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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 11h

Bears estimated injury report...

DNP: Jaquan Brisker (quad), Grady Jarrett (knee), Kyle Monangai (thigh), Darnell Wright (elbow)

Limited: Kyler Gordon, Jonah Jackson (rib), Colston Loveland (hip)

Full: Austin Booker, T.J. Edwards, Travis Homer, Cairo Santos (right thigh)

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 15h

Caleb Williams' sack rate, Bears total penalties among 10 metrics @danwiederer.bsky.social breaks down ahead of MNF

Chicago Bears progress report: 10 telling metrics ahead of Monday’s showcase game

Heading into a showcase game with Washington, the Bears can learn a lot from some telling statistics.

www.nytimes.com

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 16h

Full episode on Tom’s sports media origin story, which includes the angry email he received from Jay Mariotti

How Tom Fornelli Went From Drug Store Manager to Sports Media Personality

YouTube video by Breaking In With Kevin Fishbain

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 16h

“If you have talent, great, but you don’t need it as long as you’re willing to work.” — @tomfornelli.bsky.social

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 17h

Bears QB Caleb Williams has become an investor in Boston’s NWSL team

Boston Legacy FC @bostonlegacyfc.com · 18h

Part of the Legacy 💚

“Women’s sports is a movement, and I admire and respect the work that the team and the NWSL continues to do to grow the sport and empower future generations of athletes. Boston Legacy FC is building something special, and we’re proud to be a part of what’s next.” - Caleb Williams, quarterback, entrepreneur

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 18h

The Bears could have a rookie making his first NFL start on MNF and a first-year player making his first start at left tackle.

On Theo Benedet, Ozzy Trapilo and more

Bears’ left tackle situation still in the spotlight: Is Theo Benedet up next?

The Bears entered the bye still with a question at left tackle, and it's likely going to be the player who entered camp No. 4 in the battle.

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Silver @mikesilver.bsky.social · 1d

The London snake pit: Eighteen years of dark and dubious behavior on NFL forays to the UK. My latest for @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 1d

He's been at a few practices in a row, so trending in the right direction.

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 1d

No injury report until tomorrow, but the following Bears were not spotted at the portion of practice open to the media:
S Jaquan Brisker
DT Grady Jarrett

RT Darnell Wright was working on a separate field.

PK Cairo Santos and TE Colston Loveland were at practice.

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 1d

Bears after a bye in the post-Lovie era

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 1d

Links to listen...

Apple
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Spotify
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Overcast
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Pocket casts
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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 1d

"Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain" episode 27

Guest: @tomfornelli.bsky.social

Before he got the opportunity to start writing about college football for CBS Sports, Tom managed an Osco Drug in the Chicago suburbs and blogged in his free time. Here's his origin story

How Tom Fornelli Went From Drug Store Manager to Sports Media Personality

YouTube video by Breaking In With Kevin Fishbain

www.youtube.com

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 1d

An undrafted player out of Canada who spent all 2024 on the practice squad, Theo Benedet entered training camp as No. 4 in the left tackle conversation.

Now he’s in line to start on Monday Night Football. Story on the evolving Bears tackle situation

Bears’ left tackle situation still in the spotlight: Is Theo Benedet up next?

The Bears entered the bye still with a question at left tackle, and it's likely going to be the player who entered camp No. 4 in the battle.

www.nytimes.com

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Scott Powers @scottpowers.bsky.social · 2d

Why the Blackhawks wear their numbers, 2025-26 edition:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

Why the Chicago Blackhawks wear their numbers, 2025-26 edition

The annual deep dive into the numbers you know and love, and the stories behind some of the changes this season in Chicago.

www.nytimes.com

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 2d

Yup. Gordon and Edwards were out there.

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 2d

The Bears had a light practice today in their return from the bye. Not spotted during the portion open to the media:
S Jaquan Brisker
TE Colston Loveland
PK Cairo Santos
DT Grady Jarrett

RT Darnell Wright was doing conditioning on a separate field. No injury report until Thursday.

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 2d

Bears head coach Ben Johnson says they will open the 21-day practice window for RB Travis Homer and DE Austin Booker today. They are eligible to return from IR this week.

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 2d

Bears play the Bengals on Nov. 2

Dianna Russini @diannarussini.bsky.social · 2d

TRADE: The Bengals are acquiring Joe Flacco and a sixth-round pick from the Browns for a fifth-round pick, sources say.

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 2d

And here's ESPN's NHL reporter Emily Kaplan

How ESPN NHL Reporter Emily Kaplan Got Her Start in Sports Media

YouTube video by Breaking In With Kevin Fishbain

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 2d

With the NHL season getting underway today, perfect time to bring back one of my favorite episodes: @brucearthur.bsky.social. Here's his origin story podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Bruce Arthur, Toronto Star columnist

Podcast Episode · Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain: A Sports Media Podcast · 05/14/2025 · 55m

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 2d

“With that incident, the biggest thing I did was continually push it aside. And rationalize it. ... Instead of looking at it head-on and accepting that that was me in that moment and that I needed to fix some things about myself.”

@danwiederer.bsky.social with a must-read on Tyrique Stevenson

Bears’ Tyrique Stevenson is on a journey of self-improvement after Hail Mary debacle

Stevenson and the Bears are headed back to Washington, where they were embarrassed last October. He's learned a lot since then.

www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Breaking News from @theathletic.com: The former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was charged with felony assault. He’s accused of attacking a truck driver in Indiana.

Indiana prosecutors add felony battery charge against Mark Sanchez over alleged attack

Prosecutors said the additional felony charge was due to the alleged assault “involving serious bodily injury.”

nyti.ms

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 5d

Podcast for your weekend: the @minakimes.bsky.social origin story

🍎 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/0b1I...

📺 youtu.be/ScBvSDBa_gE?...

How Mina Kimes Became a Top NFL Analyst for ESPN

YouTube video by Breaking In With Kevin Fishbain

youtu.be

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Jourdan Rodrigue @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social · 6d

Vic Fangio thinks it’s changing kicking. Is he right?

Yes AND no.

Inside the new K-ball rule change, what specialists and coaches around the league are doing with it and why observational data and hard numbers are both important: www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

Why the NFL is buzzing about the new ‘K-ball’ rules

Is a subtle rule change made by the NFL this offseason changing the field goal math?

www.nytimes.com

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Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain.bsky.social · 6d

One stat that stood out for Bears QB Caleb Williams: Third down. The Bears are fourth in the league on third down. His EPA per dropback ranks 12th (per @trumedia.bsky.social).

In 2024, he was sacked 27 times on third down. Four games in? Once.

More⤵️

Where Caleb Williams ranks at the bye, and where the Bears’ passing game can improve

While the Bears defense has a litany of corrections to make, the quarterback and offense are showing signs of ascending.

www.nytimes.com

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