The $280M question: How Will the Bears Spend BIG?

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Ruthie Polinsky, Alex Shapiro, and Clay Harbor are back on The Charter podcast and with the NFL Combine and free agency on the horizon, we discuss the massive salary cap increase and its implications for the Bears, who are already sitting pretty with top-five cap space. We debate whether this means bigger paydays for individual stars or a broader distribution of wealth across the roster. Plus, we analyze the potential departure of Ian Cunningham to Jacksonville and what that could mean for the Bears in terms of compensatory picks and the overall team dynamic. Then, we lay out our dream scenarios for the Bears' off-season and covering key positions like center. Finally, we dream of a potential blockbuster return of a familiar face... or maybe not?

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Charter podcast.
0:06.4	What's up, everyone?
0:07.8	This show brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:10.7	Happy to be back with you, Ruthie Polinsky.
0:12.8	Clay Harbor and Alex Shapiro here to talk about this Bears off season.
0:17.5	That is just you can feel it brewing.
0:20.4	You know, it's just it's cooking,
0:22.4	the water's starting to boil,
0:24.6	all the ingredients are getting ready.
0:27.0	It's all happening behind the scenes.
0:29.0	The combine kicks off next week and free agency is soon after
0:33.6	and then it's the draft and they're off and running.
0:36.7	So let's get into it.
0:39.0	Clay, Alex, how we doing?
0:42.0	Marvelously, we just shot some sweet digital content that's going to be available on
0:46.2	YouTube and our app.
0:47.3	And it was a ton of fun.
0:48.7	And now we get to shoot more digital content.
0:51.2	So it's been a wonderful day.
0:52.6	Here we are.
0:54.0	I'm doing great as well. It's a 5 a.m.
0:56.8	workout club here this morning for me. Went out to the suburbs at a workout class, you know,
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