Bears

New Bears quarterback and appointed team savior Jay Cutler wasted no time making himself at home in Chicago. With the 2009 season still months away, discovering the Chicago social scene became Cutler's first order of business.

Ex-Bear Kevin Butler's comeback attempt was thwarted when his scheme was uncovered by police in his Chicago-area home.

New Bears QB Jay Cutler was unimpressive by most standards in his preseason debut against Buffalo Saturday night, but by Chicago's historical standards he was amazing. Cutler's 30.8 percent passer rating now ranks him second all-time among Bears quarterbacks. Only Jeff Blake's 40.9 percent rating ranks higher.

When it comes to boozing quarterbacks, Bears fans may have thought Kyle Orton was prolific, but Jay Cutler has taken partying to a new level, as evidenced by the novelty beer-drinking helmet he wore to the last training camp practice in Bourbonnais Friday.

Then loses credibility by taking Bears WR

Die-hard Bears fan Doug Wendlandt of Schaumburg has a storied history of drafting Bears quarterbacks each August in his local fantasy draft. And, for the past 15 seasons, he has been the subject of laughter and ridicule from his fellow participants. But this year's story was a little different.

Brett Favre made his dubious return to the NFL doing what he does best—avoiding training camp and hoarding the media spotlight. But unlike previous seasons, his selfishness and indecisiveness has spilled into the regular season.

In what has become a yearly tradition, Brett Favre announced he will not be retiring, and will instead return to play in his 19th NFL season.