I expect either an existing team or a new franchise is going to be exploring moving to fill the void the Bears may be creating. I don't know how much I'll embrace them but I would imagine they will always be second in the city.

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Colts moving to Chicago would make more sense.

I'd root for the Chicago Jaguars as my AFC team

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To play where? The Jaguars aren't signing up to play in Soldier Field for the same reason the Bears are leaving.

I'd root for both though.

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Bring the Cardinals back.

Nas will buy Jaguars PSL #00001

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why would the colts leave indy? That have a pretty good set up there

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can you imagine that we get to watch both Fields AND Lawrence develop into HOF QB, while also getting another opportunity to beat the Jordan Love led Packers every three years

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If you root for the Jaguars if they come here just go ahead and get it over with and become a Cub fan too ya fuckin sellout

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Jags already have Packer fans on the run

I think they would have to do a name reimagination. As I said with the Cleveland Indians, the Winged Hussars would be a great fit with the Polish population in the city and the cool look

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The Khans will make Chicago their home!

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"Don't root for two teams from Chicago" vs. "Don't root for your hometown team" in a battle of who can be more wrong.

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Quite the opposite. They will make natural allies being in the AFC. Like the Brewers to the Sox.

Only the weakest willed of fans will root for two Chicago teams. That's heavily frowned upon in every city with two franchises.

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I just heard that the Bears may have been given the right to block a team from moving into Chicago.

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We'll see a team in London or Mexico city before chicago.

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I think covid may have set the markets back a decade or so.

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No team that moves is signing up for the Soldier Field "deal". Wouldn't that be a stadium downgrade for any of the other 31 teams?

The only way this city will get to experience a real QB that plays for Chicago is by importing the Chargers.

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For as ridiculous as this thread started....a nice collection of truths has already been posted

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I'd expect nothing less. Would drive value up of franchise when they sell to basically have a no compete clause in place.

I would think that would go away if the Bears broke their contract, right?

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Zero chance that an NFL franchise would choose to move to Soldier Field. That's simply crazy talk.

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I would guess it's an NFL rule. The Bears probably control a certain radius from Chicago. It's not like the Jaguars can just decide they want to move to Boston or New York either.

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Arlington Heights teams should stay out of Chicago business.

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NFL no compete. Nothing to do with the City. Protecting a market.

It will be funny when Chicago lures the Jaguars and the Bears say "Hey, why not just play in our stadium like the Chargers are with the Rams?".

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will bears fans be able to make fun of poor attendance of the chicago jaguars? will we measure sports section column areas to make sure coverage is equal?

Had they never left, I think those of us who hang around the Sox subdivision would have never become Bear fans.

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Only the Chargers are dumb enough to do that

The Spanos family is almost is dysfunctional as the McCaskeys....just a smaller block of years. The siblings there are feuding and suing each other to force the sale of the Chargers....that is...after Dean Spanos completely railroaded himself out of getting a stadium

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