Courtney Cronin Oct 22, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.

Matas Buzelis started his postgame treatment the night of Jan. 10 shortly after the Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks . Less than five miles away from the training room inside the United Center, the blustery conditions on the lakefront were the backdrop for the Chicago Bears ' fourth-quarter fight in a wild-card playoff thriller.…