The Chicago Bears are increasing their season-ticket prices for most sections of Soldier Field despite going 3-13, the worst record in franchise history for a 16-game season, the team announced Wednesday in letters to season-ticket holders.

Some sections will see a decrease in pricing, but most sections will see an increase of 1-4 percent. It’s the first increase since 2014.

“It was a challenging and disappointing season,” team president/CEO Ted Phillips said in the letter. “One we will not repeat. We shared in your frustration and do not take your passion and loyalty for granted. We are humbled by your dedication to the Bears and know we must be better.”

The Bears haven’t made the playoffs in nine of the past 10 years, but Phillips praised the work of general manager Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox in changing the culture in the locker room and making the team younger over the last two years.

PITTSBURGH — Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown acknowledges that he plans to make changes in light of the Facebook Live incident after Pittsburgh’s playoff win in Kansas City.

Brown, whose broadcast of the team’s postgame locker room scene drew sharp criticism from coach Mike Tomlin, told Bleacher Report that such an incident won’t happen again.

“The big thing I learned is that I have some growing up to do, and I’m going to do it,” Brown told the website while making the media rounds at the Super Bowl in Houston. “I learned a lot from it and will keep learning. I’m going to rebuild the trust with my teammates and coaches. I promise you that.”

Brown called the incident a “dumb mistake” during the interview. A few weeks earlier, Tomlin labeled Brown’s actions selfish and inconsiderate and said he hoped his star player wouldn’t run himself out of town because of judgment lapses.

Brown struck a contrite chord shortly before the AFC title game against New England, apologizing for the distraction and owning up to his mistake in a news conference. The video caught Tomlin telling his Steelers they “spotted these a–h—- [the Patriots] a day and a half” in game prep. The Steelers lost 36-17 to the eventual Super Bowl champions.

Critics have cited the Facebook incident as the latest distraction from Brown, who has drawn multiple penalties for touchdown celebrations and is known to plead for the ball when it doesn’t come his way. But Brown is well-respected in the locker room; team president Art Rooney II says Brown is a “good person” and that he considers his antics minor.

Rumors have swirled about Brown’s future in Pittsburgh, although a source tells ESPN there’s optimism that both sides can reach a contract extension well before training camp. Brown, 28, has one year left on a contract that’s due to pay $4.71 million in base salary.

Teammate Maurkice Pouncey publicly defended Brown on social media last week, saying he’s tired of “all the hate, bulls— stories!! AB is a team player loved by all his teammates especially ME!”

Carlos Tevez – who’s believed to take home a world-record £615,000-a-week wage from Shanghai Shenhua – endured a dreadful debut with his new club Wednesday as it was booted from the qualifying round of the Asian Champions League.

Shenhua’s tormentor, Brisbane Roar, is restricted by a £1.6-million annual salary cap for its whole squad, meaning the entire Australian side splits approximately 5 percent of Tevez’s yearly takings.

A volleyed opener after 87 seconds from Brandon Borello was followed by a 40th-minute effort from former Ipswich Town flop Tommy Oar, enabling the away side to enter the interval 2-0 up in the world’s most populous city.

Shenhua boss Gustavo Poyet then watched in disbelief as the Roar failed to capitalise on plenty of opportunities for a third, while the likes of Tevez, Obafemi Martins, Giovanni Moreno, and Bai Jiajun were profligate in the Chinese giant’s attack.

Shenhua’s cross-city rival, Oscar and Hulk’s Shanghai SIPG, advanced to the Champions League group stages Tuesday by easing three unanswered goals past Sukhothai. The Thai League outfit had previously played just one match in 135 days due to the suspension of its domestic division following the death of beloved king Bhumibol Adulyadej.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The concussion that ended Sam Shields’ 2016 season has ended his tenure with the Green Bay Packers. The veteran cornerback was released on Wednesday, he posted on his Instagram account.

A source confirmed that Shields was informed of his release.

Shields, 29, missed all but the opening game last season. He sustained the fourth known concussion of his NFL career on Sept. 11 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and never returned. That came nine months after a concussion kept him out for a month late in the 2015 season. Over the past two years, he has played in just two of a possible 23 games, including the playoffs. Shields had one season left on the four-year, $39 million contract he signed in 2014.

Last month, Shields said was still experiencing headaches from his latest concussion.

“Some days it’s tough headaches, some days it’s mild,” he said during an interview in Atlanta following the NFC Championship Game. “It varies. I never know. I’m so used to it that it’s just normal. Like I said, each day it’s getting better. I’ll be back.”

Shields had been at home in Florida since he was arrested in Green Bay in October on drug charges, but he rejoined the team for the NFC title game.

At that time, he said he intended to play again but indicated that he understood it might not be with the Packers.

“I’m thinking it’s not over,” Shields said. “I’ve still got more in me. But like I said, I’m going through this, what I’ve got to go through. Just take it one day at a time.”

When asked why he wants to continue to play given the dangers of concussions, Shields said, “I understand why you ask that. I don’t know. I just love the game, man, and I feel that I can get back out there and play. If not, then not. But right now it’s just day by day.”

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said shortly after the season that Shields still had not been cleared.

“I think we can all focus on Sam getting healthy,” McCarthy said in his season wrap-up news conference on Jan. 26. “Having a chance to visit with Sam in Atlanta briefly, he needs to get healthy for himself and his family. That’s the primary focus.”

Shields’ released came a day after the Packers cut running back James Starks with the non-football injury designation.

The Packers picked up $12 million in salary-cap space in the last two days. By releasing Shields, the Packers saved $9 million on this season’s salary cap. They will have to count $3.125 million — his remaining prorated signing bonus — on this year’s cap.

Without Shields, cornerback will be one of the Packers’ priorities this offseason. They played most of this season with three second-year cornerbacks — Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins and LaDarius Gunter — and finished 31st in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game.