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11:38NFL Week 17 Clinching Scenarios
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1:31Bears Can Clinch NFC North With A Win At 49ers Or A Packers Loss
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1:54NFL Week 17 Best Bet On A Side
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3:37NFL Week 17 Picks: SNF Bears at 49ers
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1:23If Playoffs Started Today: No. 7 Packers at No. 2 Bears
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3:06NFL Power Rankings: Bears Crack Top 5, Land At No. 4
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1:53Bears Leading NFC North With 2 Critical Games Left
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1:49Caleb Williams Clinches 1st Career Playoff Berth
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1:53Bears Push Towards First NFC North Title Since 2018
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1:24Bryant McFadden: 'Green Bay is Still a Playoff Caliber Team'
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1:41What This Win Means for The Bears & Caleb Williams
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1:02Bryant McFadden on Bears vs Packers: 'That Was an Instant Classic'
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1:13NFL Playoff Projections: Bears Projected As Final Wild Card In NFC
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1:49Best Bet for Packers-Bears
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4:32Week 16 NFL Picks: Packers at Bears
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2:28Bears & Packers Can Each Clinch Playoff Berth
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6:34Week 16 NFL Game Preview: Packers at Bears
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1:36Bears Back On Top Of NFC North, 46.3% To Win Division
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1:15Packers Banged Up Heading Into Crucial Game With The Bears
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1:19B-Mac: "The Bears Are Legit"
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Top Patrick Scales News
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Patrick Scales: Works out with Pittsburgh
Scales (back) worked out with the Steelers on Saturday, Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Scales spent the 2024 campaign on injured reserve with the Bears while dealing with a back injury, but appears to be healthy ahead of the 2025 season. The long snapper will now look to latch on somewhere to continue his NFL career, which began in 2014 with the Ravens.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Starting season on IR
The Bears placed Scales (back) on the reserve/injured list Thursday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.
The veteran long snapper sustained a back injury in early August, which kept him out of the Bears' last three preseason games. He'll be forced to sit for a minimum of four games, making Week 5 against the Panthers on Oct. 6 the earliest he can return.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Dealing with back injury
Head coach Matt Eberflus said Thursday that Scales is sidelined with a back injury, Jason Lieser of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Scales has missed several days of practice due to the back issue, but Eberflus noted that the long snapper is "on track" to play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Bills. If Scales cannot suit up, Cameron Lyons is slated to fill in as the long snapper for the exhibition matchup.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Playing Sunday
Scales (foot) is active Sunday against the Packers.
Scales logged a DNP on Wednesday, but ultimately he was able to overcome the foot ailment enough to feel like he could take the field during Week 18. He should be the man at center for the Bears against Green Bay.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Dealing with foot injury
Scales (foot) did not participate at practice Wednesday.
It's not clear when Scales picked up the foot issue, but it nevertheless puts his availability for Week 18 in danger. He'll probably need to practice Thursday or Friday to have a shot to play at Green Bay.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Will return in 2023
The Bears agreed to a contract with Scales on Friday, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
Scales in the longest-tenured Bear and will return for at least one more campaign. The long snapper hasn't missed a game over the past three seasons.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Returns from COVID list
The Bears activated Scales (undisclosed) from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Sales will resume operating as Chicago's top long snapper, a role that he's handled for three straight years without missing a single contest.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Lands on COVID-19 list
Scales was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Wednesday.
It is likely that Chicago will have to bring in someone to fill the void while Scales tries to pass the league's COVID-19 protocols. The 33-year-old hasn't missed a game as the Bears long snapper in three years.
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Bears' Patrick Scales: Returning to Bears
Scales signed a one-year contract with the Bears on Friday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports.
For a third consecutive offseason, Chicago retains its long snapper by way of a one-year deal. Scales missed all of 2017 due to a torn ACL, but he hasn't missed a single game over the past three campaigns.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-3, 226 lbs |
| Birthplace: Louisville, KY |
| Age: 37 |
| School: Utah St. |
| Experience: 10 |