Chicago Bears release Eddie Jackson & Cody Whitehair | THE Chicago Sports Podcast

The writing was on the wall inside Halas Hall and now it’s here. The Chicago Bears released Eddie Jackson and Cody Whitehair, two of the elder statesmen in their locker room. Plus, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox have opened spring training in Arizona and the Cubs still don’t have a big offseason ticket item other than Shota Imanaga. Cody Bellinger and other free agents are still out on the market, but no one’s sure if they’ll be members of the 2024 Chicago Cubs. Join Kevin Kaduk, Mark Carman and Lawrence Benedetto as they discuss the situation, as well as the White Sox, Connor Bedard’s return and how Carm and Lawrence made out in Las Vegas on THE Chicago Sports Podcast.

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N Chicago welcome in the Chicago Sports podcast coming at you live from the West Loop Studios of Cho I am Kevin kek head of content at CH joined this week to my left Mark Carman and behind the board as always Lawrence benedetto welcome in got a good show for you on this Thursday

Kind of a cold Thursday wind windy Thursday but there is is some sunshine so that’s good um topic today we’re talking about the Cubs but uh we’re also going to be talking about the Bears to lead off with not some unexpected news uh but they release Eddie Jackson and

Cody white here two of the longest tenured members of the team uh so we’re going to dive into that Karm uh see what you think about that going to talk about the Cubs they report to Arizona this week still missing a couple pieces I think uh a couple white socks are are

What they are um and then we’re going to talk about you and Lawrence out in Las Vegas at the Super Bowl uh last week I wanted to know some of the trouble you got into out there it was a great time Lawrence had a great time I had a great

Time everybody had a great time and uh mean brags had a great time Las Vegas is a weird place but this is uh this is look this is not unsus unsuspected un not a surprise yeah uh but look Eddie Jackson has had a huge impact in that locker

Room for a long time incredibly popular popular with Jin brisker with Kyler Gordon with Tyreek Stevenson um you know the the the dude when you get the nickname Bojack which resonates at halis Hall at Soldier Field around the NFL and Eddie I mean he was

The MVP of of the media this year had own cereal at one point I forgot about the cereal like Eddie was you know the tackling left something to be desired and uh his his play you know certainly was up and down but that was a solid vet

That was in that locker room um you know huge cap hit and the Bears doing what they can to to stay as flexible as possible I get it and then you know Cody uh again there’s another guy pass his prime right but mhm and not popular as a center cuz clearly

That was never his for a very expensive Center for what he did yes expensive Center couldn’t snap the ball with any level of proficiency whatsoever but good soldier did what he was called upon to do um I want to talk about Eddie Jackson here because I I think he has a very

Interesting Bears career I mean obviously uh he was draft out of the fourth round because of that leg injury that he had in uh in college and and right Pace got a deal right that was one of Ryan Pace’s big wins was gambling and on that injury and and seeing what he

Became in that in that defense so quickly uh you know he was an integral part of uh Club Dub right and that’s what really got so many people uh so many beerus fans in in love with him and then you know some some more some more injury problems and his production falls

Off kind of in the middle of his career there and I I do remember snapping some uh photos of the heavily discounted Eddie Jackson serial even forget what it’s was called that was it was it called bojacks yeah the bojacks and and at that everyone kind like it was guaranteed engagement every time

That that stack of Eddie Jackson serial fell you knew that you could get like 1002 200 retweets out of it oh look it’s they’re selling it for 88 cents a box but then he kind of had a little bit of a Resurgence and became like an elder

Statesman and now as they kind of go into this next uh what is hopefully great period for the Bears he’s not going to be there so it’s a it’s a little bit weird right it’s kind of like say you know I don’t know what I don’t know what the the parallel

Would be to past Chicago athletes it almost kind of feels like it’s not quite a you know one-on-one but like saying goodbye to Starin Castro before the that that’s a great that’s that’s a phenomenal comparison there he is he staring well let’s hope it’s exactly that Starlin we have a you know didn’t

