From rugby to NFL: New Zealander’s unconventional journey to Bears
Q & A with Paul Lasike, Chicago Bears hopeful at running back By Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram Set aside the fact that Paul Lasike, currently a practice squad running back for the Bears, did not start playing football until his sophomore year at Brigham Young University. He never watched a football game until the age of 20. Lasike […]
Medill Reports does the NFL Combine — sort of
By Chris Hayre and Adam Rossow Beginning Wednesday, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis takes its annual turn as the center of the football world when the NFL Scouting Combine commences. Chris Hayre and Adam Rossow shockingly didn’t get the invite to compete, but in preparation for the event, they explain the six drills performed by […]
‘Debilitating’ brain trauma rampant among NFL players – and league knows it
Q&A with concussion expert Chris Nowinski By Tolly Taylor On what would be the last night of Chris Nowinski’s career in the WWE, he stood up on his hotel bed in the middle of the night, still asleep. The movement woke his then-girlfriend, who tried to pull him down but couldn’t. Nowinski then jumped head […]
A 30 for 30 at 30 years: The ’85 Bears stand the test of time
By Tolly Taylor As they had so many times before, players from the 1985 Chicago Bears readied to party. But this time, they celebrated sitting in padded chairs in a movie theater, not standing with drinks at a bar. And the focus was an anniversary, not a victory. Roughly 15 former players from the Super […]
