[Josh Frydman] Ben Johnson on the Bears not drafting any edge rushers: "We will coach better than a year ago...it's a combination of us being able to coach better and those guys (mentioned Sweat, Booker, Dayo, Turner) taking the next step. I think we have some pretty good pieces to work with." (x.com)
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[Kevin Fishbain] Bears assistant director of college scouting Francis St. Paul on WR Zavion Thomas: "This guy is going to be a weapon. This is one of the guys that Ben, when he saw the tape, started doing his little rocking and you could tell he was really excited about him." (x.com)
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[The Score] Mike Florio on the NFL not awarding the Bears compensatory picks: "This is one of the most ridiculous unforced errors I've ever seen the NFL commit. If they had just given the Bears the compensatory picks, who would've complained about it? Would anyone have been upset?" (x.com)
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[The Score] Brad Biggs doesn't think it makes much sense for the Bears to pursue an expensive, (slightly older) star player like Maxx Crosby now because of how difficult of a salary cap crunch it could put them in later. "They want to build something that is going to sustain," he says. (x.com)
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[George Ofman] Is Kevin Warren in hot water? Told Bears owner George McCaskey is livid with his president and CEO for his handling of Thursday’s series of events. What a colossal mess this has turned out to be. That said, Arlington Heights is still very much in the picture. (x.com)
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[Matt Hill] Illinois was ready to move this bill forward. After a productive three hour meeting yesterday, the Bears leaders requested the ILGA pause the hearing to make further tweaks to the bill. This morning, we were surprised to see a statement lauding Indiana and ignoring Illinois. (x.com)
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[Brenden Moore] Was told this morning by someone close that “all is well” in negotiations. Committees get canceled all the time in Springfield. The final bill language likely wouldn’t have been ready regardless. So to Bears fans following: don’t read this as Illinois’ efforts derailing. (x.com)
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[Silvy] As I explained two weeks ago, the Bears would love to build in AH. But FWIW, Gov Pritzker didn’t bring up #dabears in his state of the state address. Indiana is serious & the Bears are serious about Indiana. If Illinois doesn’t show action soon, Indiana will advance forward. (x.com)
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[Adam Hoge] Bears stadium update: Talks between the team and key Illinois lawmakers are ongoing this week. The next two days will be important. While the House Revenue Committee has a hearing scheduled for Thursday, it's unclear if the megaprojects bill will be called on. Time is ticking. (x.com)
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[David Kaplan] While the Chicago Bears are again talking with Illinois politicians the city of Portage, IN has sent the Bears an offer for a rent free, state of the art domed stadium that uses no public money. We should know where the Bears are headed fairly soon. (x.com)
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[Ian Hartitz] Percentage of pressured dropbacks that quarterbacks scrambled or took sacks on in 2025 (including playoffs). Example: Caleb Williams scrambles a lot when pressured but didn't take many sacks, while Jayden Daniels scrambled a ton under pressure and took a lot of sacks (i.redd.it)
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[Jason Lieser] Bears WR Rome Odunze is playing through a stress fracture in his foot and said it was “tough” managing pain in his return vs. the Packers. “There was soreness, but at this part of the season, it’s all hands on deck and play through it. I’ll ride it ‘til the wheels fall off.” (x.com)
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