Work necessarily work out that way but we got this guy Addison Russell who play shortstop better than you Eddie look uh we got a lot of dudes who are stepping up in the second there we’re probably going to draft one too and if you were making 3 four million we probably

Wouldn’t move on from you but you were you know coming in closer to 15 million uh I forget the exact number with with Bojack but look uh it was one of Ryan Pace’s better moves broken leg slips to the fourth round took a bet on him

And you know Eddie to his credit played great got paid and I’ll miss Eddie man I I I enjoyed Eddie even though the the the Eddie moments of the the arm tackle that had no chance of happening didn’t want to hit but he also uh you know he

He did have a nose for the ball and he and he and he um and he just he was a great teammate man people people really appreciated Bojack I don’t know he’s got a little boj got a special little corner in my in my Bear’s heart so Patrick

Scales is the longest tenur bear and he has been for a while right okay yeah uh I think Eddie Jackson and Cody whitehair were next so that who does that I me now that kind of makes Cole KT and Jaylen Johnson was anyone here before them I

Think that’s right we’re kind of flying into this you know little we had some we had a staff meeting then uh we had some breaking news so we’re in here I think like we know everything we’re we’re we’re right there you’re absolutely right uh hold on we we actually did a we

Did a graphic here at CH Sports the longest tenured athletes because for the longest time it was Jonathan Taves and then it be I think it became Patrick scales after that but you know now now you lose Jonathan Taves you lose Cody whitehair you lose Eddie

Jackson um Kia copper was on there she’s gone there we go uh I think I think a bunch of red stars was on were on there um Zack lavine’s on there but I mean you know he probably would have been gone had he not get hurt gotten hurt well

Uh the biggest when did Cairo get here cairo’s Cairo was like 2021 that’s the longest um P pure experience in the NFL by the way Mercedes Lewis title still on this roster 18 years that’s not what we’re talking about um we’re just talking how long have you been in h i

Mean I I think Jaylen and Cole might be it Jaylen and Cole are it that’s kind of crazy for two guys who were who drafted in April 2020 well and the Cole part of it and I have a little bit of a Cole KET bias that I’ve talked about often you do

Want that guy to be it’s a great senior dude to have CU Cole’s going to come in he’s going to be the same guy every single day he’s going to work hard he’s got huge pride in the uniform took less money to stay here yeah so it is weird

That it’s that guy Jaylen on the other hand the whispers are around that things aren’t going as smoothly as some thought with his contract they’re trying to portray it as such right so well I I mean we know Cole’s going to be here I guess is my point we don’t know for sure

Well and and you’re going to be probably changing the quarterback position that’s yeah um you know DJ Moore I don’t have a good sense of like what his voice in the locker room is a smooth quiet one lead by example type I mean really he’s well

Respected but he’s not going to be a demonstra of DJ DJ Moore is here to do a job and not to ruffle feathers and so I so I would guess a lot of onus then falls on Montes swiat uh termaine Edmonds TJ Edwards right like that that’s a little bit of a

Power vacuum a leadership vacuum I should say it’s a great it’s a great look at it too because Train’s going to go about his business in the right way that’s a lead by example guy and there’s I’m sure there’s some words there too same thing with TJ but those are what

About brisker those guys are second year dude do brisker become the Bojack of the next he could that’s that’s not bad I could see um you know brisker going into year three now he’s I wouldn’t call him the most grounded Jaan brisker you know he kind

Of you know not a grounded brisker you know he’s a he’s a sort of flying enjoying life brisker and very optimistic which I enjoy but like if we’re looking for like strict powerful leaders do things the right way at least in that room now I would actually I mean

Jaylen is that guy you know and which is why Jaylen has is as respected as he is his talent but also just the consistency that he brings Kyler has an opportunity to step into that too well it’s interesting because you you talk about the loss of leadership but I don’t think

You’re losing a lot of production so the Bears are in a good spot in terms of of the cap room they already had a lot of cap room um I I think this is kind of yeah factored into everyone kind of knowing what what was going to happen

