MINI POD: Bears Updates and Free Agency Thoughts with Negotiation Window Coming

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Hoge & Jahns return with a MINI POD to wrap up a wild week of Chicago Bears news. The guys share their final thoughts on Drew Dalman’s retirement, DJ Moore being traded to the Buffalo Bills, and Tremaine Edmunds being released. With these moves freeing up $44 million in cap space, what could the Bears do next? Hoge & Jahns break down the possible options and what it all means for the future of the roster. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	A quick mini-pod edition of Hogue and Johns.
0:15.6	Catch up on some of the news that has been going on.
0:18.8	Just keeps coming.
0:19.7	Things are happening fast. And I expect by the time... Some of the news that has been going on just keeps coming. It just keeps coming.
0:22.4	Things are happening fast.
0:28.0	And I expect by the time that we finish this mini pod, there'll be more news to do mini pods on.
0:29.3	Yes, but we didn't want to leave you hanging throughout the weekend.
0:32.0	So we will start with the very expected news that we've been kind of known was coming.
0:37.4	I thought it was a long shot.
0:38.8	The Bears would actually be able to trade
0:40.2	Jermaine Edmonds contract.
0:41.9	When you look at some of the other cheaper options out there
0:43.8	and the fact that you probably sign him cheaper anyway
0:46.2	on the open market.
0:48.8	So Tremaine Admins was released
0:51.0	and that clears $15 million in cap space for the bears.
0:55.1	My most initial reaction was, I think the bears have to draft the linebacker.
1:00.5	I know we talked about spending and free agency and I'm sure they will a little bit,
1:05.1	but your long-term solution for Dennis Allen's defense has to be found in the draft.
1:10.1	You can't overspend on linebacker
1:12.9	again when you've already committed to T.J. Edwards. You've drafted Ruben Hippolyte. And he got two
1:18.5	safeties to sign or find. You got a center to bring in. You have other priorities for the
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