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Senior writer at The Athletic covering the Chicago Bears. Host of "Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain," the podcast that tells the origin stories of your favorite sports media personalities.
“Believe in yourself, but also realize that it’s really competitive. It may work out, it may not work out, but you’ll never regret taking a chance on it.” — career advice from BTN’s Dave Revsine
Kevin Byard gets a new home, and a reunion with Mike Vrabel, in New England.
@kfishbain.bsky.social gets a byline, even though he's off taking care of his kiddos.
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Now that Kyler Murray’s release from the Cardinals is official, the Minnesota Vikings are expected to target him as a veteran addition to their QB room, sources tell The Athletic. He will be taking a visit to Minnesota and getting a physical.
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"Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain" episode 49
Guest: Dave Revsine
With the Big Ten Tournament underway, learn the origin story of BTN's lead studio voice. It's one that goes from Northwestern to Dublin to Sherman, Texas to Quad Cities to Bristol, and includes a phenomenal Keith Olbermann story
Don’t expect teams to be lining up immediately to get back into Maxx Crosby trade talks. Some teams I spoke to tonight expect the Raiders to be the ones calling them.
It’ll be up to individual teams’ medical staffs to decide on whether to assume the risk of trading for Crosby.
The Bears get a return specialist and an offensive chess piece with the addition of Kalif Raymond, who knows Ben Johnson well from their time together in Detroit.
The Giants are signing former Bears LB Tremaine Edmunds, sources tell The Athletic. John Harbaugh has a new middle linebacker.
The Bears are signing former Seahawks safety Coby Bryant, per sources.
@jjones9.bsky.social was on it first.
The Dolphins are signing former Packers QB Malik Willis, sources tell The Athletic.
BREAKING: The Baltimore Ravens are finalizing a trade to acquire 5-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Maxx Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders for two first-round picks, sources tell The Athletic.
Garrett Bradbury is headed to the Bears in a move that paves the way for Jared Wilson to slide to center. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...
Trade! The Chicago Bears are trading for Patriots center Garrett Bradbury, per sources. New England receives a fifth-round pick in return.
Chicago, who lost Drew Dalman to retirement earlier this week, picks up a veteran with NFC North experience.
I’ve got some thoughts on DJ Moore … but our family welcomed a baby girl this week, so she’ll get my Bears takes for now.
Maxx Crosby is drawing serious interest around the league. The Dallas Cowboys are closely monitoring the situation and remain very interested, while the Baltimore Ravens are also a team to watch. GMs believe the Las Vegas Raiders are willing to work on a deal.
The Bears are moving on without DJ Moore. His final game in Chicago was a disappointment, but some magical moments will live on in Bears lore.
From @danwiederer.bsky.social
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Back of the napkin math here...
The Bears trade Moore -- I have him valued at $17M -- and shed a $28M contract.
And then you factor in the value of the second-round pick swap for a fifth...
The Bears went +$11M on Moore and +$8.3M on the pick swap.
That's a robbery, folks.
BREAKING: The Chicago Bears are finalizing a trade to send WR D.J. Moore to the Buffalo Bills, sources tell @diannarussini.bsky.social.
Before a player is an NFL draft pick, he is the subject of a scouting report.
These, and the scouts that build and evolve them, are the DNA of a roster.
I spent the combine talking to scouts about how they write the reports that shape their teams - and the draft: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...
NEW: With @marklazerus.bsky.social, details and analysts of the Blackhawks-Oilers’ trade ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...
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“Breaking In with Kevin Fishbain” episode 48
Guest: Eric Edholm, lead draft writer at NFL.com
Had a lot of fun talking to the guy who interviewed me for my first job. Learn how his now 25+ years covering the NFL began
From Caleb Williams’ instagram
Let’s have the Maxx Crosby conversation, shall we? @danwiederer.bsky.social and I talk through the Bears scenarios
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The Falcons have officially been announced as the home team for the 2026 game in Madrid. The Bears are one of Atlanta’s home opponents, and they have marketing rights in Spain. We’ll find out this spring if they’re off to Madrid.
Free-agent scouting report: Carmie knows ball.
Mbekezeli Mbokazi is the most popular MLS player that you've never heard of, a social media sensation in his native South Africa and the main reason why the Chicago Fire has seen its social media accounts explode with popularity.
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