Daley Suggest Second Chicago Team

The residents of the city of Chicago may fight over a lot of things like best deep dish pizza place or Cubs vs. Sox, but the Chicago Bears have been a unifying force in the city for nearly 50 years. If mayor Richard M. Daley has his way, however, that time of peace could be coming to an end. On a recent “Monsters in the Morning” show on Comcast SportsNet, Daley said, “We should have a second NFL team in Chicago. If San Francisco has two, New York has two, Florida has three teams … and when you take Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia, they have three teams there in that region, we could easily support a second pro football team.”

In case Daley or others forgot, Chicago used to have two pro teams. Before 1959, the Arizona Cardinals were the Chicago Cardinals, who played at the old Comiskey Park. Although Chicago as a market may be capable of financially supporting two teams, few fans would trade the history and legacy that the Bears carry for some newcomer. Chicago football is George Halas, Red Grange, Gale Sayers and Walter Payton, and all of those names have one thing in common: they are Bears. See the Windy City’s one and only team with Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.com.

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