Chicago Bears

	Chicago Bears
	Established 1919 ; Play in Soldier Field; Chicago, Illinois
	Logo
	League/Conference affiliations
	National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933–1949); National Conference (1950–1952); Western Conference (1953–1969) Central Division (1967–1969); ; National Football Conference (1970–present) Central Division (1970–2001); North Division (2002–present); ;
	Team Details
Team colors	Navy Blue, Burt Orange, White
	Personnel
Owner	Virginia Halas McCaskey
General Manager	Ryan Poles
Head Coach	Matt Eberfluse
	Team history
	Decatur Staleys (1919–1920); Chicago Staleys (1921); Chicago Bears (1922–present);
	Team Nicknames
	Da Bears Monsters of the Midway
	Championships
	League Championships (9) NFL Championships (pre-1970 AFL–NFL merger) (8); 1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963; Super Bowl Championships (1); 1985 (XX);
	Conference Championships (4)
	Division Championships (18)
	Home fields
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The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in the National Football League based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears were founded in Decatur, Illinois, by George Halas, in 1919. They were first called the Decatur Staleys, after the A.E. Staley Starch Company which owned the team for its first two seasons. The team has won nine NFL Championships, with the last being in 1985 (Super Bowl XX).^[1] They also played in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 against the Indianapolis Colts, but they lost 29-17 to Peyton Manning and the Colts.^[1] The team is owned by Virginia Halas McCaskey,^[2] and the general manager is Ryan Pace.^[3] The team's current head coach is Matt Nagy since 2018.

The Bears play their home games at Soldier Field. They played there from 1974 to 2001 and then 2003-present (Soldier Field was being made new in 2002). The Bears had played at Wrigley Field from 1921 to 1970. Wrigley Field is the home of the Chicago Cubs baseball team, and the Bears were named after the Cubs.^[4]

The Bears have retired 14 uniform numbers, the most than any NFL Franchise.

Players

Current Chicago Bears roster (21 January 2022)^[5]

Quarterbacks

1 Justin Fields
9 Nick Foles

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

16 Pat O'Donnell P
2 Cairon Santos K

Chicago Bears Media

Uniforms for the Chicago bears
The team's founder George Halas (right) with NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle, early 1980s
Official Chicago Bears' team photo, where the team claimed the Championship after defeating the Cleveland Bulldogs on December 7, even putting the title "World's Champions" on the image.
1961 Chicago Bears offensive line in action. "Bears Workout at Soldier Field for Armed Forces game Friday."
Payton set several franchise and NFL records in rushing during his 13-season career with the Bears.
Bears Hall of Famer Mike Ditka is the only person in the modern era to win an NFL championship as a player and coach for the Chicago Bears.
The Bears made one of the biggest trades in team history by acquiring Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler in 2009.
Roquan Smith, Khalil Mack, DeAndre Houston-Carson, and Akiem Hicks of the Bears in 2018
Staley Da Bear, the official mascot of the Chicago Bears.