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Bears await word from Miller; Manning is released Fred Miller has to decide between the money or the place he calls home. The veteran offensive tackle worked out this morning for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and is weighing a contract offer from them that is worth more than the one-year deal the Bears offered Miller for the league minimum $830,000.

Rex waits for what's next Even when he found himself on the long, arduous road back from a torn ACL and later a fractured ankle, Rex Grossman always could point to the fact he was the quarterback of the future. Now, he's the quarterback with the clipboard -- or whatever he chooses to occupy his time with on the sidelines, where he will be a play away from being called upon but seemingly forever away from the starting job.

Bears release Ricky Manning, Jr.

Ricky Manning Jr. no longer is a member of the Bears. The defensive back was released today in an expected move.

Bowen: Don't worry about Bears' D — yet

Editor's note: Matt Bowen is a former seven-year veteran of the NFL who retired last year. The former Glenbard West star has a degree in journalism from Iowa and will analyze Bears games periodically for www.suntimes.com/sports.

Angelo insists he didn’t hide anything on Williams Chris Williams said Sunday that the Bears knew of a pre-existing herniated disc in his lower back when they drafted him in April. The club says that is exactly right. An emotional general manager Jerry Angelo said the player's story jibes with everything he and the team have had to say since the offensive tackle went down on the second day of training camp with an injury.

Rex doesn't regret signing with Bears

If he had it to do over again, Rex Grossman would have signed the one-year contract to return to the Bears.

As long as Williams pans out, Angelo is in the clear

It wasn't a news conference so much as an extraordinary event. Bears general manager Jerry Angelo submitted himself to a hastily arranged conference call with local media late Sunday afternoon in response to a suntimes.com story he felt questioned his credibility regarding the injury history of first-round pick Chris Williams.