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I Went To My Second Cubs Spring Training Game Of 2018 And Thought Anthony Rizzo’s Season Was Over

By
Aldo Soto
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Unlike my first Cubs spring training game of 2018, I didn’t witness a murder at Sloan Park, but there was almost a death. Me.

Well, me and every single Cubs fan at Sloan Park Thursday, when they beat the San Diego Padres 10-4. See, the major news from the game was when Javier Baez left in the second inning after he hit a double. He felt something in his hamstring and Cubs fans were on high alert.

Luckily, Baez said he’s fine, so we’re all good.

But holy fucking shit that was nothing compared to what almost happened to Anthony Rizzo.

The Baez panic was probably over blown because Thursday’s game wasn’t televised and hamstring injuries can be so unpredictable. However, there’s nothing scarier than seeing two players running full speed and colliding on the field.

I bet there was no one more afraid at what could have happened than Cubs prospect Chesny Young. He came in for Baez and then on a foul pop up down the right-field line, Young sprinted over to try and make the catch. The one problem being that so was Rizzo. Young collided with Rizzo, sending both players to the ground and everyone at Sloan Park held their breath.

Luckily, and this is nothing against Young, but luckily Rizzo got right up, dusted himself off and was fine. The Cubs trainer came out and Young eventually walked off the field under his power.

We’ve already seen a tragic collision in 2016, but I don’t think I could have stomached another one, especially when it’s a spring training game and it’s Rizzo.

As for Young, the Cubs are saying he only has a contusion.

Via Cubs.com.

“We’re saying contusion,” Maddon said of Young, who has a bruise on his head. “I have not heard the word ‘concussion’ at all. We still want to watch him. When he got hit like that, he said, ‘I want to stay in the game,’ but I can’t let that happen. I thought we did the right thing. I hope we are correct that it is a contusion.”

Meanwhile, since Thursday’s game, Baez still says he feels something in the hamstring, so they’re taking it easy.

“It’s still there, it’s still bothering him a bit,” manager Joe Maddon said of the soreness. “We’re trying to figure out exactly what’s going on.”

Let’s hope it really isn’t anything serious and that it completely goes away because nagging hamstring injuries are the worst.

In other injury news, Carrie Muskat says Pedro Strop is expected to pitch in a game next week. He’s been sidelined with a calf issue. Strop did throw a bullpen session Thursday.

Willson Contreras hasn’t played since Tuesday. He’s been out because of a fever.

Finally, shoutout to this lovely fan, who was on the edge of her seat since first pitch on Thursday. Gotta respect the devotion even when it’s only spring training baseball.

All Signs Hint This Top Free Agent Will Be the Bears Priority

By
Erik Lambert
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The Chicago Bears dropped out of the Jarvis Landry chase fairly early. It seems they weren’t wild about the idea of swapping first round picks with the Miami Dolphins, which was a reported part of the original deal proposed. In the end, it was the Cleveland Browns who got him. GM Ryan Pace thus continues his streak of never having traded draft picks for veteran players in his career. It seems like he plans to make or break himself in free agency.

That’s not an unreasonable plan. Thanks to his careful management the Bears are set up to have a huge amount of salary cap space. Latest projections say they sit at just over $64 million dollars. That’s like to go up even more once they cut quarterback Mike Glennon and receive an $11.5 million additional boost. In other words, it’s likely the Bears will be busy once free agency opens on March 14th.

The question becomes of all the notable names expected to become available, who will Pace zero in on? One might’ve said a cornerback before the transition tag was placed on Kyle Fuller. With his rights controlled, that likely makes wide receiver the unquestioned focal point. If so, there is one name that seems to have their attention.

Chicago Bears seem squarely focused on Allen Robinson

There is no question that Landry was one of the top names available this off-season. Can he be considered a true #1 talent though? His two Pro Bowls offer that argument, but many believe he’s just a productive slot receiver who shined because the ball kept going his way. He doesn’t give off near the same luster of top-tier gifts like Allen Robinson.

The 24-year old first burst onto the scene in 2015 when he torched defenses for 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns. Though his 2016 saw a regression that was mostly due to the ongoing struggles of quarterback Blake Bortles. The tape clearly shows Robinson to be a rare specimen who can win in any number ways whether it be his size, his speed, or his route running.

