Paris Monday night to watch his wife Simone Biles compete for the U.S. gymnastics team.

Caleb Williams is ready for what comes next.

Caleb Williams is the Chicago Bears’ starting quarterback.

Caleb Williams was ready to embrace the attention after the Chicago Bears grabbed him with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.

The Chicago Bears did exactly as expected by taking USC star Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams has gone through his pro day workout, throwing for 25 minutes in front of a large contingent of NFL coaches and executives that included Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus and general manager Ryan Poles.

The Chicago Bears already faced this decision once — keep quarterback Justin Fields or start anew with the No. 1 overall pick.

The Chicago Bears have hired Jennifer King as the first female assistant coach in franchise history.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields is not expected to need surgery for his dislocated right thumb.

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields will likely miss at least one game because of a dislocated right thumb.

Chicago has traded wide receiver Chase Claypool to the Miami Dolphins, ending the fourth-year player’s brief and disappointing tenure with the Bears.

Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams has resigned, saying he needs to tend to his health and his family.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson returns to Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday for his home debut.

Thanks to an old friend, the Chicago Bears are on the clock for the NFL draft.

Justin Fields won’t get a chance to break the single-season rushing record for an NFL quarterback.

For all the talk of how the NFL has become a passing league, the run game is having a bit of a renaissance in 2022.

The contract standoff between the Chicago Bears and Roquan Smith continued Thursday with the star linebacker watching practice from the sideline and new coach Matt Eberflus saying he expects healthy players participating on the field.

Matt Eberflus is the new coach of the Chicago Bears, tasked with turning around a franchise mired in mediocrity for much of the past decade.

(AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)HOUSTON – David Culley has been hired as the coach of the Houston Texans, a person familiar with the hiring told The Associated Press. It will be the first head coaching job for the 65-year-old Culley, who has worked as an assistant for the Baltimore Ravens since 2019. He becomes the fourth coach in Texans history, replacing Bill O’Brien, who was fired after the team opened the season 0-4. Culley has worked as an NFL assistant since 1994, also spending time with Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Kansas City and Buffalo. ___More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL