...again.In Chicago, he gets a second chance with a team that's undergone some big changes.The Bears fired coach Lovie Smith in the wake of a second straight late-season collapse that left them out of the playoffs despite finishing with 10...

...firings came at a furious clip and within a two-hour span the following were sacked: Andy Reid in Philadelphia, Lovie Smith in Chicago, Norv Turner in San Diego, Pat Shurmur in Cleveland, Romeo Crennel in Kansas City and Chan Gailey in Buffalo...

...last offseason.EAGLES: Sticking with their plan for an exhaustive search to replace Andy Reid, Philadelphia added Lovie Smith to its list of candidates.The Eagles will interview Smith for their coaching vacancy on Thursday, making him just...

...Fla., on Thursday, the latest in a series of off-the-field incidents that have threatened his career.EAGLES: Lovie Smith interviewed with Philadelphia as the team continued its search to replace head coach Andy Reid, who was fired after...

...stick with a 4-3 set and won't change much schematically with a defense that ranked among the league's best under Lovie Smith.The big question is whether Urlacher will be a part of it. The eight-time Pro Bowl linebacker out of Notre Dame...

...Lurie said.He called Reid "not only an outstanding coach, but an outstanding person."BEARS: Fired coach Lovie Smith after the team missed the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons. General manager Phil Emery delivered the news...

...Chicago had too many playoff misses and too many problems on offense. That's why general manager Phil Emery fired coach Lovie Smith."Our No. 1 goal has to be to win championships and to win championships we must be in contention on a consistent...

The Chicago Bears hired Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman on Wednesday to replace the fired Lovie Smith.It's the first head coaching job in the NFL for Trestman, a longtime assistant in the league who spent the past five seasons...

...country."Others interviewed by Lurie, general Howie Roseman and president Don Smolenski were former Bears coach Lovie Smith, Atlanta assistants Mike Nolan and Keith Armstrong, former Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy and Bengals offensive...

...Urlacher returned to practice Monday for the first time since July 31, hoping to play in Sunday's season opener.Coach Lovie Smith said the eight-time Pro Bowl player looked good considering he had arthroscopic surgery to his left knee Aug. 14...