Once a Bear, always a Bear.
Former Bears linebacker Lance Briggs officially announced his retirement from the NFL during CSN's Cubs-Reds broadcast on Wednesday afternoon, but he won't be too far away from the Bears during the 2015 season.
The seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker will be joining CSN's 2015 Bears coverage as a studio analyst on Bears Pre/Postgame Live, beginning with the season opener against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Sept. 13. Briggs will joined on PGL alongside Chris Boden, former Bears quarterback Jim Miller and former Bears offensive lineman Dan Jiggetts, including special reports from CSNChicago.