But u i mean this is ideally kind of how it plays out guys kind of play their way out of being affordable or or worthwhile exactly who’s younger who’s cheaper who’s who’s got who can I sign to a longer term deal that makes a lot more sense I mean that’s basically what

Happened Edie the one the one thing as we wrap this one up the the bear secondary room is in a lot better shape than the Bears offensive line you know you’re you are looking for what are you going to do at Center are you going to have a rookie

Are you going to have a rookie quarterback are you really going to do the Caleb thing well you’re not going to want to pair a rookie center with a rookie QB so what veteran are you bringing in are you bringing back Lucas Patrick uh the Seahawks have a veteran

Center that maybe Shane Waldren will want to bring along but that like that’s that’s your Center Spot then what what are you doing at guard exactly is is are you is teevin going to be healthy is Nate Davis going to have a whole lot better year are you believing in Braxton

Jones or are you drafting uh perhaps another left tackle at nine right if if you know some people think it’s going to go quarterback quarter back quarterback receiver receiver receiver you taking the fourth wide receiver or you going to take are you going to take maybe the

Second tackle so I I I think the secondary is in a fine spot you can if you hit a nice solid Tyreek Steven Park 2 in the lower rounds that that room feels pretty good the offensive line there’s some work for there for Ry never have too many good offensive linemen I

Think at the end of the day true you know and Cody white here for for a long time was a guy who just answered problem right I mean was a guy you did not have to worry about yeah and even this year when they were trying to move on from

Him he still ended up back on the field because they needed him yeah for sure hey uh this week’s taking care of business Award winner it’s an old friend we’re talking about 2018 I giving it this week to Matt Nei I don’t know if that’s allowed in Chicago I like it dud

Just want a second straight Super Bowl yeah hey we talked him at the Super Bowl he was super friendly I liked him way too much it was uncomfortable but the fact of the matter is that he’s got Patrick Mahomes lifting him up so it’s

It’s it’s so hard to know right I mean I I see people in the comments oh we already see he’s dragging on Patrick Mahomes They just won two Super Bowl titles yeah um it’s it’s hard to I mean hard to know just how much of a is he

Just filling a seat there I mean we obviously have our ideas about mateni based on eight you know three years of solid evidence of not moving along Mitchell Tris uh mishandling justtin fields in his first you know in in his rookie season well it’s it’s when you

Bring up Mitch yeah well he got away from naggie he went to Pittsburgh he sucked in Pittsburgh he got released by the Steelers so somewhere right now Matt naggie is saying I did the best I could with that dude yall wanted to blame me well do you think that that nagie

Eventually takes over for Andy Reid Andy Reid’s 65 it’s on the table Yeah but it is it could still be a long way away I don’t think Andy’s going anywhere for a long time they asked him immediately after the Super Bowl when you’re exhausted Peter King at least that’s one interview

I saw he’s like yeah he’s like the vice president though man One Heartbeat Away well that’s exactly he is and and you know Andy’s not exactly the model of at least looking at him perfect health so it could end up that Matt naggi gets a chance with K but interesting that he

Hasn’t had any interviews anywhere else so that does tell you how the league looks at him as a head coaching candidate yeah it it’ll be interesting to see I I think at the end of the day like you say he’s he’s a good person I think PE most Chicago fans did like him

And wanted it to work I think it’s kind of akin to to Justin Fields now I think Justin Fields is a little bit more accomplished than that Matt naggie was here was here well at the end of naggie he didn’t had anywhere close to the love

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To pick up my kids at 8 well you won’t be going then yeah yeah yeah kids kids I mean you know one day they give you an awesome Valentine that says you’re the best dad in the world you cook the best steak ever you’re a great role model and

The next minute you got to pick them up a cuz La math class math class I mean I have no one to by myself to blame because we send them to that math class well they’re learning math you’re a great dad oh they love it too they just

