Crain’s Chicago has another article quoting Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker as saying the ball is in the Chicago Bears owners’ court as far as coming up with a demand for an Illinois stadium bill, just like Pritzker already said last week. The governor went a bit further this time in saying that Bears execs are actually […]
Before we get to this week’s news roundup, some old business from last week: I shamefully forgot to give a shoutout to John Mozena for his outstanding liveblog of the stadium-related papers at University of Maryland-Baltimore County’s annual sports economics conference after I was unable to attend. Please check out John’s work at the Center […]
Die Chicago Bears setzen große Hoffnungen auf Caleb Williams. Nach einem turbulenten Start in seine NFL-Karriere scheint der junge Quarterback nun deutlich besser in seinem Umfeld angekommen zu sein. Das bestätigt Williams selbst mit bemerkenswert offenen Aussagen über seinen Entwicklungsprozess unter Head Coach Ben Johnson.
If last Friday’s announcement that the Chicago Bears were “advancing” a stadium project in Hammond, Indiana was meant to end debate about where the team’s new home will be, it’s not working. If it was meant to stir up debate, by reigniting the bidding war that fizzled when the Illinois legislature declined to pass a big […]
Manche Verbesserungen in der Offseason sind subtil und klein - andere laut und offensichtlich: Teams haben auch dieses Jahr im Draft und in der Free Agency viel investiert, um Großbaustellen zu adressieren. Aber welche Mannschaftsteile werden in der kommenden Saison auch auf dem Platz den größten Sprung machen?
Friday news dumps may not work anymore in their original purpose of hiding bad news, but they can still be useful when someone wants to influence the social media discourse without risk of anyone in an official capacity picking up the phone until three days later. That looks to be what just happened with the Chicago […]
The Chicago Bears appeared to take another step toward leaving Chicago on Friday, announcing that their board of directors met and voted to advance a stadium development project in Hammond, Ind. The potential move, which does not yet have an exact site, is not final and would require NFL approval. In a statement by Bears […]
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) did not endear himself to Bears fans during a recent interview in which he discussed Soldier Field's shortcomings.
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Die Chicago Bears stehen offenbar vor einer historischen Entscheidung. Mehrere Berichte deuten darauf hin, dass das Franchise seinen Stadion-Neubau in Indiana realisieren will - und damit den Bundesstaat Illinois nach über 100 Jahren tatsächlich verlassen könnte.
The announcement is likely to be controversial, but it's not unexpected — city and state leaders have been locked in strained negotiations with the Bears for years.
You probably noticed, but it’s Friday! Which brings us, with no further ado, to the rest of the week’s news: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has said that he’s “hopeful” that a Tampa Bay Rays stadium in Tampa will win final approval, given that “we think the polling runs about 60-40 in favor of the stadium.” Actual […]
Die NFL-Teams verabschieden sich in die Sommerpause, und für manche Spieler hätte die Offseason bis dato nicht viel besser laufen können. Das heißt auch: Die Basis für einen Breakout 2026 ist gelegt! Adrian Franke fasst seine Breakout-Kandidaten für die kommende Saison zusammen.
Rapper Boosie Bad*zz has stirred up controversy after making a critical comment about NFL standout Caleb Williams. Yesterday, June 3, […]
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The Chicago Bears stadium bill saga is all over (for now) but the shouting, and there is So. Much. Shouting. Take your pick of the takes: Illinois legislators are to blame for fumbling the ball into the Bears’ hands. The Bears leadership is to blame for toying with Chicago’s affections. It takes a big pony […]
The clock ran out on the Illinois state legislative session last night at midnight, but the decision on whether to pass legislation for a Chicago Bears stadium remained alive until this morning, when the Illinois house finally stuck a fork in it by adjourning without a vote. After the collapse of the team’s preferred megaprojects tax […]
Lots of state legislative sessions are wrapping up this week, but it’s been oddly quiet around actual stadium news, leaving room for lots of spin doctoring and other questionable takes: Turns out today’s conclusion of the Florida legislature’s special budget session won’t be a deadline for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal, as everything appears […]
With four days left before the end of the Illinois legislative session, Crain’s Chicago Business reports (citing no specific sources) that state senators are “considering dramatically scaling back a sweeping megaproject incentive bill” to cut out everything except tax breaks for a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights. The idea here is to avoid debate on […]
The Cook County treasurer’s office released a report this morning on the fiscal impact of the proposed “megaprojects” tax break bill that Chicago Bears execs are pushing for, and concluding: “The benefits for the Bears and other megaproject developers are clear, while the benefits for Illinois residents are murky.” there are a bunch of interesting tidbits […]
Der NFL-Spielplan für 2026 steht - und damit läuft auch die jährliche Diskussion um die "Strength of Schedule" bereits auf Hochtouren. Basierend darauf zeichnet sich schon jetzt ab: Einige Teams bekommen in dieser Saison kaum eine Verschnaufpause.
