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ProFootballTalk: After the departure of Brian Urlacher, the Chicago Bears are very thin at linebacker. Mike Florio expects them to take a linebacker early on in this year's draft, even though the offensive line needs some help. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: John Mullin of CSN Chicago joins Mike Florio to discuss the release of Brian Urlacher. According to Muillin, the way the decision was handled has put the Bears in a bad light. (NBC Sports)

DPS: Brian Urlacher joins the show to talk about no longer being a part of Bears, and lists the teams that he is interested in. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: Mike Florio and CSN's Moon Mullins discuss the decision by the Chicago Bears to part ways with veteran linebacker Brian Urlacher. It's rare for a big name like Urlacher to face this type of scenario, but it's even rarer for a team to end a situation like this so quickly. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio opens up Thursday's show by discussing the release of Brian Urlacher and why the new helmet rule isn't going to be a dramatic change to the running game. Florio also talks about the chances of a new league emerging with the old NFL rules. (NBC Sports)

A circus in St. Petersburg, Russia, trains bears to perform with human partners on the tightrope. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

PFT Live: The Chicago Bears must make keep-or-cut decisions with both Jay Cutler and Devin Hester this offseason plus push efforts toward improving their league-last offensive line numbers. (NBC Sports)

Residents from the Texas panhandle to Oklahoma and Kansas are digging out after a blizzard the National Weather Service has called "crippling" and "historic." The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel reports. (TODAY)

Marc Trestman talks to the media during his introductory press conference and expresses his excited to coach "the most loved and storied franchise in the NFL." (NBC Sports)