FOJ 68: Bears Go Shopping on Free Agency Day One

Jeff and Jason are back, this time with Jason calling in live from Tyler, Texas where he's following his son Josh and the Joliet Junior College Wolves baseball team on their spring road trip. The guys cover a packed episode of NFL free agency news, tech talk, Texas BBQ, and a whole lot more.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro / Jason calls in live from Tyler, Texas

01:05 - Jason's road trip recap - 934 miles, 13.5 hours, CHiPs theme song at 90mph

10:49 - Road trip podcast takeaway: sell the product before you build it

14:00 - Jason's son is building a private cloud to rival Apple and Google

23:00 - Jeff barely missed the Atlanta airport hail storm disaster

27:30 - Chicago Bears free agency breakdown begins

30:50 - DJ Moore traded to Buffalo Bills for a 2nd round pick

31:00 - Max Crosby goes to Baltimore Ravens - Bears left hanging

32:50 - Bears sign Neville Gallimore (DT), Kobe Bryant (S), Devin Bush (LB), Case Keenum (QB)

38:30 - Mitch Trubisky has made $75 million in the NFL (plus State Farm)

45:50 - Mike Evans shockingly leaves Tampa Bay for the San Francisco 49ers

48:10 - Kyler Murray cut by Cardinals / Tua released by Dolphins ($99M dead cap)

49:25 - Raiders pay Tyler Linderbaum $81M to be a center. A CENTER.

50:45 - Alec Pierce gets $114M from the Colts. Jeff and Jason lose their minds.

55:00 - Overall Bears free agency grade and what's still needed

1:03:00 - Jeff finds Jason authentic Texas BBQ spots - Stanley's Famous Pit BBQ gets the nod

1:07:00 - The great BBQ debate: dry rub vs sauce, pulled pork vs ribs

1:11:30 - Gas prices spike 50 cents overnight. Jason reports from the field.

1:16:30 - Teaser: Friend Bob wants to debate Deion Sanders vs Bo Jackson on FOJ

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