About this episode

The episode features an interview with Cassie Carlson discussing the Chicago Bears, their stadium search, and insights from her interviews with players.

Hoge & Jahns are LIVE with FOX Chicago lead sports anchor Cassie Carlson to talk all things Bears, OTAs, and the latest developments surrounding the team's stadium search. Cassie joins the show to share her thoughts on Ben Johnson’s coaching style, what she’s watching at OTAs, and insights from her exclusive interviews with Caleb Williams and Colston Loveland. Plus, a few stories from around Chicago sports and behind the scenes. The guys also react to major NFL news, discuss the latest twists in the Bears stadium saga, and debate what the future could look like if the team ultimately leaves Chicago city limits. Later, during “Checking It Out” presented by Old National Bank, Hoge & Jahns dive deeper into the stadium conversation, including recent comments from ownership and examples of other NFL franchises thriving outside their namesake cities. All that and more on another LIVE edition of Hoge & Jahns. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Hoge & Jahns

Guest: Cassie Carlson

Topics covered

• Chicago Bears
• stadium saga
• NFL news
• OTAs
• coaching style
• Caleb Williams
• Chicago sports

Keywords

• Chicago Bears
• stadium saga
• Caleb Williams
• OTAs
• NFL news
• Ben Johnson
• Colston Loveland

Sponsors

Old National Bank

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FOX Chicago

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