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The Bears took the right turn at the fork in the road of their season Sunday night, emphatically dispatching the Minnesota Vikings 39-10 at Soldier Field to even their record at 3-3.

Devin Hester returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and defensive end Julius Peppers went from doubtful Saturday to an impactful starter Sunday, registering two ...

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The Chicago Bears had a ready response for Brandon Marshall 's taunting. Julius Peppers and a swarming defense allowed only 187 yards and a single third-down conversion Thursday night, and the Bears won 16-0 to send the injury-ravaged Miami Dolphins to their second home shutout in 40 years.

The Jets kicked off the free agency period by trading for Chargers corner Antonio Cromartie. Don Banks likes the gamble, and weighs in on Julius Peppers and more in Snap Judgments.

The Pro Bowl means a $1.5 million bonus for Julius Peppers, which will tide him over until the next paycheck.

Julius Peppers' long stalemate with the Carolina Panthers is over. The four-time Pro Bowl defensive end signed his one-year, $16.7 million tender under the franchise tag Wednesday, ending the chances that Peppers could hold out at the start of training camp.

Peppers said at the end of last season that he wanted to play elsewhere and pleaded with Carolina to allow him to become a free agent.

This is a July 29, 2008 file photo showing Carolina Panthers' Julius Peppers, left, rushing against teammate Jordan Gross, right, during the NFL team's football training camp in Spartanburg, S.C.

The Carolina ...

The Arizona Cardinals spent the week devising ways to slow dynamic running back DeAngelo Williams, speedy receiver Steve Smith and disruptive defensive end Julius Peppers.