Good morning and welcome to a super-sized Bear Bites.
- Lance Briggs clumsily defends his case for a new contract. (Pro Football Talk)
- Buddy Ryan's cancer has returned, but he'll wait to have surgery until after his sons' play each other Sunday. (Shutdown Corner)
- Brandon Merriweather is happy to be a Bear. (Chicago Sun-Times)
- What will the Bears get in Merriweather? (National Football Post)
- Making the 53-man roster means the undrafted free agents get to move up to the big, fancy locker room. (Chicago Tribune)
- Take a look at who made the practice squad. (Windy City Gridiron)
- Earl Bennett is hosting a charity event on Friday night and will give away four tickets to Sunday's game. (Twitter)
- Satirical site The Onion takes on Lovie Smith. (The Onion)
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