Mike Florio talks NFL & Danny Parkins previews Cubs for a Cure (Hour 2)
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What insights does Mike Florio share about the Bears' stadium saga?
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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.
We do too, but we have to talk about NFL stuff because Mike Florio is the man for that. He is the creator and editor-in-chief of Pro Football Talk. He joins us every Wednesday on Rahimi Harrison-Grody on The Score.
How does the NFL commissioner view the Bears' stadium situation?
He is at Pro Football Talk on X, and he joins us on Twitch, twitch.tv slash thescorechicago, where there are fireworks, there's other special effects, and the like. Mike, how are you today?
I'm doing good, I'm doing good. The fireworks aren't working though. Oh, there they are. Took a few tries, had to light it a few times. You know, sometimes you gotta click the lighter a couple of times to get it going.
Okay, so Mike just showed thumbs up to the camera and then it did a thumbs up like bubble graphic and then he got the fireworks. So we're gonna figure this thing out if it's the last thing we do. It's like Aaron Rodgers and the hand signals for his receivers. I guess that's where I could start. This is finally concluded. Aaron Rodgers, much to nobody's surprise, is going to be a stealer. I feel like this is a very anticlimactic way to get into the year for him.
Well, but it's still strange because there's been this...
What are the implications of Caleb Williams pursuing the 'Iceman' trademark?
talking point that's emerged from Rogers agreeing to terms with the Steelers that this is always what was going to happen. This is the way it was always going to be. Everybody knew it was going to happen. Why did the Steelers use the unrestricted free agent tender on Rogers three weeks ago to protect themselves in the event that he signed with another team if they knew he was coming back? That makes no sense. The fact that they applied that tender to qualify them for a compensatory draft pick if he signed with another team and to make him their exclusive negotiating property as of July 22, why do that if you know he's coming back? That one fact shows me that they didn't know. If they didn't know, we didn't know.
Nobody knew. And one of my theories is Rogers deliberately waited until after the schedule was out So the league couldn't load the Steelers up with short week games, primetime games, making it more difficult like they did in 2024, his second year with the Jets, six primetime games in the first 11 weeks, two short week games Sunday to Thursday in the first half of the season. I would not be surprised if the truth is he deliberately waited and deliberately kept it vague until after the schedule was out and then it lined up perfectly with the start of their OTAs on Monday. That weekend is the weekend where you would sign if you're trying to keep the league in the dark before you show up to work for the Steelers.
Mike, Jackson Smith in Jigba is supposed to be having an offseason of celebration.
How does Mike Florio assess Aaron Rodgers' move to the Steelers?
He won the Super Bowl. He was the offensive player of the year last year in the NFL. And yet that honor has become a source of trauma and disrespect after we know what happened with the award ceremony itself with Drewski mispronouncing his name to the tune of a racial slur. And then he gets the actual trophy and it's... Misspelled, according to the NFL, not defensive player of the year. They're saying that's a block. Oh, what do you make of this? And how does this happen?
I mean, what's worse than it says defensive instead of offensive or it says offensive OEF like defensive? I think that's worse than just admitting that they accidentally dialed up defensive instead of offensive. Either way, they're sending him a new trophy with the proper engraving. My suggestion is auction off the one with the mistake and give the proceeds to charity. I'm sure there's someone out there that would pay a pretty penny for a one of a kind item that has created an unexpected little news blip in a slow week.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Mike Florio share about the Bears' stadium saga?
0:01–0:46
2
How does the NFL commissioner view the Bears' stadium situation?
0:46–1:43
3
What are the implications of Caleb Williams pursuing the 'Iceman' trademark?
1:43–3:17
4
How does Mike Florio assess Aaron Rodgers' move to the Steelers?
3:17–4:26
5
What controversies surround Jackson Smith-Njigba's award ceremony?
4:26–5:22
6
How does the NFL plan to expand its international presence?
5:22–6:20
7
What are the details of the upcoming Cubs for a Cure Radiothon?
6:20–7:45
8
How can listeners contribute to the Cubs for a Cure initiative?
7:45–41:35
Speakers
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