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Phil Thompson

Phil Thompson

Bears beat reporter for the Chicago Tribune, previously covered the Blackhawks for six years.

Aug 31, 2026

142:22
Did any of those victories stand out to you of those players that made it, or were you surprised by any of those guys that made this 53-man roster for the Bears?
142:30
Well, let me kind of take one back.
142:34
You mentioned Ozzie Trapillo, and I had a conversation with the inimitable Brad Biggs, who you all know, and in this discussion he was pointing out that You know, they put him on IR.
142:49
You know, he can't practice.
142:51
And it may be a case where they sacrifice that spot.
142:55
So he has that ability to slowly ramp up, slowly practice, get his confidence back.
143:01
Because his coaches keep mentioning, you know, we want him confident.
145:15
Teammates have called it bizarre? Phil, this is serious.
10:31
Did any of those victories stand out to you of those players that made it, or were you surprised by any of those guys that made this 53-man roster for the Bears?
10:39
Well, let me kind of pick one back.
10:43
You mentioned Ozzie Trapillo, and I had a conversation with the inimitable Brad Biggs, who you all know, and in this discussion he was pointing out that You know, if they put him on IR, you know, he can't practice.
11:00
And it may be a case where they sacrifice that spot.
11:04
So he has that ability to slowly ramp up, slowly practice, get his confidence back.
11:10
Because his coaches keep mentioning, you know, we want him confident, we want him confident at that left tackle spot.
11:17
So that may be a sacrifice they have to make.
13:24
Teammates have called it bizarre? Phil, this is serious.

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