Chicago Bears pondering stadium options outside of Illinois (like, maybe Indiana)!

[True Dough]

How do you feel about this, Bears fans?

CHICAGO -- Three days before hosting their biggest game at Soldier Field in years, the Chicago Bears are exploring moving outside the city for which they are named.

In an open letter to fans Wednesday evening, team president and CEO Kevin Warren said the Bears will explore other locations -- including outside of Cook County, where the team owns a 326-acre property in Arlington Heights, Illinois -- to build a domed stadium.

That includes moving the Bears out of Illinois altogether.

"In addition to Arlington Park, we need to expand our search and critically evaluate opportunities throughout the wider Chicagoland region, including Northwest Indiana," Warren said. "This is not about leverage. We spent years trying to build a new home in Cook County. We invested significant time and resources evaluating multiple sites and rationally decided on Arlington Heights.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47340940/bears-again-expand-stadium-search-including-illinois

[Chasstev365]

1. If they move to Indiana, Chicago will lure another NFL to move the windy city

PS: They're not moving to Indiana! It will be Arlington Heights.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Does that really make sense?

Indiana has one team...can they support a 2nd? Sounds like a gambit to get financial concessions with building a new, more lucrative stadium for ownership.

[True Dough]

5. Might be a ploy

Time will tell.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Imagine, the Elkheart Elks

The Goshen Gophers

The Seymour Mellencamps

[True Dough]

4. Ha ha!

That's funny, BOSSHOG!

[Bristlecone]

6. The NY Giants and Jets both play in NJ.

And Gary is effectively East Chicago.

[True Dough]

7. Which will be the first NFL franchise

to relocate to London? They league plays a bunch of games over there every season as it is.

[Bristlecone]

8. I'd guess a new franchise, but if not, I'd say Jax

Their owner is one of the major reasons the NFL branched out for the London games to begin with, as I understand it.