Love math I mean they they’re real smart kids they um they’re in second and third grade they’re already solving for x they’re solving for x yes you know that Greg BRS could not solve for x there’s no way I still call it Twitter I mean I don’t know if I could

Solving for Twitter yeah I uh I was great at time tables at that age but I don’t know sbly Rex I was like all about the mad minute I could do the mad minute remember the mad minute mad minute 30 you know You’ have to do like 30 arithmetic problems I’d call it

Arithmetic okay um you’d have to do that in 30 and 30 problems in a minute and then if you did it your teacher teacher would give you a smarty get a smarty yeah go to recess never a big smarty fan what about a Sweet Tarts Sweet Tarts

Sweet Tarts do like Sweet Tarts that’s part of the Valentine’s Day gift all right let’s talk a little basball basball Cactus League action is uh gearing up pitchers and catchers report to Mesa and Glendale for Chicago sports fans someone who did not report to Mesa was Cody Bellinger still a free agent

Nightmare Blake Snell still a free agent Jordan Montgomery still free agent Matt Chapman Matt Chapman still a free agent 107 free agents right now what is baseball doing wrong what is baseball doing like I just think about the NFL and how they just able to control roll an entire year of

The news cycle and baseball can’t even carve out like 3 days nothing happens ever I mean doesn’t we got to we got to change the rules so the game becomes more exciting now they got to change the rules for the offseason they got to do

Something to make it more I I don’t know like how you could do it with I mean it’s a free market there’s no salary cap Scott Boris is going to Scott Boris there’s got to be some deadlines put in I don’t even know how to do it I

I guess that’s but looking right now at at the Chicago Cubs lineup 81 81 win team so with with some upside so I was looking that’s not going to that’s not going to get me to Shell out 1999 a month for Marquee I’ll just tell you that right now I didn’t buy it

Last year look I looked uh I looked online today at the over unders on Cubs wins white socks D white sock are 63 and a half what a nightmare the what do you think the Cubs are at have you looked by the way I hit that that white sock under

All all day uh Cubs what are 81 and A2 84 and A2 oh I’ll take that under wouldn’t you take that under right now I don’t know I mean I gu I just need to know what that roster looks like what picota came out at 80 right yeah is that

P but you just don’t know I mean what if what if Cody Binger walks in the door tomorrow then your your bet looks I mean but still 84 it’s not like they won a lot last year who I mean to me it screams under but I I was

Talking to uh Cody today and and Luke and I I said and I said Luke specifically o over under 84 and a half he’s like I can’t tell you that right now so you’re telling me that right now you would definitely take the under correct so who’s here by opening day I

Me like Okay so let’s say what baseball perspectives or fan graphs thinks that’s an 80 win team and you’ve got to add a Cody Bellinger who’s maybe going to be a six or seven War player right but that’s also predicated on Cody Bellinger again being a six or seven War player exactly

Dude was phenomenal last year phenomenal MVP candidate so here he’s sitting out he’s he’s going to miss at least a little bit of spring trading maybe that doesn’t matter at all it’s just pitchers and catchers reporting right now uh you know and he started out slow

Last year and then heat up so you know maybe he’ll follow the same exact form who’s going to take a jump who’s who’s stepping back right right now I mean right now they’ve added the pitcher from Japan and managa yeah Hector nerys from uh the reliever from Houston sure

Uh Michael Bush who’s your middle of the order Ian hap Cody Bellinger and no no one you’re worried about not Cody Bellinger not yet so right so well without Bellinger let’s do it that way who was your middle of the order are are we talking about uh Chris moral Ian hap

And who Danby I don’t know D right Dansby who’s n but that’s that’s probably your top two right Nico Dansby and then where we going I don’t I don’t like nobody you’re worried about maybe being stuck at the trough floor right like I do think seya is going to take

Another step seya does nothing for me I don’t I I don’t like the lineup I just don’t I maybe I’m maybe I’m not watching Cubs baseball enough because of the Marquee situation but I I looked at that lineup it’s just so weird though because we we sat here what three or four months