He represents a caliber of receiver the Bears haven’t seen since Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery left. There’s no telling the benefits he could bring to quarterback Mitch Trubisky and that passing game. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune seems to think the Bears are eager to find out

“It will be interesting to see what happens with Landry, but I think the Bears would prefer Allen Robinson if they can get in the running for the Jaguars wide receiver.”

He’s not the only one who thinks that.

Gil Brandt of NFL.com, a longtime former scout, an executive for the Dallas Cowboys, believes Robinson is the ideal target. This in spite of his worrisome injury situation.

“If I were the Bears, I’d target Allen Robinson. Yes, he lost almost all of the 2017 season to a torn ACL, but I’m still surprised the Jaguars didn’t use the franchise tag to keep him around. And Chicago could really use him. Consider that Robinson put up more receiving yards in one season (1,400 in 2015) than any Bears player not named Alshon Jeffery in the last three seasons combined.”

The ACL injury can be considered a freak occurrence. Robinson never missed a game the previous two seasons. All indications are his rehab is on schedule and he’ll be 100% long before teams hit the field for organized activities. The fact he doesn’t turn 25 until late August is another bonus. So do the Bears have a reasonable shot at him?

Money certainly isn’t the issue. They have more than enough to make him one of the highest-paid receivers in football if need be. Robinson also grew up in Detroit. Signing in Chicago would put him closer to home. Last but not least it appears he’s a Cubs fan based on his Instagram pictures. It comes down to whether Pace and head coach Matt Nagy can make a good enough sales pitch.

Blackhawks Lock Up Rutta for Next Season

By
Nicole Capone
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The Blackhawks have extended defenseman Jan Rutta’s contract through the 2018 season, the deal reportedly cost Chicago $2.25 million.

This is, of course, good news for Rutta, as he is getting a nice $1.35 million raise. This past season, Rutta has lead the Hawks defenseman in terms of goals, lighting the lamp six times.

Prior to the deal, Rutta was pending as an unrestricted free agent. He told the Chicago Sun Times the following:

“During the deadline, things were kind of crazy, I survived the deadline, and I’m here. . . . Really excited about the contract and to [be in] the lineup again.”

While this may seem crazy to Rutta, what is really crazy is the money he will be bringing in along with how the team has been spending their money.

Also within the past week, the Hawks extended Erik Gustafsson’s contract for two years. He’ll earn $1 million in the first year and $1.4 million in the second year. Next season, the Hawks will have the same defenseman on the ice as they had this season, including Gustafsson, Duncan Keith, Connor Murphy, Jordan Oesterle, Jan Rutta and Brent Seabrook, who didn’t perform as high as their salaries portray, which makes me second guess their potential for next season.

It looks like we will be heading into another year of the same defensive group, who will be another year older in regards to Seabrook and Keith. This doesn’t look too promising since, in all honesty, they’ve been bad. Hopefully, Bowman’s trust in resigning Gustafsson and Rutta means they can take the next step in their progression and help take some of the heavy minutes away from Keith and Seabrook during the regular season. But, even that doesn’t sound encouraging.

The Blackhawks and Bowman, in particular, need to be more frugal with their money if they want to set themselves up for future success, careless spending is what got us into this situation in the first place. Much like many of Bowman’s deals, I think he could have gotten Rutta for much less.

Even though the cap is expected to increase somewhere between $78 and $82 million during the 2018-2019 season, the Hawks should rethink these impulse buys.

Ben Zobrist Is Really About That ‘Benny The Jet’ Life

By
Gus
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One of my favorite arguments to have with people after I’ve had a few pops is, “What is the best sports movie ever created?” I could continue on and write a 3,000 word dissertation on my arguments for my top five list but I’ll save you the rest of your weekend. However, my criteria for judging sports movies fall within five distinct categories:

  • Quality of acting
  • Storyline
  • “Star power”
  • Accuracy of game scenes
  • And my favorite category — quotable lines.

Every time the argument of “best sports movie” comes up, ‘The Sandlot’ will forever be on my top five list. It scores highly in each of the five criteria listed above,

  • Quality of acting – Awesome.
  • Story line – Kids playing baseball and enjoying their summer break? Can’t get any better.
  • “Star power” – James Earl Jones as a blind dude who used to be friends with Babe Ruth? I’m sold.
  • Accuracy of game scenes – Anyone who’s played pickup baseball will vouch for the accuracy of the game scenes and the amount of trash that is talked.
  • Quotable lines – Shit, where do I start?

