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“I’ve been intentionally walked twice, which I mean, I’ve had a couple but it’s nothing I’d say I’m used to, especially in the big leagues. But just knowing that they know of me — guys get to first base, like, ‘Frank, you’re doing great, keep it going, happy to see it,’ stuff like that means a lot,” Schwindel said.
Chicago Bears tight end Jesse James (18), left, celebrates after making a touchdown reception in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
The $20,000 fee is sizable compared with what the Fire pay to use Soldier Field. According to the lease agreement between the Fire and the Chicago Park District, which operates the iconic lakefront venue, the Fire pay a base fee of $10,000 per match (excluding expenses) with an annual increase of 3%, according to a copy of the document acquired via FOIA.
Tune out the noise and sometimes read between the lines to understand what is going on. The Bears aren’t going into a lot of specifics about where Fields needs to improve in order for a depth-chart change. It’s likely they want to accentuate the positives — and there are plenty — while choosing to keep instructive points private. It will become unavoidable, of course, if the team gets further into the schedule and the offense is struggling, as it did the last two seasons.
“I know Roberto Clemente Jr. a little bit from some of the stuff we worked with him in the past, and it’s such a good family, and if I can even just be a speck of sand on the Clemente legacy of what he was able to do for a long time, that’s a win in my books because he was — from what I understand, everything he did philanthropically was was unbelievable,” Hendriks said. “And I think he really was a trendsetter in that realm.”
“Those three or four plays against an offense like that, against a quarterback like that, is where you get exposed,” Desai said. “You watch all 16 games played in Week 1, there’s a lot of those mishaps happening. Unfortunately, that’s not what we pride ourselves on. And our guys know that.”
Week 1 starter Jason Peters was back at practice Wednesday afternoon at Halas Hall, striving to get ready to play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals at Soldier Field. But Peters, who suffered a quadriceps injury in the first half of the opening loss to the Los Angeles Rams, remained limited and might have an uphill climb to be ready to play a full game.
“I am writing you now to formally get the mayor’s support for pending legislation that will — FINALLY — provide an opportunity for the sky to get a gaming license,” Alter wrote. “As you know from our previous conversation, in the big gaming bill passed in (June) 2019, all the men’s professional teams were (given) the right to buy a license. The sky was not included.”
“I’ve done the reading. You can read all the books you want on Gen Z, the millennials, but unless you want to take the time and communicate and get on the same level, you won’t. I could be equally unable to communicate with baby boomers if I chose to be ineffective at communicating. A guy like Tony, he’s very aware of all the adjustments he had to make, and to me, he’s a great listener.”
“Protocol obviously is enhanced with the team and the staff, and that’s part of it, and then those that have tested positive, like everyone else, test daily now,” Payton said. “They’re going to need two negative tests essentially before they can be back in the building and working. And so we don’t know the timing or the timeframe on that.”