Der mögliche Abschied der Chicago Bears aus Illinois wird immer realistischer - doch im Hintergrund läuft der politische Kampf um das NFL-Franchise weiter auf Hochtouren.
If any of you were wondering what happened to this year’s sports economics conference at University of Maryland Baltimore County, it moved from April to June, so it hasn’t happened yet. I just booked my trip, so FoS readers can expect a liveblog on the day of stadium-related papers, at least. And if you’ll be […]
Chicago Bears execs presented the NFL with a stadium update yesterday, and what did they say, commissioner Roger Goodell? “There was a specific update on the Bears on the two sites that are viable in the Bears’ mind,” he said. “That process is going on.”… “I’ve spoken to the governor [of Illinois] recently and there’s […]
Mitte Mai ist der Großteil der NFL Offseason vorüber. Draft und zumindest die heiße Phase der Free Agency liegen im Rückspiegel, als nächstes steht die Saisonvorbereitung auf dem Programm. Aber kleinere Baustellen können und müssen noch immer adressiert werden. Das gilt auch für die Top-Teams, die vom Super Bowl träumen. Doch welche Verpflichtungen sind jetzt überhaupt noch realistisch?
Al Michaels is pretty happy with the Thursday Night Football schedule this year. The legendary announcer has been the voice of TNF since Amazon’s Prime Video took over the weekly staple, and he’s been very upfront about the quality of the games he’s gotten to call in that time. The 81-year-old, who infamously used to…
Now that the Tampa Bay Rays stadium push has been pushed back to beyond the end of this legislative session, maybe we can get on with looking at some of the week’s news from other cities. Though wait: Could the Rays actually be on the verge of agreeing to an actual MOU with the city of […]
Die NFL hat den offiziellen Spielplan für die Saison 2026 veröffentlicht - und liefert direkt zum Auftakt ein echtes Highlight. Neben dem Super-Bowl-Rematch und einem Spiel in der Münchner Allianz Arena warten viele andere Highlights.
Der Draft ist vorbei, der Großteil - und der relevanteste Teil - der Free Agency ebenfalls. Das ist nicht nur die Zeit, um alle 32 Teams einzuordnen: Nach dem intensiven Teil der NFL Offseason gibt es auch klare Gewinner und Verlierer. Nicht nur auf Team-, sondern auch auf individueller Ebene.
Details of the 2026 NFL schedule continue to trickle out, with the schedule set to officially be released on Thursday, May 14. For example, we know that the first-ever NFL game in Australia will feature the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, Sept. 10. We also know that the Dallas Cowboys and…
Two weeks after megaprojects property tax break bill lead sponsor Bill Cunningham said that the Illinois state senate was “going to take our time with this” and “getting it right is more important than getting it done quickly,” the senate is continuing to (tries to think of football metaphor) run down the clock (nailed it!): […]
Time to catch up on what else has been going on this week while we’ve been doing wall-to-wall Tampa Bay Rays coverage. But first, the latest in Tampa Bay Rays news! With elected officials in Tampa still insisting on asking pesky questions about whether giving Rays owner Patrick Zalupski $2.1 billion or more in total stadium […]