Bears false coronavirus scare at Halas Hall

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On Sunday, it was reported that the Bears had 9 players and coaches test positive for coronavirus before learning that other teams were experiencing the same thing. Fortunately, these tests were false positives, but the fact remains that if this was the regular season, those players would be out for the week. Host JJ Stankevitz and Bears writer Cam Ellis discuss the scare, and what it means for the NFL and the start of the season. Later on, they provide updates on the position battles in camp, including who has had a leg up in the QB battle(1:45) - How did the Bears and the NFL handle the false positives scare(17:20) - The Bears tight ends look a lot better than last year(26:00) - Which QB has taken the lead in the position battle(33:20) - Will Jaylon Johnson be a starter this year?(41:55) - Another kicking competition is about to beginSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm J.J. Stankovits and welcome into another edition of the Undercenter podcast, brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Union Local 281.
0:12.2	On this episode, Cam Ellis and myself break down the Bears false coronavirus scare at Hallis Hall on Sunday.
0:20.4	What happened, what it means for the 2020 season, and where the bears go from here.
0:25.4	We'll also look at a couple of practice observations and get back in to a kicking competition.
0:30.9	As Bears training camp rolls on here on the Under Center podcast, starting right now.
0:35.1	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
0:39.4	It means everything to me.
0:40.6	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
0:49.6	The history of it.
0:50.8	I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises, just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of it. I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first
0:54.2	franchise is just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that I was able to be a part of that.
0:58.0	The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise, the story franchise of the running back position,
1:07.0	with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in those footsteps. So being a bear means everything. What more can you say?
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1:43.0	All right, so Cam, you were up at Hallis Hall on Sunday. Twice.
1:48.4	Twice, yeah. And just for everyone who's listening to this podcast, take us through what happened
1:57.5	when you arrived at Hallis Hall Sunday morning for a, what was scheduled to be a
2:04.4	9.20 a.m. practice. We're going to get into the coronavirus stuff here in a bit. But I just,
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