670's Mark Grote on Upcoming Training Camp and Realistic Expectations

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Football, Sports, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The Charter, Alex Shapiro and Clay Harbor welcome in Mark Grote from 670 The Score and the Take the North podcast to break down everything Bears as training camp approaches. The guys dive into what’s actually different under Ben Johnson so far, what the coaching staff still needs to prove, and the biggest storylines heading into camp—including how much improvement they need to see from Caleb Williams. They also discuss which positions still feel shaky, why the defensive line deserves more attention, and we get Grote's camp crush.

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0:00.0	What up, what up, what up, everybody.
0:06.6	And welcome back to the Charter podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:11.4	Today, I am your host, Alex Shapiro, joined as always by my guy Clay Harbor.
0:15.3	And we have a very special guest.
0:17.5	You know him from 670 to score.
0:19.2	You know him from Take the North podcast. It is Mark Grody. Mark. Thanks so much for joining us today, man. Alex, Clay, it is a pleasure to be with you two gentlemen talking Bears football. It's really my favorite hobby and a career too. It's true. We're three dudes who have turned hobbies into careers.
0:40.7	Clay really made it his career twice on the field and now on the mic.
0:46.2	So all three of us, we got our cups of coffee.
0:48.7	It's early Thursday morning.
0:50.3	Cheers.
0:50.6	Who do you think you are, Clay Harbor?
0:52.6	Making a life living out of playing football and then you barge in on our territory and then
0:59.5	you're really good at it.
1:01.5	How dare you, sir?
1:03.0	Never even played for the Bears, man.
1:05.0	You know, but obviously I'm from Chicago, born and raised in the area.
1:08.0	I know, I know.
1:09.0	I know.
1:10.0	Just trying to get like you guys, man.
1:11.6	Yes, Dwight, Illinois, born in Libertyville, but from Dwight, Illinois, and I doubt our listeners know where that is.
1:17.9	It hardly shows up on a map.
1:19.3	3,000 of us down there, graduated with 60 kids in high school.
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