Chicago Bears

	Chicago Bears
	Established [[September 17, 1920; 105 years ago in sports\|September 17, 1920; 105 years ago]] ; 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) NFC Central (1970–2001); NFC North (2002–present); ;
	Team Details
Team colors	Navy blue, orange, white;
Fight song	"Bear Down, Chicago Bears"
Mascot	Staley Da Bear
	Personnel
Owner	George McCaskey
Chairman	George McCaskey
General Manager	Ryan Poles
Head Coach	Ben Johnson
	Team history
	Decatur Staleys (1920); Chicago Staleys (1921); Chicago Bears (1922–present);
	Team Nicknames
	* Da Bears The 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) NFL Western: 1956, 1963; NFC: 1985, 2006;
	Division Championships (20) NFL Western: 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946; NFC Central: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001; NFC North: 2005, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2025;
	Playoff Appearances (29)
	* NFL: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1963, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2025 see Playoff opponents;
	Home fields
	Staley Field (1919–1920); Wrigley Field (1921); Soldier Field (1971, 2003–present); Template:Hiddenbegin 1970 due to renovations to Wrigley Field: Dyche Stadium (one game); 2002 due to renovations to Soldier Field: Memorial Stadium; Template:Hiddenend
	Team Owner(s)
	* A. E. Staley (1920–1921) George Halas and Edward Sternaman (1921–1931); George Halas (1931–1983); Virginia Halas McCaskey (1983–2025); George McCaskey (2025–present);
	Team President(s)
	* George Halas (1921–1963) George Halas Jr. (1963–1979); Michael McCaskey (1983–1999); Ted Phillips (1999–2022); Kevin Warren (2023–present);

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in the National Football League based in Chicago, Illinois. The team is owned by George McCaskey, replacing her mother Virginia Halas McCaskey in 2025.^[9] and the general manager is Ryan Pace.^[10] The team's current head coach is Ben Johnson since 2025. The team has won nine NFL Championships, with the last being in 1985 (Super Bowl XX). The team is known for their rivalry against the Green Bay Packers.^[11]^[12]

History

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).^[13] They also played in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 against the Indianapolis Colts, but they lost 29-17 to Peyton Manning and the Colts.^[13]

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.^[14]

The Bears have retired 14 uniform numbers, more than any NFL team.^[15]^[16]

Since 2006, the Bears have struggled to find success, going fifteen years in between playoff wins from 2011 to 2026. During that time, the Bears have had 23 different starting quarterbacks and six different head coaches. In September 2025, a sale of a minority stake in the team valued the Bears at $8.9 billion.^[17]

Players

Current Chicago Bears roster (21 January 2022)^[18]

Quarterbacks

1 Caleb Williams
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

Bears 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 Bears offensive line practicing for the Armed Forces Benefit Football Game
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 (2018)
The Bears drafted quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
Staley Da Bear, the official mascot of the Chicago Bears.