And a line that I use on a daily basis:

Chicago Cubs super-utility man Ben Zobrist must be a fan of the Sandlot as well. If you recall, in 2016 Zobrist biked to Wrigley Field in full uniform in late September. A professional baseball player riding his bike to work was a clear nod to the Sandlot since damn near every scene in the movie was the kids riding their bikes to and from the field. However, if you look closer at Zobrist’s ride from 2016, you see another way he paid homage to the movie.

Yes my friends, those are the famous PF Flyers worn by none other than Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez. The black high-top shoes were very popular in the 1960s and hyped its slogan of “run faster, jump higher” and they were clearly the reason why Benny was able to get away from that big ass dog at the end of the movie.

Zobrist has now taken the PF Flyers a step further. Per Mark Gonzalez of the Chicago Tribune, Zobrist was spotted doing some conditioning drills after he was pulled from yesterday’s Spring Training game in a pair of black PF Flyers.

“But there was a twist. After completing his drills, Zobrist showed that his carefully designed shoe — complete with the PF Flyers logo — provided extra padding.

 

There’s not a shot in hell that Zobrist will EVER have the speed of Benny The Jet Rodriguez but I guess rocking some PF Flyers couldn’t hurt. To be honest, I could care less what shoe Zobrist wears as long as he changes his walk-up music for this season. Literally nobody wants to hear his wife scream, “BENNY, BENNY, BENNY” every single game as part of her rendition of “Benny and the Jets.”

Scouting Combine Studs Who Fit The “Bears Box” In This Draft

By
Erik Lambert
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GM Ryan Pace has a specific method of operation when it comes to finding the best players in the NFL draft. Last year it was revealed that aside from constructing a traditional board of player rankings, he takes it one step further. He sets aside a list of names from the class who fit certain criteria. They must be both squeaky clean in the locker room and excellent talents on the field. This list was given a label:  the “Bears Box.”

Last year it was reported that the Bears were fortunate enough to land not one but two members of their Bears Box in the 2017 draft. They were quarterback Mitch Trubisky and tight end Adam Shaheen. Considering the class only unveiled around 20 such names for the list, it was a stroke of good fortune in their eyes.

So this brings up an interesting question. Which prospects coming out of the combine this year likely landed inside the Bears Box? Here is a list of names that seem to fit the criteria.

Bears Box Candidates

Quenton Nelson (OG, Notre Dame)

Widely viewed by many as the best overall prospect in the draft, and for good reason. Watch the tape for just a couple minutes and it’s clear he’s a man amongst toddlers at times. Nelson is a big, strong and ferocious blocker who regularly plows open running lanes. He also showcases great awareness and quick feet to pick up pass rushers on stunts or blitzes. Despite nursing a tweaked hamstring that prevented him from running the 40, he still threw up 35 reps on the bench and a 26.5-inch vertical at 325 lbs.

D.J. Moore (WR, Maryland)

Maryland has never been typically known for producing front line NFL talent but that has begun to change. Stefon Diggs is one of the best receivers in football and Yannick Ngakoue is an emerging pass rusher. D.J. Moore is aiming to build off that growing legacy. The 6’0″ receiver broke out in 2017 with 1,033 yards and eight touchdowns. This despite being surrounded by poor talent and QB play. He then supplemented that quality tape with a 4.42 in the 40-yard dash and a 39.5-inch vertical jump at the combine.

Harold Landry (EDGE, Boston College)

Teams might get caught up in the debate about his somewhat average size but there’s no longer any denying Harold Landry is the real deal. Over the past two seasons, he had 21.5 sacks and 30.5 tackles for loss at Boston College. This despite playing most of 2017 with a bum ankle. Word is he’s fully recovered now and it showed at the combine. He ran at 4.64 in the 40 at 252 lbs, jumped a respectable 36.5 inches and did a lightning-quick three-cone drill in 6.88 seconds. He’s productive, athletic and plays through pain.

