New Bears head coach Ben Johnson presented Edwards and Odunze with their awards, and he also had a touching surprise up his ...

The Bears recognized one veteran (T.J. Edwards) and one rookie (Rome Odunze) as recipients for the 2025 Brian Piccolo Award.

How much Bears management thought about linebacker T.J Edwards became apparent last week when they gave him $20 million over ...

T.J. Edwards and Rome Odunze were the Chicago Bears' recipients of the Brian Piccolo Award, an honor that recognizes ...

Anyone who watched the Lions offense last year knows Ben Johnson is creative. Drawing up plays isn’t his only forte, though.

The poem Johnson wrote was called “More Than A Jersey,” and was a tribute to Piccolo and awards host Pat McCaskey, the Bears’ ...

"There's no question that Brian Piccolo's story was amplified by the movie. And now generations later, you don't know how many guys who ordinarily would be loath to admit that they shed a tear ...

Tragic story of the friendship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond establish when Piccolo discovers that he is dying. Based on real events.

The award is given annually to one Bears veteran and one rookie who best exemplify the courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication ...

In 1989, when my grandmother passed away from cancer, our family did not have answers as to how or why. She had simply been “sick” and unable to recover. By the time my Aunt Gail was diagnosed with ...

New Bears head coach Ben Johnson faced a tough task when he spoke to those gathered at the Brian Piccolo Award ceremony ...

The story of professional football players Gale Sayes and Brian Piccolo, and how their friendship on and off the field was affected when Piccolo contracted a fatal disease.