{"id":846854,"date":"2026-04-01T10:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846854\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:28:22","slug":"the-bears-den-april-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846854\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bear\u2019s Den, April 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">BEARSSSSSS<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/roger-goodell-the-rooney-rule-isnt-going-anywhere\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roger Goodell: The Rooney Rule isn\u2019t going anywhere;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Roger Goodell&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Roger Goodell: The Rooney Rule isn\u2019t going anywhere<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cNot that we are actually going to follow it or anything like that,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s all a sham, but it\u2019s our sham and we love screwing teams out of the third round draft picks we promised them. They don\u2019t like it? They can sit on it and spin.\u201d Well, OK I made that up, but not really.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2026\/03\/31\/nfl-commissioner-roger-goodell-bears-need-stadium-solution-soon-arlington-heights-hammond-indiana-annual-meetings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: Bears need to find stadium solution soon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL commissioner Roger Goodell&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL commissioner Roger Goodell: Bears need to find stadium solution soon<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ya think? You third-round draft pick double stealer!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2026\/03\/31\/bears-coach-ben-johnsons-objective-take-on-his-defense-lots-of-work-to-do\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bears coach Ben Johnson\u2019s objective take on his defense: Lots of work to do;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bears coach Ben Johnson\u2019s objective take on his defense&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bears coach Ben Johnson\u2019s objective take on his defense: Lots of work to do<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We all noticed, Ben.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2026\/03\/31\/bears-ryan-poles-caleb-williams-long-term-future-green-light-contract-extension-2027-nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:GM Ryan Poles eyes long-term future with QB Caleb Williams, but Bears need a \u2018green light\u2019 first;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GM Ryan Poles eyes long-term future with QB Caleb Williams, but Bears need a \u2018green light\u2019 first&quot;}\" class=\"link \">GM Ryan Poles eyes long-term future with QB Caleb Williams, but Bears need a \u2018green light\u2019 first<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">What he said makes more sense than the headline at the Sun-Times does.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2026\/03\/30\/bears-ryan-poles-eyes-nfl-draft-picks-remake-defense-dennis-allen-nfl-annual-meetings-2026-phoenix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bears GM Ryan Poles eyes draft picks to remake defense in coordinator\u2019s image;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bears GM Ryan Poles eyes draft picks to remake defense in coordinator\u2019s image&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bears GM Ryan Poles eyes draft picks to remake defense in coordinator\u2019s image<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Well, it would be silly if he eyed draft picks to remake acdefense his coordinator would hate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/nfl\/bears\/news\/how-bears-oc-press-taylor-will-fill-voids-in-ben-johnson-s-offense\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:How Bears OC Press Taylor Will Fill Voids in Ben Johnson\u2019s Offense;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;How Bears OC Press Taylor Will Fill Voids in Ben Johnson\u2019s Offense&quot;}\" class=\"link \">How Bears OC Press Taylor Will Fill Voids in Ben Johnson\u2019s Offense<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Apparently Taylor is a very smart, very organized man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/nfl\/bears\/news\/why-colston-loveland-luther-burden-iii-fit-the-bears-football-makeup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why Colston Loveland, Luther Burden III Fit the Bears\u2019 Football Makeup;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Why Colston Loveland, Luther Burden III Fit the Bears\u2019 Football Makeup&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Why Colston Loveland, Luther Burden III Fit the Bears\u2019 Football Makeup<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Because they are good?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/nfl\/bears\/players\/retired-bears-player-is-owed-an-apology-after-new-info-from-ben-johnson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Retired Bears Player is Owed an Apology After New Info from Ben Johnson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Retired Bears Player is Owed an Apology After New Info from Ben Johnson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Retired Bears Player is Owed an Apology After New Info from Ben Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nobody owes Drew an apology, except those few jerks who spout filth about everything. They owe everybody an apology by default.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">POLISH SAUSAGE<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/ian-cunningham-doesnt-rule-out-trading-kyle-pitts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ian Cunningham doesn\u2019t rule out trading Kyle Pitts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ian Cunningham doesn\u2019t rule out trading Kyle Pitts&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ian Cunningham doesn\u2019t rule out trading Kyle Pitts<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Why would he?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/todd-monken-well-have-a-qb-competition-but-reps-wont-be-split-evenly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Todd Monken: We\u2019ll have a QB competition, but reps won\u2019t be split evenly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Todd Monken&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Todd Monken: We\u2019ll have a QB competition, but reps won\u2019t be split evenly<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Man am I glad I\u2019m not a Browns fan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/nfl-actively-looking-at-thanksgiving-eve-game-for-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL \u201cactively looking\u201d at Thanksgiving Eve game for 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL \u201cactively looking\u201d at Thanksgiving Eve game for 2026&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL \u201cactively looking\u201d at Thanksgiving Eve game for 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Of course they are.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/owners-approve-orlando-as-jaguars-temporary-home-for-the-2027-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Owners approve Orlando as Jaguars\u2019 temporary home for the 2027 season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Owners approve Orlando as Jaguars\u2019 temporary home for the 2027 season&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Owners approve Orlando as Jaguars\u2019 temporary home for the 2027 season<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Mickey Trevor?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/nfl-votes-to-exempt-friday-games-from-short-week-restrictions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL votes to exempt Friday games from short-week restrictions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFL votes to exempt Friday games from short-week restrictions&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NFL votes to exempt Friday games from short-week restrictions<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Blah blah blatant money grab blah blah blah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2026\/03\/31\/bears-justin-fields-chiefs-jets-andy-reid-matt-nagy-first-year-helped-land-new-gig-nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Justin Fields\u2019 first year with Bears helped him land new gig with Chiefs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Justin Fields\u2019 first year with Bears helped him land new gig with Chiefs&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Justin Fields\u2019 first year with Bears helped him land new gig with Chiefs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Good luck Justin!