CHICAGO - Many Chicago Bears fans are roaring mad about the team management's new restrictions on a favorite fan activity - tailgating during the games at the parking lots outside Soldier Field. | NFL page

For years, countless fans have shunned the stadium to watch the games on television in the parking lots, where they often enjoy a food and cocktail spread that rivals any restaurant buffet,

But under a new policy that starts with the team's first exhibition game Thursday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, fans will no longer be able to remain in the parking lots during the games. Once the game starts, fans will have to cease tailgating.

In an e-mail sent to season ticket holders Tuesday, the Bears said the move is part of a crackdown on unruly behavior.

Information from: Chicago Sun-Times