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Bears suspend, fine TE Bennett (Yahoo Sports)
 Tight end Martellus Bennett has been suspended indefinitely by the Bears after an altercation in practice the day before. General manager Phil Emery says the team ''made a decision to fine and suspend Martellus Bennett for an undetermined length of time,'' though he wouldn't specify the amount of the fine. On Monday, Bennett was taken to the ground Monday with a grab to the shoulder by rookie cornerback Kyle Fuller. Emery wouldn't go into specifics about why the decision was made, saying only, ''He was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.'' Neither Emery nor coach Marc Trestman would characterize it as making an example of Bennett, who has been involved in several practice scrapes this training camp, and a few last year, as well. More...
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