Ago that Craig Council news breaks on a I think Monday and I was like wow they are going for it let’s emergency podcast we’re getting going Craig council’s coming in they’re spending $8 million on a manager let’s freaking go we’re finally ramping up and now we’re sitting

Here on February 15th and yeah you’ve got $8 million committed to the managerial position I hope he get and listen we keep hearing about the Cubs farm system and the amount of talent there and Jed’s super confident in it and he doesn’t seem at least outwardly when he’s asked

About Cody he’s doesn’t seem super concerned and if he was super concerned and if it was keeping him up at night he’d probably meet the offer and get him in here so he he is willing to play poker because I guess of what he has in the organization but he telling me that

Pete CW Armstrong is ready to step in and play Everyday center field this year he didn’t look great where are you at with Jed Hoyer right now where I’m at with Jed Hoyer is that I wish the Cubs had made Theo Epstein an offer to be in in ownership 10 five

Years ago Tom Hoyer said such a weird thing because he was a big part of them winning that that world series title but now whatever kind of Legacy he had is kind of now at risk because of the way I mean obviously now he no longer

Has Theo epsi he hasn’t had him for what three or four seasons now I mean look that’s just part of it I guess they Jets always come across as a very wellth thought out intelligent logical methodical all those things Hoyer have I ever looked at him like he is this svant Talent

Evaluator not really um and I’ve always wondered I think rightfully so I think every a lot of people have most people perhaps how was this guy position is so much that position is so much more than evaluating talent I mean it’s so much more about running the whole thing it’s about

Analytical side and he he knows how to talk Maring both sides of it right yeah I mean sure he’s he’s got a lot going on and he does a great job representing the organization but I think logically you just looked at it like are you going to

Be able to do this without that dude right right and he hasn’t done it yet so I I think rightfully so you’re skeptical that he’s going to be able to pull it off and now they just look like a middling team again I I didn’t I didn’t like last year

Where everyone you know was like oh you can’t sell off you got to be in it I’m like you’re not going to sign Bellinger you’re not going to you’re you’re you’re not going to sign strowman you’re going to get it’d be better it’d be better when they had that 10 game winning

Streak or what was eight game winning streak right before the deadline it would have been better if it didn’t happen so they would have gotten some value yeah but that’s not the way it went and then you then you collapsed down the stretch because you weren’t that

Good we’ve heard it from we’ve heard that from you before K yeah I don’t I don’t I I I I hate myself right now it’s February the 15th I like to I just want some entertaining baseball and I want it from I want it from April 1st or March

28th or whenever they’re starting to hopefully well into October I don’t want a hot start followed by a swooning May followed like oh hey they’re actually Hulk Hogan getting off getting up off the mat and waving his hand around and then then you get body slammed by the Brewers again which I

Don’t think is going to happen but um listen and you just got me excited about going to Wrigley Andor Guaranteed Rate even in April when it’s 48 degrees can’t wait to maybe I I would go to a baseball game right now with this weather we’ve been having sure let’s go put the ski

Hat on get the beers flowing I was thinking about that on Sunday you could have had the Super Bowl Soldier Field would have been fine 100% we don’t have winter anymore we have we have we have two weeks of freezing cold and then it’s don’t let’s

Not jinx it Karm let’s not jinx it I I don’t need to be sitting here I’m going on vacation March 6th if I am sitting on the runway at Midway with a six you know foot snow drifts and and my daughters are asking why aren’t we going to

California why on the I don’t want to I don’t want to do another math problem daddy I’m going to get Uncle Karm on the phone listen you’re going to be fine and you’ll get out and isn’t it supposed to uh it is supposed to snow later this

Week right I think may I think so yeah all right but it’s a perfect Segway by the way Kev yeah uh we want to make sure that we’re taking care of the planet we want to get green and it is getting easier for businesses and it’s always

You know let’s it’s on those businesses to switch to electric vehicles cuz that is something we can all get behind for the health of the planet for the well-being of all of us who share it that’s right don’t worry about the fact that it’s uh or actually maybe should

