Despite the ominous cloud of negativity that's inching its way toward Halas Hall after ESPN broke the story of Caleb Williams not wanting to play for the Chicago Bears before the 2024 NFL Draft, there's still a sense of optimism surrounding coach Ben Johnson and the 2025 iteration of this team.

The Bears have the earliest bye in Week 5 before returning to Washington for a third straight season. Chicago infamously lost in Washington coming off its bye week in 2024 after Commanders wide receiver Noah Brown caught a tipped Hail Mary in the end zone as time expired. That was the beginning of 10 straight losses for the Bears.

Huge home games at Soldier Field you won’t want to miss include contests against NFC North rivals Minnesota Vikings (Sept. 8), Green Bay Packers (in a to be determined week 16 matchup) and Detroit Lions (also TBD for week 18) as well as matchups with the Dallas Cowboys (Sept. 21) and Pittsburgh Steelers (Nov. 23).

The schedule-makers aren’t treating the 2025 Chicago Bears like a team with a new head coach and an unproven quarterback coming off a 5-12 season. Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams and company will be in a standalone spot on television five times this season,

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter shared a significant update about the Chicago Bears' main goal for the 2025 season.

On Monday, we got announcements of games from FOX, Amazon’s Prime Video, and NBC’s TODAY Show. Yesterday (Tuesday), ESPN via Good Morning America will share some, and the NFL’s International Games will be announced on Good Morning Football on the NFL Network.

Actor Lamorne Morris accidentally sends the Bears' 2025 schedule to every Ben Johnson in Chicago's marketing list and has to rectify the situation.