Rahimi & Grote Show

The Bears got rough news Tuesday about one of their highest-paid players. Defensive end Montez Sweat has been suspended by the NFL for two games due to a violation of the league's performance-enhancing substance policy. Dan Wiederer and Mark Grote react to the news. How will this impact the Bears defense? Also, defensive tackle Shemar Turner has been activated off of the physically-unable-to-perform list. Might the second-year player provide a boost? Meanwhile, we're still unsure if quarterback Caleb Williams will return against the Falcons on Sunday as he rehabs from his hamstring injury. Would it be smart to let him sit another game? And if Williams can't return, which backup quarterback will the Bears turn to?

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote reacted to Bears defensive end Montez Sweat getting hit with a two-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. They also welcomed on Chicago Sports Network analyst Clay Harbor to discuss the loss of Sweat. He doesn't actually think it's a big deal for the Bears at all.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote opened their show by reacting to Bears defensive end Montez Sweat getting a two-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. After that, they discussed Sweat's dip in production. Later, they took calls from Score listeners who expressed their frustration with Sweat getting suspended.

In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote were joined by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss Bears defensive end Montez Sweat getting a two-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Florio explained why it’s such a “strange situation.” After that, Rahimi and Grote listened to why Westwood One analyst Kurt Warner didn’t like the Bears’ game plan in their loss to the Packers on Sunday. Later, they held the Halftime segment.

In the third hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed a variety of sports topics in the 5 On It segment. After that, Score reporter Herb Howard joined the show live from Halas Hall to share a Bears report. Later, Rahimi and Grote expressed their confusion over Bears running back D’Andre Swift’s light workload in the team’s loss to the Packers on Sunday.