What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.

It means everything to me.

That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.

The history of it.

I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises,

just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.

The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise,

the story franchise of the running back position,

with guys like Gail Sayers and Walter Payton and being able to follow in those footsteps.

So being a bear means everything.

I mean, what more can you say?

Welcome in to another edition of the Undercenter podcast brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Local Union 281.

I'm JJ Stankovitz joined here in the House Hall coat closet by Cam Ellis.

John Moonwall and we'll be back on the podcast with us on Wednesday, but we haven't done a podcast

since the football after show guys did their podcast immediately following Thursday's game cam.

If you haven't listened to that, give that a listen. There were like multiple times where I was

listening to something that Olin Crout said on that podcast and just said, huh, hadn't really thought about that.

Like the point about, you know, Cody Parky's field goal, meaning that a lot of players didn't

have to answer for a whole lot in the offseason. And Mitch kind of looking like he was a deer

in the headlights at his postgame press conference. A lot of good stuff there that Lawrence and the gang did.

But we got a couple of things to talk about here, Cam.

So the Bears had a short practice up here at House Halls Halls Hall on Monday.

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