Mike Florio talks Bears' stadium saga & latest NFL headlines
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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.
It is a Wednesday at 11 a.m. or so, 11 to 450. And that is when we talk to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. He is the creator, the editor-in-chief. He is kind enough to join us, not just on our hotline, but on Twitch, twitch.tv slash thescorechicago. Mike has now figured out the commands for fireworks, and it is always very exciting. We get fireworks when Mike comes on. You can check that out. And Mike, we are happy to have you on today. Thanks for joining us.
Great to be here, as always. Happy to delay my lunch on a Wednesday at noon Eastern time. I am very OCD when it comes to my meals, but as we have established in the past, it is a thrill on Wednesday every week to press pause for 20 minutes or so.
We appreciate that you do that for us. People do ask about your lunch, so just know that our listeners have you in mind.
Well, that's good. I got a whole bunch of pepperoni rolls out in the kitchen. I'll probably have one or two.
Let's go. Nice. Speaking of delay, your comments yesterday about the Bears stadium latest, I feel like we've had so many twists and turns. And you've been watching this from afar, understanding the NFL's place in all of this. Mike, the last time we talked to you, We had talked about the Chicago portion of this. What was the city's effect on the bill not getting out of the Senate, for example? How did the city plan not come up in these other two disclosed locations between Hammond, Indiana and Arlington Heights? You were skeptical because of other things that had happened in the past. Where do you sit with this now based on the latest information, Bears border directors voting and things along those lines?
I still think it's all a leverage play. And it's not a leverage play against Indiana. They have what they want from Indiana. Why do they keep talking to Illinois if they have everything they want from Indiana and if they're going to advance the potential for building a stadium in Indiana. It's to get a better deal in Illinois. J.B. Pritzker, the governor, obviously you all know that, I don't want to be that complete, but he said yesterday that the Bears have been initiating phone calls to him and to legislative leaders. They've opened the door for a special session. Now Pritzker wants to have a clear bill, one plan, that that there's reasonable confidence can get passed, but the Bears want to stay in Illinois, and they decided, and it may be as simple as what the Chiefs did.
They couldn't get what they wanted in Missouri, so they go to Kansas, and they get their stadium. The Bears look at the map. They see Indiana. They see Hammond. Hey, let's do this. Let's make them think we're serious. Let's get them to bite, and then we can use that to get something in Illinois. When you don't have the threat of relocation, And the Bears aren't leaving Chicago generally. They're not going to become the San Antonio Bears. When you don't have that to really wake up the politicians to get them to cough up taxpayer money, you got to have something. And Hammond is the something. And I laugh when I see people in the media who should frankly know better say, oh, this is real. This is real. Well, it could become real because ultimately there may be no alternative.
As I said on the morning show yesterday, this is like the dad who's telling the kids fighting in the backseat, I'm going to turn this car around. The first time he says that, he doesn't mean it. But you know what? If the kids keep fighting, at some point, he's got to turn the car around. And I think for now, Hammond is that threat that I'm going to turn this car around right now and go home.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–6:26
2
What are the latest updates on the Bears' stadium saga?
6:26–8:00
3
How does the Bears' stadium situation impact Illinois politics?
8:00–9:19
4
What leverage does the Bears' management have in negotiations?
9:19–14:01
5
Why is Hammond, Indiana being considered for the new Bears stadium?
14:01–16:17
Speakers
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