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">KNOW THINE ENEMY<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/roger-goodell-no-evidence-to-justify-action-against-steve-tisch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roger Goodell: No evidence to justify action against Steve Tisch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Roger Goodell&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Roger Goodell: No evidence to justify action against Steve Tisch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">To be clear, Goodell is the enemy in question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/roger-goodell-our-no-1-objective-is-to-improve-officiating\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roger Goodell: Our No. 1 objective is to improve officiating;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Roger Goodell&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Roger Goodell: Our No. 1 objective is to improve officiating<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cClosely followed by screwing over the Chicago Bears,\u201d he implied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windycitygridiron.com\/chicago-bears-draft\/113537\/nfl-draft-nicholas-singleton-zach-charbonnet-prospect-running-back\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BChuk\u2019s Backs: #6 Nicholas Singleton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BChuk\u2019s Backs&quot;}\" class=\"link \">BChuk\u2019s Backs: #6 Nicholas Singleton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windycitygridiron.com\/chicago-bears-analysis\/113607\/chicago-bears-draft-a-closer-look-at-auburn-top-prospects-keldric-faulk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bears Draft: A closer look at Auburn\u2019s top prospects;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chicago Bears Draft&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chicago Bears Draft: A closer look at Auburn\u2019s top prospects<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windycitygridiron.com\/chicago-bears-discussion\/113634\/caleb-madness-bracket-vote-in-our-final-two-elite-8-matchups-today\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Caleb Madness Bracket: Vote in our final two Elite 8 matchups today!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Caleb Madness Bracket&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Caleb Madness Bracket: Vote in our final two Elite 8 matchups today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.windycitygridiron.com\/chicago-bears-events-nfl\/113614\/chicago-bears-mock-draft-madness-the-final-round\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago Bears\u2019 Mock Draft Madness: The Final Round;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" 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<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TayDoll1010xl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor Doll;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Taylor Doll&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Taylor Doll<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOOCH1701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Gooch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Donald Gooch&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Donald Gooch<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kev_WCG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kev H;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kev H&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kev H<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamHouseholder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sam Householder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sam Householder&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sam Householder<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobinfante24\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jacob Infante;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jacob Infante&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jacob Infante<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronLemingNFL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Aaron Lemming;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Aaron Lemming&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Aaron Lemming<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheRealEvanMac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Evan McLean;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Evan McLean&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Evan McLean<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCGBearsDenDude\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dr. Ken Mitchell;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dr. Ken Mitchell&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Dr. Ken Mitchell<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BryanOrenchuk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bryan Orenchuk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bryan Orenchuk&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bryan Orenchuk<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RossRead\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ross Read;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ross Read&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ross Read<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackRSalo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jack R Salo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jack R Salo&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jack R Salo<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SJS_illini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steven Schweickert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steven Schweickert&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steven Schweickert<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/readjack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jack Silverstein;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jack Silverstein&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jack Silverstein<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/arisports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ari Temkin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ari Temkin&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ari Temkin<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdthompson5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Khari Thompson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Khari Thompson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Khari Thompson<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wiltfongjr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lester Wiltfong, Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lester Wiltfong, Jr.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lester Wiltfong, Jr.<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TJStarman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:T.J. Starman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;T.J. Starman&quot;}\" class=\"link \">T.J. Starman<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kdthompson5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Khari Thompson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Khari Thompson&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Khari Thompson<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZimmermanSXM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bill Zimmerman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bill Zimmerman&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bill Zimmerman<\/a>;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2ndCityGridiron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2nd City Gridiron;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2nd City Gridiron&quot;}\" class=\"link \">2nd City Gridiron<\/a>; Like WCG on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WindyCityGridiron\/?fref=ts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>; Like 2nd City Gridiron on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/2ndCityGridiron\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Roger Goodell: The Rooney Rule isn\u2019t going anywhere \u201cNot that we are actually&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":846855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[374,86,692,391,2493,11275,7,251,6,11271],"class_list":["post-846854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-bears","tag-bears","tag-browns","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-bears","tag-chicagobears","tag-city-gridiron","tag-football","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-nfl","tag-windy-city-gridiron"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}