Leighton Vander Esch (ILB, Boise State)

People are all over Tremaine Edmunds from Virginia Tech but the fact is Leighton Vander Esch showed him up both on the field and at the combine this year. Edmunds started two years and Vander Esch only one yet the Boise State product still had more tackles (128 to 112) and more interceptions (4 to 1) in his college career. He then backed this up with a better bench press (20 to 19) and broad jump (124 inches to 117). Edmunds ran a faster 40 but Vander Esch still did a respectable 4.65 at 256 lbs and also had a 39.5-inch vertical. If that weren’t enough, he led his high school football and basketball teams to state titles.

Denzel Ward (CB, Ohio State)

The words “if only” will be mentioned around Denzel Ward a lot. Why? He’s a freak athlete who is the latest to come out of the cornerback factory at Ohio State. If only he were a bit taller. Ward is 5’10”, which is considered less than ideal for top NFL cover corners. This makes it difficult to buy into him completely as a top prospect. Never mind his excellent tape which shows a potential lockdown player or his 4.32 in the 40 and 39-inch vertical jump. It certainly doesn’t look like a couple inches will make much difference in whether or not he can play.

Matt Forte Pays Homage To Walter Payton One Last Time

By
Matthew Milakovich
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matt forte hall of fame

On Monday, Bears great Matt Forte announced he would be signing a one-day contract to officially retire as a member of the team he spent 10 terrific seasons with. An obvious decision considering Forte ranks second in Bears history behind only Walter Payton in rushing yards (8,602), receiving yards by a running back (4,116), yards from scrimmage (12,718) and 100-yard rushing games (24).

So it seems even MORE fitting that Forte would pay homage to arguably the greatest football player to ever don blue and orange at the hill that made it all possible for the man they call Sweetness.

“The Hill,” “Payton’s Hill,” “Arlington Heights Hill,” “Walter Payton’s Hill,” or whatever you fancy calling it, is famous among Chicago fans for the grueling conditioning regimen crafted by Payton over years of running up and down it– whether in rain, sleet, sunshine, or snow.

Payton not only swore by the hill, he largely credited his career to it, and many Bears have followed in his footsteps running exactly where he did so many times– including current Bears running back Jordan Howard.

As the flagship franchise of the NFL, the Chicago Bears are inherently steeped in tradition– and “The Hill” is just one more perfect way to honor the man and franchise who made it all possible for one of the most exciting players Bears fans have ever seen.

Here you can find Walter Payton speaking about the hill himself on a tribute video found on Youtube–

 

 

Ian Happ Seeks Advice Of Former Cubs Fan Favorite About Leading Off

By
Gus
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This will be the second season in a row that the Chicago Cubs don’t have a confirmed leadoff hitter going into Opening Day. If you recall, last year was the “let’s see if Kyle Schwarber can hit leadoff” experiment that promptly blew up in Joe Maddon’s face which forced the team to use any and everyone they could to try and fill that void. Maddon isn’t waiting until Opening Day to try to find a leadoff solution for 2018 and has made it known to everyone that he is looking at every possibility — and he’s using Spring Training as an audition.

The favorite thus far in Spring Training has been second year player Ian Happ. Happ has been murdering Spring Training pitching (yes, I know it’s only Spring Training pitching) and has the stats to back that up. He’s boasting a 1.690 OPS and a .500 OBP which has to make you happy if your leadoff hitter can get on base at that clip. Also, Happ has once again shown some surprising power. Showing power has never been a staple of being a good lead off hitter so the fact that Happ can go deep at any point is just icing on the cake.

Happ also has made it known that he wants a shot to leadoff for the Cubs in 2018 for one reason — more at-bats.

He told the Sun-Times,

“The biggest difference in the leadoff role is that you’re going to get more at-bats. You’re going to get five every day.”

Happ also shared that he reached out to former Cub fan favorite (and former leadoff man), Dexter Fowler. He reached out to Fowler last season when Fowler’s Cardinals were in Chicago and they spoke about a variety of issues. Happ was amazed when he heard what made Fowler such a great leadoff hitter for the Cubs during his time on the North Side.

“And I’ve heard him say that before, and I’ve heard people say that was always his thought: that he was just always trying to get on base twice a game, whether it was two walks, hit and a walk, couple hits, whatever.”

Happ has already apparently taken Fowler’s approach at the plate in the leadoff spot and he understands the importance of that role.

“They (Leadoff hitters) understand that if they’re going to have a good day and help the team, they’ve got to get on base twice.”

