Bears head coach Lovie Smith has two years and $11 million left on his contract. The Chicago Tribune points out that the Bears aren't likely to pay a fortune just to have Smith go away. While the team is struggling, he should remain with the team through 2010, barring a huge implosion. The Bears are 3-3 with five of their next seven games at home.

Bengals running back Cedric Benson helped his team dominate the Bears on Sunday. Benson had 189 yards and a touchdown as Cincinnati toasted Chicago 45-10 at Paul Brown Stadium. The running back said heading into the week that he wanted retribution against the Bears, his former team, for "bad-mouthing" him to potential free agent suitors. "Everybody knew it was going to be an emotional day," said Benson. "Everybody knew. What a wonderful day and a wonderful thing, to go out there and strut your stuff."

Bengals running back Cedric Benson is excited to get some retribution against his former team on Sunday. Benson claims that the Bears bad-mouthed him when he was a free agent this offseason. "I heard all the rumors that were said coming out of Chicago," Benson said Wednesday in a conference call. "Even the Bengals told me, they would call and inquire about me and get nothing but negative things -- just that I didn't work hard, that I was a prima donna, or didn't work hard on the field, or I wasn't focused. Anything negative they could say, it was said. I'm sure that contributed largely to me not getting picked up right away."

Jay Cutler agreed to a two-year extension with the Bears that will keep him with the team through 2013, and a source confirmed it will pay him $30 million in new money. Under terms of the deal, Cutler will get $20 million in guarantees in this two-year extension, the source confirmed. With the possibility of a lockout in 2011, Cutler and his agent, Bus Cook, decided to secure some guaranteed money by getting a new deal. With the new contract, Cutler will make around $50 million over the next five years.

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler says that he'll leave the trash talking to Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco ahead of their showdown on Sunday. "I'm going to have to bow out of that," Cutler said on Waddle and Silvy Tuesday. "Chad is great. He's a fabulous player. He is a social media sensation. Once Wednesday starts I'll probably be out of that whole situation. "The guy does some different stuff but I think that's 100 percent him. That's his personality. That's how he is on the field. I love watching him on film. He comes to practice, he comes to work, and he does what he has to do to get himself prepared to play." The Bears will travel to Cincinnati to play the Bengals in Week 7.

The winless Buccaneers traded defensive end Gaines Adams to the Bears for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft, according to an Associated Press report. The deal Friday night came four days before the NFL trade deadline.

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler won't discuss the possibility of Bills receiver Terrell Owens hitting the trade market. Cutler said he didn't know Owens when asked if he contacted the wide receiver, who many speculate could be dealt by Buffalo. "I don't think they're going to," Cutler said when asked if Chicago management had approached him about Owens. "I think they'll do that upstairs."

Chicago linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa was asked on Monday if he watched Sunday's Falcons-49ers game. "I don't have the (DirecTV) Sunday Ticket," said Tinoisamoa. "I have Comcast."

The Bears will look to get rookie receiver Johnny Knox more involved in their offense. "Definitely," offensive coordinator Ron Turner told the Chicago Tribune of getting Knox more touches. "We're always looking how we can get our playmakers the ball more." Knox has three touchdowns in 23 touches this season. Chicago has this weekend off before facing the Falcons in Atlanta in Week 6.

Jay Cutler says that Brett Favre is the best quarterback in the NFC North. "[Favre] played really well," Cutler said of Monday night's game between the Vikings and Packers on the "Waddle & Silvy" show on ESPN 1000. "I think we kind of would have liked to have seen Green Bay beat him to even out the conference a little and give those guys a loss, but he played fabulous from start to finish. It was a good game." Cutler went on to discuss the quartet of quarterbacks that call the division home. "[Favre] definitely is No. 1," he said. "If anything, he's earned the right to be No. 1 with as many years as he's played and as well as he's played. "Then 2-3 are me and Aaron [Rodgers], tied right now. [The Detroit Lions' Matthew Stafford] is a good player, a real good player. You saw a glimpse of what he can do Sunday [in a 48-24 loss to the Bears], and when they start getting some guys to surround him and Calvin Johnson, he's going to be dangerous in the future."