Welcome into the Charter Podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University and welcome into our beautiful United Center Studios for those who are watching on our streaming channels. If you are listening, we appreciate you as well. I am Ruthie Polinsky, your host along with Alex Shapiro and Clay Harbor. Guys, we took this thing to the studio today because holy smokes, do the Bears' trenches

look different after the free agency negotiating window officially opened.

It took the Bears approximately 19 minutes to get things done with Drew Dalman, the center, the Falcons, and I think that's

where we should start today.

Of course, Jonah Jackson and Joe Tunney, those terms were agreed to last week.

But the big news today, everyone was waiting for it, was Drew Dalman, the center, former

Falcon is going to be here in Chicago.

Also a couple of other moves that I just want to mention here off the top.

Dio O'Dangbo from the Colts is on his way to Chicago, as is.

Pro Bowl, Grady Jarrett, who was cut from the Falcons this morning and will now very quickly

agree to terms with the Chicago Bears.

We're going to get into all of it.

But let's start with Drew Dalman, guys,

because I think over the weekend that was really the news that Bears fans were waiting for.

Alex, what was your immediate reaction?

Yeah, I don't know that I was surprised just so there was so much smoke around this deal,

around this move, but it's such a home run.

And it's just, it feels like the final piece of Ryan Poles really, really revamping the interior of that line, which was a problem.

I mean, Kayla Williams had so much pressure in his face up the middle so quickly, and it's important to be firm up there,

because if you got a firm interior, you got a better pocket for him to step into.

And it's really important to get a veteran guy with- Yes, Preach, yes, with Caleb Williams so that he can help out with the protections.

The size is going over there.

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