The Hall of Fame tailback and undersized fullback lived out a "new version of 'Brian's Song'" in the last months of Payton's ...

On this day, Payton was at the peak of his ... 28 Weak,” which is a simple pitch to the left. Bears QB Jim McMahon reflected with me on Walter’s greatness saying, “that was a great milestone ...

Minnesota transfer is completing 72% of his passes while leading Bears to 6-0 start in Missouri Valley Football Conference ...

The Chicago Bears present defensive lineman Justin Jones as the team's 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee. Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward is joined on the field of ...

The event will include the author, Scott Ascher, a friend and business partner of the legendary Chicago Bears star, who wrote ...

Manning brought up superstar Bears running back Walter Payton, unanimously considered to be one of the best running backs of all time, if not the greatest of the modern era. However, due in large ...

More of a traveling circus than a football team, those Bears offered up not only ringleader Mike Ditka but also ‘‘Punky QB’’ ...

CHICAGO -- Bob Avellini, the former Bears quarterback who teamed with Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton to lead the Bears to the 1977 playoffs, has died. He was 70. The Bears said Saturday ...

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The late Walter Payton becomes the NFL’s all-time leading rusher while going for 154 yards in the Chicago Bears’ 20-7 win over New Orleans to surpass Jim Brown’s career mark. Nicknamed ...

British press surround the Chicago Bears' Walter Payton (34) and Jim McMahon (9) before a practice session at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, England, on July 29, 1986.