Eddie Goldman has been a Staple of the Chicago Bears Offensive Line for almost his entire career. He has been incredibly relaible and a force to be reckoned with at 3-4 DT. The Chicago Bears Recieved the unfortunate news Tuesday morning that he will not be playing in the NFL this season due to personal concerns about Covid-19. This leaves the Chicago Bears will added cap room in the 2020 NFL season, but also a major hole at an extremely important position on the Defensive Line. In this Episode of the Bear Necessities Podcast, Austin and Reece discuss the hole left by Eddie Goldman and players the Bears should target in Free Agency with their new added cap space.
There has also been a rumor swirling around that Chicago Bears Quarterback Nick Foles may in fact be opting out of the 2020 NFL season as well due to recently having a baby this past off season. Luckily, this rumor has been shot down by many NFL insiders who claim that the there is no validity currently. Austin and Reece discuss the logic behind this Chicago Bears Rumor and the impacts that it could have if it ever came to a reality.
Chicago Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace met with the media this past Wednesday to discuss the past offseason and the introduction to training camp. In this meeting both Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace made it abundantly clear the QB Competition is wide open and that there will be a collective effort in deciding who will win the job. Matt Nagy also made it clear that who ever wins will have a "tight leash" on them and that poor performance will be punished.
Finally, the Miami Marlins are struggling with Covid-19. 14 Players tested positive and thus the entire team had to go in to quarantine an abundance of games had to be rescheduled to accommodate for the outbreak. Austin and Reece discuss how the success of other teams in preventing Covid infections will impact the NFL and the Hometown Chicago Bears approach to the 2020 NFL Season.
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