Worry about the fact that it’s 80 degrees here in in February the electric grid is evolving to meet your cleaner energy needs that’s what we need so we can all move with confidence towards an electric tomorrow whether you have a one delivery van or a whole Fleet of

Shipping trucks ComEd can help guide you to make the changes that make sense Kevin so what should business owners do well what they should do is go to comed.com clean and learn more about the resources Fleet rebates and infrastructure incentives available to help businesses go electric if you own a

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Today here on the Chicago Sports podcast what’s up Ravi what’s up Clayton hit that like button if you’re enjoying this we talked about the release of Eddie Jackson and Cody whiteh hair at the be beginning of the show so if you’re looking for that you might just want to

Hit the scrub button and go to the beginning talk a little bit about Cubs talk a little bit about Conor Bard coming back at least we finally have something to watch the Blackhawks for thank God you have something to say no I just want to say one more shout out to

Eddie Eddie you were a quality Chicago Bear you a first class dude on the field and off the field best of luck on your next stop and if you ever wind up back here in a bear’s uniform on Team friendly deal I’m all for it we need to

Maybe we can get him on the show now hey don’t have to go through Bears PR if he’s not a bear we do not we there’s e ja and exit interview there’s got to be a there’s got to be a pathway to boj let’s do it yeah get there try some uh

May run down a box of a cereal see if it yeah there we go see if it’s still stay fresh yeah uh want to talk to you guys I thought you looking for contact information on the back of the box um want of the guys talk to you guys

I mean you guys got got to go out to Vegas I was I was stuck back here just cutting shorts and clips of brags doing insane things and you doing whatever is you do Karm but what uh what was it like did jeffon I did freak when I got the naggie thing

And I was sending it to you I’m like get it up Kevin please this is going to this is going to go big and then it did I think it did okay that’s what she said yeah right right yeah uh it was look that trip is a ton of work and it’s a

Ton of fun we uh we grinded we ask Karma how late he grinded till oh I was always 10:00 at night I’m going to bed yes and Lawrence and I went to bed to not together but we went back to the hotel first yeah but did I fall asleep no

Couldn’t fall asleep cuz you were yeah I’m in Fremont Street it was a happening place I I I fall asleep easier whatever that’s fine um look we stay at the D which is Off the Strip the fact that that the fact that it’s called the D is

The greatest thing ever uh shout out to Derek shout out to Derek and is that why it’s called the D the dere I believe so otherwise it’s really ridiculous you could smoke indoors at the D it smells like 1986 in there which is a beautiful thing Ace Rin walking through sure yes

They’re all around uh just I haven’t been to Vegas since I actually think 2008 for the 2008 winter meetings where I I played blackjack with Jim Hendry and saw him split tens and was horrified was this the infamous uh Lebron meeting trip or no that was 2004 when I met LeBron but

Um like so what is Vegas like now in 2024 and what is Vegas like during a Super Bowl could you tell I don’t think we got the true Vegas experience by being there at Super Bowl week it’s a different animal we we walked through the you stayed for the weekend would it

Been different well I mean first of all being up on Fremont is a totally I’ve never been in the Fremont area mhm so that was you walk out the door there’s music playing to number 11 on your on your 2011 on your 1986 jukebox and there is uh 99 cent shrimp cocktail special

There’s 10199 prime rib 1099 prime rib um with the baked potato I think with the baked potato sh maybe a little surf and turf action you had lots of beautiful women who wanted to take pictures with you um you know who were wearing unique outfits all that

Was going on there was the zip line above us like going right down I thought that was cool yeah I did want to get brags up there but that did not happen there was you know your standard real brags Street X were going on The Magicians there was a big gorilla I

Don’t know what he was doing just pounding around and and I guess people take pictures with big gorillas um I didn’t uh we we walked by Starship playing on Thursday night were you there for that I don’t remember that the Starship like how many yeah members of

