Mike Florio talks Bears' quests for new stadium, compensatory picks
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What is the Bears' current situation regarding their quest for a new stadium?
Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is a man who's got a massive brain.
Mike Florio.
He used to be a lawyer, then he decided to take his talents to the internet.
NBC Sports. I'm sorry I'm late, I was talking to Robert Kraft. That isn't the time for an airing of grievances. Pro Football Talk. I got a lot of problems with you people. No, you're going to hear about it. On Chicago Sports Radio, 104.3 The Score. I want to keep talking Legos.
We love talking NFL with our friend Mike Florio on X at Pro Football Talk. He is on Zoom right now. You know he's the creator and editor-in-chief of Pro Football Talk. Florio, what's going on, man? How are you? Good, how are you guys today? We are doing well, and I am literally just looking at some of the tweets coming in from the owners meeting right now, and I know that you've already spoken to Kevin Warren, but he is doing something with our local media right now, and among the things that he is talking about right now, Kevin Warren said the team has 108 million fans globally. More importantly, though, Mike, Bears president and CEO, that's who we're talking about, Kevin Warren, this is per our friend Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times,
Warren says the team wants to pick a stadium site in late spring slash early summer, likely after the Illinois Assembly closes on May 31st. I know you already talked to Kevin Warren about the stadium situation. In your conversation with him, did you get any inkling on the air with him, off the air with him, on which site they're going to end up at?
When he told us the same thing about the timeline, because I think that's critical. We know in the NFL and in most businesses, deadlines drive action. When is the deadline for making a decision? He said the same thing you just said. I got the impression over the course of the conversation. And this is all from the things that were said on the air. I've, Usually and I'd like to say always very careful about not sharing off the record things I'm not authorized to discuss. But I got the clear impression they prefer the property they own and have owned for multiple years now at Arlington Heights. And look, they're never going to come out and say we're leveraging Illinois with Indiana. But let's face it, without the Indiana option, how do you get Illinois to do anything?
Illinois just sits back and says, build your own stadium. We're not paying for anything. We're not giving you anything. You're not going to leave Chicago. Why should we have to pay for it? Why should our taxpayers bear the burden? So you've got Indiana ready to go. That has applied some pressure on folks in Illinois to get this thing moving. Now, at the end of the day, will it be enough? to get the Bears to abandon the possibility of going to Indiana? I don't know. But I get the impression the Bears prefer to stay in Illinois and go to Arlington Heights if they had to choose between the two.
I don't think there's a shot in heck. that the Bears are going to Indiana at this point. And this has been a fluid opinion out of my mouth, but today, and I think the whole thing has been leveraged.
What insights did Mike Florio share about the Bears' stadium site selection timeline?
You know why, Mike? Because if the Bears were going to move to Indiana, they would have done it by now. Instead, they have allowed the Illinois legislature to take its sweet time in terms of a deal and property taxes and all of that. There was a time when I thought maybe it was going to happen, but I don't know if Indiana was ever going to happen. at this point.
Think about what happened the day that the Indiana governor signed into law the bill that had been passed by the legislature. They hurried and rushed to get it all done. They got it done. Bill becomes law. The provisions are in place. All the Bears have to say is thank you. And what did Kevin Warren say? He said, we're making progress with Illinois. So, yes, they were. They were making a lot of progress with Illinois thanks to the fact that Indiana was ready to go.
Mike, I'm curious to hear your thoughts. I know you were out at the owners' meetings, as you just mentioned.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the Bears' current situation regarding their quest for a new stadium?
0:00–3:12
2
What insights did Mike Florio share about the Bears' stadium site selection timeline?
3:12–7:02
3
How does Illinois' legislature impact the Bears' stadium plans?
7:02–13:18
4
What are the implications of the Bears' potential move to Indiana?
13:18–17:32
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