Article By Marco Scola on 4th November, 2009
Minutes, and eventually hours went by without a single player to come or leave the media room. As scheduled, media members then filed into the Halas Hall locker rooms to talk with other players, but found a vacant setting.
Finally, the reporters were informed that Bears coach Lovie Smith prevented any of his team members from speaking with the media, violating NFL rules.
Quarterback Jay Cutler was scheduled to meet with the media at 12 p.m. on Wednesday followed by a 45-minute open locker-room media session. Neither Cutler nor any player appeared in the locker room or at the podium.