The original lineup I don’t know we we were walking from the D to Circa to meet the rest of the All City fam and there’s Starship playing at a stage and they’re playing whatever their famous song is I don’t I don’t remember it I was half

Done you built the city right sure is that the one I don’t know Starship had had more than a few kids I know I know St Starship is also Jefferson Starship and no no that’s different band isn’t it yeah it’s not the same thing you’re thinking of Jefferson Airplane am I yeah

I thought I was thinking of Jefferson Starship which became Starship um anyway who is the big winner at the tables I think I believe Derek Stevens the CEO of circus Sports I think I was the big winner at just being positive money I think I made like $23

What was the biggest bet anyone plays good number I put I put about 50 bucks on one black jack hand I think 45 what happened I won okay I was we were we were getting Nickel Dime down i’ I’d put 100 down and we were at 45 I was getting

Annoyed and and I’m like screw this you’re I just in or out and I just and I so I bet it all I don’t have the patience I do not have the patience for blackjack I just it just takes too long I have zero attention span at all

Anymore um I’m not willing to bet the amount that would actually like you know like I’m not willing to bet more than5 or $10 which is is not going to get my heart rate going but I’m not like willing to bet like $50 which would see

My my heart rate goes at 10 but it’s just but then you win the 10 and now I’m betting 15 and then I’m I’m ah yes look at you bumping up good for you you know what you’re doing I don’t think can you even get a five or $10 table there

Probably free you can get a 10 you can most of them are 15 but yes you can find tens but my my highlight gambling was the last night or Thursday night I I veered off from the group and and I was at some random poker table with a bunch

Of complete degenerates one person falling asleep at the table and this dude that was you though right not that’s I was I don’t fall asleep playing poker because I don’t do it a you know often enough that I would get bored but this guy was begging to heavily

Medicated guy probably yeah yeah it was a woman with like three teeth and she was they knew her name like she was literally falling asleep but it was her she was the big blind and and they like they just put it in and then then for

Her and then the cards come like Susie and she that whole scene so this guy was bet he was go he was playing every single hand I’m like if I can just get one big hander and I slow play I can take all his money and I just never got it and I

So I I won a little bit of dough and and walk down out of there most famous person you saw oh they were all J Marino Montana Stephen A Stephen A had a whole conglomerate around him protecting him from the masses really I saw that purple City he look like Willie Wonka

Yeah I love most famous nons sports person most famous nons sports person David Chang I was I flipped out actually wait it might be well it’s people that you don’t care about Lil Dicky from the the FX show Dave flavor flave took that picture I feel like Flav flave is kind

Of like play out he’s kind of like the Dennis sard of the Dennis sear don’t take shots at Denny no well I mean look if you want to if you wanted to meet Dennis Sara get his autograph at any point in the ’90s OR 2000s you could you

Could have done it okay you could meet flavor flave if you really want no that’s fair that’s fair uh when I saw what about katop you you saw you interacted with katop that that guy L what happened with that guy he’s been Kat topping for far too

Long what did he like what was that interaction like because I just saw like the three seconds you had I mean that’s literally the three seconds I had what was he doing he was go he was doing he was sitting at different tables doing interviews uh for like two days straight

But like I mean he he he definitely doesn’t look good I don’t know if he’s he looks 96 years old yeah bad skinn no offense it’s yeah it’s kind of like too much time in the Sun for krot top but krot Top’s a great man great energy even

At this age we saw Bruce Buffer Chuck Liddell Chuck Liddell was hanging yeah do you have to go to your tennis match no we got a little little little family situation here I I which so but yes I so we can call it a tennis match

So it’s not as serious could call it a tennis match all right huge tennis match appreciate everyone joining us here on this episode of the Chicago Sports podcast we’ll be back next Thursday Kevin k Mark K give me the fist let’s go hey Lawrence benedetta to all the people

That have become die hards if you’re watching right now thank you and if you haven’t jump but in it makes huge huge help for all of us here and we’ll give you that value back in Spade so thank you so Much we all sitting like the mayor