The fact that Happ has borrowed his leadoff philosophy from Dexter Fowler is a good thing to me. Fans saw quickly last season how important Fowler (and the leadoff spot) was and what could happen if you don’t have a good table setter at the top of your lineup. I mean shit, without “You go, we go” the Cubs didn’t “go” very well at all.

Granted, we’re only a week into March so I’m not crowning Happ as the solution to leading off the game because I still think Zobrist or Almora Jr. could be viable options. However, if Happ continues to get on base at the rate he’s doing in Spring Training, Joe Maddon should have a pretty easy time filling out his lineup card come April.

Bulls Lead The League In Attendance

By
Patrick Mooney
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vegas releases nba win projections bulls

Despite being 20 games under .500, the Bulls are on pace to lead the league in attendance for the ninth straight season.

They don’t lead the NBA in stadium capacity (The Dallas Mavericks do at 102.9%) but the Bulls are still filling up 98.9% of the United Center on a nightly basis. Having the most fans per game is pretty awesome, but what does it really mean?

With this organization’s history, it’s a bit of a good news-bad news situation.

The good news is, through thick and thin, the city is going to support the Bulls. The organization has gone through so much over the last nine seasons, but the fans are still showing up better than any other fanbase.

Those attendance numbers do three great things for the organization.

  • Puts money in the owner’s pockets, money that he can (and should) pour back into the on-court product
  • Shows the players that the fans have their back no matter what. Couple that fan support with the perks of living in Chicago? Easy to convince players to stay
  • A large, loyal fanbase is a great selling point for free agents

How could leading the league in attendance for nearly a decade straight be a bad thing?

Complacency.

What’s the incentive for the Bulls to try to build a championship contender?

Is that a bit hypocritical to ask about a team that just blew up a bad situation by trading their best player for three legitimate under-25 assets, then following that trade up by tanking in an attempt to land a franchise-changing talent in the draft? Maybe.

But this management group has had the chance to rebuild this roster four times now, and the first two rebuild attempts plateaued once a certain level of complacency was reached. It was only after their third rebuild, a one-year disaster experiment that featured Jimmy Butler and four other starters that couldn’t shoot outside of 15 feet, that management decided to completely bottom out in order to build a title contender from the bottom out.

Are John Paxson and Gar Forman sights really set on a championship, though?

They have acquired three players that could realistically lead a push for the playoffs as early as next season. They’ll have a top 10 pick this season, let’s say they draft a center that develops into a respectable starter. Add a true #1 guy to that group like Kawhi Leonard, or a #2 like Klay Thompson if Lauri Markkanen reaches his highest ceiling, then we’re talking contention.

But we know Jerry Reinsdorf has been loyal to a fault, his management team GarPax has seemed to pick up that habit from him when it comes to their draft picks. What’s stopping them from giving Bobby Portis upwards of $12M a year? Or Denzel Valentine $10M a year? If this front office values Cristiano Felicio at $32M over 4 years, what do they think Paul Zipser or Jerian Grant is worth?

If the Bulls throw that kind of money around at replaceable bench players than they’ll end up being stuck with a good-but-not-good-enough player like Harrison Barnes to compliment the young core.

When that happens, and the Bulls become the new Toronto Raptors of the East, Reinsdorf will be more than happy cashing his checks while GarPax spin us tales of playoff streaks as if that matters when the teams’ ceiling is an Eastern Conference Finals trip once every 3 years.

Bears Richard Sherman Pursuit Is Now Confirmed

By
Erik Lambert
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bears richard sherman

Sports Mockery reported a couple days ago of a likely Chicago Bears Richard Sherman connection once the former All-Pro cornerback was released by the Seattle Seahawks. Most dismissed the idea given that Sherman is turning 30-years old and there’s no reason to think he’d want to join the Bears given their recent lack of success.

Now that report has received further backing. John Mullin of NBC Chicago confirmed that the Bears are gearing up to be one of the teams to make an aggressive run at Sherman once he becomes available. This shouldn’t be a big surprise. Vic Fangio helped mold him into a future star at Stanford. The two also stayed in contact when they went head to head in the NFC West for four seasons.

