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This channel is your home for Chicago Bears game previews, draft analysis, and injury insight you won’t hear on hot-take TV. We dig into matchups, schemes, and roster decisions with an eye on player health, rehab, and availability because Sundays are won before kickoff.

From weekly previews and postgame takeaways to draft season deep dives and injury updates, we connect the dots between film, football IQ, and the training room. Smart Bears talk for fans who want to understand why things happen.

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🏈 Game previews
🩺 Injury analysis & rehab context
📋Draft breakdowns

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Join Mason West (@WestSportsPT) for the first 2026 off-season installment of Bear Bones!

Today, he wrapped up the 2025-2026 season and began to look ahead. What cuts are coming? How do the Bears manage the cap? What are the needs going into this offseason?

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Join Mason West (@WestSportsPT) for the first 2026 off-season installment of Bear Bones!

Today, he wrapped up the 2025-2026 season and began to look ahead. What cuts are coming? How do the Bears manage the cap? What are the needs going into this offseason?