In honor of National Women and Girls in Sports Day, we want to recognize Claire Gallagher! She was a member of our program for four years and was recognized as our NLCC Sportsmanship Award Winner! Thank you for your dedication and hard work!
Thanks Bears for
-Bringing football joy back to Chicago
-Bringing the passion to a sky-high level
-Giving us a reason to be proud of our beloved team
-Making memories that will last a lifetime
-Giving me a reason to yell "Bear Down!" to strangers
I'm gutted, but onward we go
This Bears team wasn’t supposed to win more than 8 games
This Bears team wasn’t supposed to win the NFC North
This Bears team wasn’t supposed to take the #1 offense in the NFL to OT in the divisional round
There was alway excuse after excuse for the Bears. And guess what? They kept overcoming them.
I’m beyond happy with how this season turned out. A season meant for growth ended up being a complete success.
This team is just getting started.
This future is bright.
🐻⬇️ baby
My son left for College yesterday. I’m on my way out there now. I am not ok. This is the hardest thing that I have ever done. There’s a million emotions running through my mind just hoping I did enough as a dad to prepare him. I think that’s just human. I already miss the daily stuff we take for granted , getting him up for school, hanging in our garage playing video games , making him breakfast, etc. Be there for your little ones, soak up every moment you have , never say no and enjoy because it goes way too fast!
10 @TedLasso leadership lessons:
1 believe in yourself
2 winning is an attitude
3 all people are different people
4 see good in others
5 forgive first
6 stay teachable
7 be curious
8 optimists do more
9 be honest
10 doing right thing is never wrong thing
Powerful: Steelers veteran kicker Chris Boswell immediately jogged up to and consoled Ravens rookie kicker Tyler Loop after his season-ending miss.
Boswell knows it's bigger than sports.
What a special moment captured 🥹❤️
“Can I bring my baby to the interview?”
The message came in at 11 PM:
“Hi, I have an interview with you tomorrow at 2 PM. My childcare fell through. Can I bring my 8-month-old? I understand if you need to reschedule.”
Old me would have rescheduled.
Unprofessional. Distraction. Red flag.
New me replied:
“Absolutely. See you tomorrow.”
She showed up with her baby on her hip.
She apologized three times before even sitting down.
Ten minutes in, the baby started crying.
She tried to soothe him while answering questions.
She apologized again.
I stopped the interview and said:
“Hey. You’re managing a fussy baby, answering complex questions, and staying calm under pressure. That’s literally the job. Handling chaos while staying professional. You’re already proving you can do it.”
Her eyes filled with tears.
We hired her.
She’s been with us for a year now.
The most reliable team member we have.
Why?
Because when you’re used to handling a screaming infant at 3 AM and still showing up to work the next day, workplace stress feels like nothing.
Working parents, especially mothers, are some of the most organized, efficient, and resilient people you’ll ever hire.
Yet we lose them because our hiring processes are built for people with zero caregiving responsibilities.
If your interview process can’t accommodate a parent facing a childcare issue, you’re not filtering for professionalism.
You’re filtering for privilege.