>>Bears Shift Gears From Big Win Over Panthers

(Lake Forest, IL)  --  The Bears are turning the page from Sunday's comeback win over the Panthers.  Head coach Lovie Smith praised the fourth-quarter play of quarterback Jay Cutler yesterday while speaking to the media.  Chicago will travel to Nashville to face the Titans this Sunday.

>>Pagano Visits Colts At Practice

(Indianapolis, IN)  --  Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano paid a visit to his team's practice yesterday.  The ailing coach had received a checkup at the Indiana University Health Simon Cancer Center, where he's being treated for leukemia, earlier in the morning.  Pagano was hospitalized September 26th and has been away from the team since.  Many of the Colts players said the visit gave them a boost.

>>NFL Pushes Back Trade Deadline Due To Storm

(New York, NY)  --  The NFL is pushing today's trade deadline back 48 hours due to Hurricane Sandy.  The league announced yesterday that the trade deadline has been moved from 4 p.m. Eastern Tuesday until 4 p.m. Eastern on Thursday.  The league office is closed due to the storm.