Good morning, Bears fans!
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Having USMNT eat up some of July as we wait for training camp is pretty nice. Though I gotta say that red card might’ve been the worst inexplicable officiating mistake since Cassius Marsh on Monday Night Football a few years back ..
7️⃣3️⃣ Days Until The Season Opener
🎂Bears Birthdays: Clay Harbor (39), Dominique Robinson (28)
Jonathan Taylor? Now That Would Be Fun
ESPN’s Ben Solak made a fun prediction on Wednesday, putting Jonathan Taylor in a Bears uniform as one of 2026’s big trades.
“The Bears make perfect sense. D'Andre Swift had a strong 2025 season, but he has not been reliable and has dealt with injuries for much of his career. Kyle Monangai is a likable thumper but not for more than 10 or so carries per game. If the Bears' offense coalesces into a top-five unit — certainly possible given how they finished the 2025 season -- the team might be fishing at the deadline for a field-tipping running back to give it an additional edge. Chicago's rushing attack led the league in success rate last season, thanks in large part to great line play and excellent scheming from coach Ben Johnson. Now imagine that group with a home run hitter like Taylor breaking into the second level.”
First, a caveat: Solak made this prediction a few paragraphs after saying the Vikings will win the NFC North despite being a near-universal pick for fourth place. Those forecasts cannot co-exist, at least not in my view.