“Applying the transition tag to Kyle Fuller is only one part of the Bears’ efforts to (again) shore up a tipping-point position in their defense. The Bears are among teams expected to be in the mix for connection with Richard Sherman, likely to be released by the Seattle Seahawks before the start of free agency.”

Bears Richard Sherman move would be calculated short-term risk

Nobody is saying that this signing, were it to happen, would transform the franchise overnight. Part of winning free agency is being able to plug certain holes with top talent, even if those plugs don’t last for a long time. Even two or three seasons would be considered a success. That’s likely what the Bears are hoping for from this Sherman move.

If they can get just a couple year of the player he’s been in Seattle alongside an emerging Fuller? That secondary could mean serious business moving forward and would allow GM Ryan Pace to focus on bolstering that front seven with more talent in the draft. It’s not a bad strategy at all, provided the money is right.

How Ryan Pace Can Build A Nightmare For Aaron Rodgers

By
Erik Lambert
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ryan pace

Ryan Pace is no fool. He knows that the Minnesota Vikings may have gone to the NFC championship but the biggest obstacle to the playoffs remains the same. That’s Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The only way the Chicago Bears are going to break through that green and gold ceiling is if they can beat the Packers at their own game. That’s finding ways to fluster the quarterback while having your own put up points.

The Bears hope they solved the first part of that puzzle with the acquisition of Mitch Trubisky. The young quarterback made progress in his rookie season. Matt Nagy arriving as head coach should begin the process of putting a new system around him that favors the quarterback. Pace is also likely to go hunting for better weapons at wide receiver.

On the surface, it seemed like the Bears were making headway with the other part:  a strong pass defense. They finished the year that way, ranking seventh in the league. However, Rodgers reminded them of their mortality with his surgical performance on Thursday night last October. So while the pass defense is good, it’s not good enough.

Maybe it’s time to stop messing around.

Ryan Pace needs to follow the Jaguars blueprint to get at Rodgers

Through the first five seasons as a starter, Rodgers looked mortal (for the most part) when playing the Bears defense. Why was this? He’d say the biggest reason was the presence of Brian Urlacher and his ability to constantly adjust to what the Packers did. That was part of it. An overlooked part was how solid the Bears were at cornerback.

They had Pro Bowler Charles Tillman who was in his prime along with solid starters like Nathan Vasher and Tim Jennings (who became another Pro Bowler). It’s been rough sledding for the defense since those names left the roster. Finally last season it looked like there was hope with the emergence of Kyle Fuller.

It looks like the Bears will be able to retain the 26-year old after his breakout season (2 INTs, 22 passes defended) after placing the transition tag on him. Together he and veteran Prince Amukamara made for a solid tandem. Yet it felt like the team could still do better. A realization the Jacksonville Jaguars reached with Amukamara the year before. Their answer? Go out and sign A.J. Bouye in free agency. Now he’s a Pro Bowler and their defense is one of the best in the league.

Can the Bears make a similar move? Draft expert Todd McShay thinks so.

Denzel Ward could be the ideal complement to Fuller

The ESPN analyst released his latest mock draft following the scouting combine. This is typically when the top players on most boards are set. That’s why it was interesting to see who he chose for the Bears at #8 overall.

Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State*

“Calvin Ridley is still my top-ranked WR, but he had a mixed combine workout. The Bears do need playmakers on the outside for second-year QB Mitchell Trubisky, but right now, there are simply too many higher-graded players on the board available. Even if Chicago keeps Kyle Fuller (it placed the transition tag on him), the Bears need a lockdown CB. Ward is that guy, and his blazing 4.32 40 cemented his spot as the No. 1 CB in this draft.”

Every notable expert going into the draft has proclaimed that Ward is either #1 or #2 among cornerbacks in the class. Most of them claim the former. His pure speed, athleticism, fluidity, and quickness allow him to blanket wide receivers like few in this sport can. They even say he might be better than former teammate Marshon Lattimore who just won Defensive Rookie of the Year.

There’s one problem though. Ward is 5’10”. That’s shorter than desired for a top NFL corner. It means he might struggle against bigger receivers and also could be more susceptible to injury. Vic Fangio is a defensive coordinator known for preferring longer corners. So somebody like Ward would be a departure from the norm.

Still, it’s impossible to deny the kid has game. He and Fuller could make for a suffocating duo and something Rodgers hasn’t seen in Chicago for years.

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