NFL Combine & Breaking Down Possible Bears Trade Scenarios

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Football, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Ruthie Polinsky and Clay Harbor check in to talk about the NFL Scouting. Combine taking place in Indianapolis, diving into what they’re hearing around the league and how it all connects back to Chicago. The conversation quickly turns to the Bears’ roster outlook, including reports that the team is open to moving D.J. Moore and Tremaine Edmunds, and what that could signal about their long-term plan. They also explore Tyson Bagent’s value on the trade market and debate what kind of return would even make sense. From there, the focus shifts to draft philosophy: Should the Bears prioritize roster needs or simply take the best player available? Ruthie and Clay react to Ben Johnson and Ryan Poles speaking to the press for the first time since the season ended and what stood out from their messaging. The episode wraps with some creative brainstorming, as the duo tosses around potential rule changes the NFL could consider adding in the future.

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? Welcome back to the Charter Podcast, brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:09.0	I'm Ruthie Polinsky, back with Clay Harbor for another edition of the Charter podcast.
0:15.0	This is an NFL Combine edition of the Charter podcast, and we're not talking draft picks because the GM and the head coach gave us plenty to talk about before we even get a look at any prospects.
0:28.4	And we're going to break that all down for you today.
0:31.9	So let's get right to it, Clay.
0:33.6	Hopefully everyone caught the big pro football show last night at 530 on CHSN, where we kind of recap to everything we heard yesterday.
0:40.8	We'll continue to do that on Thursday.
0:43.4	But let's start with, I think, probably the biggest headline of the day, which is that the bears are open to moving DJ Moore.
0:53.0	Now, I will start by saying,
0:57.0	I think we got a feeling that that was a possibility
1:02.2	in Ryan Poles' end of the year press conference
1:04.8	when he was very careful about the words he used
1:08.3	to describe DJ Moore's future with the team.
1:16.5	And it wasn't that he was necessarily as open as he was, I think, this week at the Combine,
1:21.0	but he wasn't very strong on, yes, DJ Moore is a part of our future.
1:22.0	He's not going anywhere.
1:25.0	And he was given an opportunity to say that he did it.
1:28.9	He was asked then again about it yesterday at the Comb and he was much more we need to explore all options. And I'm curious to get your take
1:35.6	Clay on what that could potentially mean for DJ Moore, whether he stays or goes.
1:42.9	Yeah, I thought that was definitely the headline of the combine.
1:47.7	Everybody kind of assumed Tremaine Edmonds would be released.
1:51.9	He was not a Ben Johnson player.
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