Super Bowl Is Set, NFL Coaching Carousel & Nahshon Wright Named to Pro Bowl

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Football, Sports:football

4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Ruthie Polinsky and Clay Harbor kick off the episode with the Super Bowl matchup officially set, breaking down New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks and the major storylines already taking shape ahead of the championship. The conversation then shifts into “What’s Trending” around the league, reacting to a busy NFL coaching carousel that includes Mike McCarthy landing in Pittsburgh, Brian Daboll heading to Tennessee, and Joe Brady taking over in Buffalo. From there, the duo zeros in on Bears-related news, including Chicago Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham interviewing with the Atlanta Falcons for their general manager opening. They also touch on the Denver Broncos moving on from offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, highlight Austin Booker being named an "Unsung Hero" by NFL Network, and wrap up with Pro Bowl additions, including the Bears’ Nahshon Wright.

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone?
0:06.5	Welcome back to the Charter podcast brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:09.7	I'm Ruthie Polinsky alongside Clay Harbor.
0:12.3	And the Super Bowl is set.
0:15.3	Clay, we are taping this on the Tuesday after the conference championship games.
0:19.4	And we now know that it will be the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60 in Santa Clara.
0:28.9	I want to get your thoughts.
0:30.4	We'll kind of go step by step here.
0:32.9	I want to get your thoughts on each game.
0:35.5	And then we'll sort of talk about the Super Bowl.
0:39.5	And then we'll also get into some of the coaching carousel news and how that all relates to the bears.
0:43.8	Maybe some offseason bears chatter as a well.
0:48.7	But let's start with the games.
0:51.2	First was the NFC champion.
0:54.3	No, what was first?
0:55.7	AFC.
0:56.1	Yeah, that AFC championship game.
0:59.0	Snoose Fest, crazy weathered in Denver, backup quarterback, Jared Stidham, your biggest
1:06.2	takeaways from that game.
1:09.8	I thought that when I look back in my biggest
1:13.3	takeaways, I think that
1:16.6	analytics should start to play.
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