Trubisky named starting QB and Devin Hester discusses his HOF candidacy

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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🗓️ 7 September 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On Friday night, it was leaked that Matt Nagy had named Mitch Trubisky the week 1 starter for the Bears and on Sunday he confirmed the leak. In a position battle everyone had their eyes on, Trubisky showed the coaches that he was best to start the season so far. JJ Stankevitz and Cam Ellis discuss the position battle and everything that led to the decision. Also, later in the podcast, a very special interview presented by the newest website in sports betting technology PointsBet, NFL legend Devin Hester joins the podcast to discuss his hall of fame candidacy and being the face of Chicago sports betting.(2:40) - Why did the Bears select Trubisky over Foles?(7:42) - Matt Nagy and Mitchell Trubisky speak on the decision(15:10) - Nick Foles' reaction to the decision that he will start the season off the bench(20:00) - Who will be the kicker for the Bears?(26:40) - Devin Hester joins the podcast(30:15) - Devin Hester believes he will be in the Hall of Fame just a matter of whenSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, I'm JJ Stankovits and welcome into another edition of the Undercenter podcast, brought to you by St. Xavier University.
0:11.9	On this episode, the Bears have a new starting quarterback. Well, actually, it's the old one in Mitch Trubisky.
0:17.9	What went into the Bears' decision to pick Mitch over Nick Foles, and what does
0:22.5	their 53-man roster tell us about a couple of issues with running back and kicker? Plus, you'll hear
0:29.3	from the greatest returner in NFL history, Devin Hester, who joined Cam Ellis and myself, to talk about
0:34.9	his career and why he thinks it's only a matter of time until he makes
0:38.8	the Pro Football Hall of Fame. All that on more on the Undercenter podcast, starting right now.
0:44.0	What does it mean to be a Chicago bear? It means rich tradition, black and blue division,
0:51.4	defense. I think it's the one franchise that when you think about them, being a defensive
0:56.1	player myself, I think that's the first thing you go to.
0:59.1	Legends, linebackers, defensive linemen, dominant players.
1:05.0	The history of it.
1:06.2	I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this is one of the first franchises,
1:10.2	just kind of blows my mind,
1:11.8	honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
1:14.0	I mean, what more can you say?
1:20.5	Okay, Cam, what were you doing Friday night when the report hit from the SPN's Adam Schaefter
1:25.5	that the Bears were naming Mitch Trubisky,
1:28.1	their starting quarterback. I was grilling steak. What were you doing?
1:31.3	I was, I wasn't grilling steak yet. I was about to be grilling steak.
1:35.9	And literally I was like gathering things to go down and start grilling when I saw the tweets
1:42.7	and, you know, the phone started buzzing and my computer started making
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