Ryan

Jesus. Family. Chipotle. Lead NFL Editor @FanSided. May be partial to the Bears. Pursue your passions. Find your "why." Romans 8:38-39

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

Breaking from NFL content quick to offer someone encouragement today:

Life is going to throw the worst at you. Sometimes it feels like it's too much to handle and there's no light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes, it seems like life delivers knockout blow after knockout blow.

Keep your head up. Keep getting out of that bed. Keep chugging along. Do not quit. Do not give up. You are not alone. If you're going through it, my DM's are open. If you need a shoulder to lean on, a sounding board or simply a glimmer of hope, don't hesitate to reach out.

Speaking from experience, even in the most impossible times, there is that light at the end of the tunnel.

If the situation isn't yet good, then God is not done. He will work all things for good. The hardest part might just be to trust Him.

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

Me thinks @ESPNMilwaukee and Packers fans in general are starting to get upset that the NFL doesn't love their QB like they love Caleb Williams.

[David Kaplan @thekapman]

Bears stadium update.... According to @paschutz of @nbcchicago on Kap & JHood on @espn1000: According to "the Indiana Department of Environment... nobody has applied for any permits or plans or anything." regarding a stadium in Hammond.

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

@DennisSuttonSZN But Bears fans aren’t allowed to play that game with Jay Cutler in the 2010 NFCCG 🤷‍♂️

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

@firstroundmock I didn’t know you had to be a former scout to know how to operate a stopwatch.

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

ESPN Milwaukee has some top-tier professional coping going on over there.

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

Mike Hall with the equivalent of closing your eyes and shooting a three pointer with your off hand knowing darn well it ain’t going in… and you hear “swish.”

For Shedeur? YIKES.

[Dan Labbe @dan_labbe]

Mike Hall bats down Shedeur Sanders pass. Hall held his arm up and Shedeur threw right into it. #browns

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

I absolutely hate how much I love Tucker Kraft.

[Kyle Malzhan @KyleMalzhan]

#Packers tight end Tucker Kraft is a fresh breath of air. Transparent and will tell it like it is in the locker room.

"Each man has to nut up or shut up... You never get a single play back in the NFL."

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

@kungfu_zombie Cook*

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

My dynasty stack 😎

[SleeperNFL @SleeperNFL]

my 2026 fantasy discount stack

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

@kungfu_zombie Drafted Gibbs. Traded a haul for Bijan. Traded for Cooks last year with a rebuilding team.

Not sure how I got away with it though 😂

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

Bears media time yesterday was full of stone-cold gold

[CHGO Bears @CHGO_Bears]

Montez Sweat when asked what made the difference in 2025 for the Bears: “Ben.”

Sweat adds that “everything was really about winning. If it wasn’t about winning it was nonexistent.”🔥

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

Co-sign. Beautiful.

[Courtney Cronin @CourtneyRCronin]

Beautiful tribute from @adamamin ❤️

[Chicago Sports Network @CHSN__]

Derrick Rose pays tribute to Stacey King:

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

Micah Parsons knows ball.

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

@Peter_Bukowski only to lose in the Wild Card round... bummer!

[David Kaplan @thekapman]

Absolutely devastated to hear that Stacey King has passed away at the age of 59 after a fall at his home. He made watching the Bulls, no matter good season or bad so much fun. God bless you, my friend. RIP. 😢💔

[Justin Talks Hoops @J_Talks_Hoops]

Can I be honest?
I don’t feel great publishing this
In fact, I kind of feel sick
The last thing I want to do is use tragedy for views, so I hope this doesn’t come across that way
I just figured writing about the memories would be better than flooding the timeline

https://t.co/E6UHusmCAz

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

This is incredibly tragic. Heartbreaking. Doesn’t feel real.

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

Stacey King, 3x NBA Champion and legendary Bulls broadcaster, has died at age 59, the Bulls announced

[Ryan @RyanHeckmanNFL]

@PhilipCharlesIV @_NickWhalen 😂😂😂