Best of the Bears: Chicago makes its blockbuster move by acquiring Jeffery Simmons

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In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Bears general manager Ryan Poles' most notable comments about the blockbuster trade to acquire All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Titans. After that, Score football analyst Olin Kreutz joined the show to discuss the Bears' acquisition of Simmons, who’s the type of player who will "wreck your whole game plan," as Kreutz put it.

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed how the Bears are the talk of the NFL after acquiring All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons in a blockbuster trade with the Titans on Thursday. They also detailed how he can help transform Chicago's defense.

In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Score reporter Herb Howard for a Bears report live from Halas Hall, where he shared what newly acquired star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons had to say upon meeting with the Chicago media for the first time. After that, Spiegel and Holmes listened and reacted to the highlights of Simmons’ press conference.

In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Dan Wiederer of The Athletic to discuss the Bears' acquisition of star defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Titans in a blockbuster trade. He also discussed how the Bears have star quarterback Caleb Williams' next contract in mind with all the moves they make these days. Why is that? Because Williams will command a monster contract, one that could conceivably approach $1 billion in total value depending on what the sides want. After that, Spiegel and Holmes acknowledged that there are some doubters regarding the price the Bears paid to acquire Simmons.