What's up, everyone?

Welcome back to the Charter podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University.

I'm Ruthie Polinsky alongside Clay Harbor, nine-year NFL tight end.

Don't you like that I'm introducing you that way now?

Yeah, I appreciate that.

Yeah, just so people know.

No, not to some dude talking ball. No, nine years. Been there, a long time. Not going to hype you up before we get started. Don't say nine-year backup tight end, but... Nine-year special team or no. Yeah, specialist, you know, pretty much. No, you did catch some balls, and we are very proud of you for all of those things.

Clay, last time you and I did a podcast right here in the studio.

We had breaking news during the episode.

There was a reaction by yours truly that made the social media rounds.

Hopefully there's no breaking news today.

I hope there is, but I hope we just get it.

And I'm just not blabbing about the combine, you know.

Blabbing about some prospects.

Meanwhile, the Bears Pro Bowl Center retired at the age of 27.

In the middle of our episode, which was shocking, I think now that we've had some time to digest,

we've learned that, you know,

maybe it was surprising for the Bears, obviously, when they signed Drew Dalman to the contract,

but it's not something that necessarily took them by surprise, if that makes sense.

Seemingly, they were prepared to transition into the next phase because it didn't take very

long for Ryan Poles to make a decision and trading for the Patriot Center, Garrett Bradbury, who is somebody that was serviceable for New England last year, helped Drake May get to the Super Bowl.

And that's the very wide lens view of what happened last year in New England. Obviously, there was a lot of

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