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THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL
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CHGO Bears Podcast: MINA KIMES discusses Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears offseason – CHGO Bears – The CHGO Bears get the national perspective when ESPN’s Mina Kimes joins the show.
Caleb Williams won’t be Bear under most pressure despite Justin Fields trade – NBC Sports Chicago – With Caleb Williams joining a fully re-tooled Bears roster, the expectations should be playoffs-or-bust in 2024.
Bears free agency: Experts hand out grades for Chicago – Bears Wire USA Today – While there’s still the second and third waves of free agency on the way, experts are divided about whether Chicago had a great or average free agency.
Bernstein & Holmes: Should Bears have playoff expectations? – 670 The Score – On the Bernstein & Holmes Show on Friday, Laurence Holmes and Leila Rahimi pondered whether the Bears should have playoff expectations in the 2024 season.
Chicago Bears send group of evaluators to Michigan Pro Day – On Tap Sports Net – The Bears could consider drafting several prospects participating in Michigan’s pro day.
12 Chicago Bears free agents remain unsigned – Bears Wire USA Today – With the first wave of free agency in the books, these former Bears remain unsigned.
Wiederer: Kyle Long says Caleb Williams is Chicago Bears’ right QB choice – Chicago Tribune – Former Chicago Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long said QB Caleb Williams “jumps off the page to me … he makes the game look like art.”
Lieser: Chargers’ GM on sending Keenan Allen to Bears. ‘I knew who I was trading’ – Chicago Sun-Times – As the Chargers ran into a salary-cap snafu, new GM Joe Hortiz said there was no way they could keep all their veterans.
Jackson: Bears fans’ vitriol over Justin Fields trade reveals an unusual divisiveness – Chicago Sun-Times – Chicagoans allowed facts, situation and reality to take a back seat to our feelings about the local NFL team — something that typically unites people one way or the other.
Lieser: Florida State DE Jared Verse could be what Bears need as he rises toward top of draft – Chicago Sun-Times – The Bears had just 50 sacks in 34 games over the last two seasons, and trading for Montez Sweat wasn’t enough to solve that problem.
Armentrout: New Bears lakefront stadium could come with a hotel and $1B museum campus revamp – Chicago Sun-Times – As the team shifts focus from Arlington Heights to a new stadium south of Soldier Field, its proposals seek major infrastructure upgrades around the Museum Campus.
Bears Weekly PODCAST: Voice of the Chargers on what Allen, Everett bring to the Bears – ChicagoBears.com – Chargers play-by-play Matt “Money” Smith joins hosts Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer and Jim Miller on the Bears Weekly Podcast.
POLISH SAUSAGE
2024 NFL free agency: Experts debate best, worst deals – ESPN – The Texans made a huge splash with their signings. Which other teams followed suit? We asked eight experts for the best and worst of free agency.
MLB will investigate Shohei Ohtani gambling situation – Pro Football Talk – Major League Baseball announced on Friday that it will formally investigate the gambling allegations involving Ippei Mizuhari, the former interpreter for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani. The statement specifically names Ohtani as one of the persons that the allegations involve.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON
Making Monsters: Getting to Know Bears Keenan Allen, Gerald Everett & Amen Ogbongbemiga – Windy City Gridiron – Taylor Doll talks with L.A. Chargers reporter Fernando Ramirez to learn more about the three former Chargers and where they’ll fit in with the Bears. Plus she gets Fernando’s thoughts on USC’s Caleb Williams.
Zimmerman: Chicago Bears well represented at Michigan Pro Day – Windy City Gridiron – With several pro prospects this year from Michigan, the Bears will have plenty of eyes on them.
Zimmerman: 2024 NFL Draft could break favorably for Chicago Bears at 9 – Windy City Gridiron – The 2024 NFL Draft could break very favorably for the Chicago Bears
Sunderbruch: Ryan Poles has set the table – Windy City Gridiron – Chicago has a history of setting up its quarterbacks for failure. Ryan Poles might have engineered things to finally break that cycle.
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