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 Union Local 281, protecting Chicago land for over 100 years.

I'm J.J. Stankevitz. I am in London, and I am joined on the podcast by Scott Baer of NBC Sports Bay Area.

He does a tremendous job covering the Raiders for them.

All right, Scott, so let's start talking about some of the injured players ahead of Sunday's game.

Tyrell Williams, the Raiders receiver, has a foot injury. And Scott, you're getting the sense that he probably is going to play on Sunday, even though he did not practice this week.

Yeah, I think their idea is just to have him rest as much as humanly possible.

What I heard it from a couple of different people that they were pretty optimistic that he would

go.

And that's really key because without him, that Raiders wide receiver corps has a bunch of

young, ailing, or new guys to the program.

And it would be extremely tough if they don't have Tyra Williams. The expectation. a bunch of young, ailing, or new guys to the program.

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