What makes for an elite defensive player in the NFL going into the 2026 regular season? Although you know it when you see him, that player is defined as someone capable of wreaking havoc by causing nightmares for an offense. Whether it's an edge rusher ...

Welcome back to Sports Illustrated’s 2026 NFL position rankings, where we’ll stack up the top 10 players across the league at each spot on the field over the coming weeks leading into training camp. We continue with defensive tackles. Despite often ...

The Chicago Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks and made a statement to the rest of the NFL: the best team in the league resides in Chicago. With Week 9 just around the corner, how did the Chicago Bears compare to the rest of the NFL after last week?

Bears defensive end Austin Booker leads the team with four quarterback hits this season. Mike Dinovo / Imagn Images For the second week in a row, Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson didn’t know which defensive player most deserved a game ball. Surely after ...