On the same day that Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren publicly declared that the team’s “ sole focus ” as to a new stadium is Hammond, Indiana, Commissioner Roger Goodell privately was working to keep the team in the only state it has called home.
Via Shia Kapos of Politico , Goodell met with a “ few select Illinois lawmakers ” on Thursday.
The news highlights the reality that Hammond is the leverage to get something done in Arlington Heights or, possibly, Chicago. If the Bears were going to build something in Hammond, the process would have started by now. Especially since, as Warren said Thursday, the projected cost is increasing by $150…
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