Alex Brown on Ben Johnson, The 2006 Bears Defense, and Florida vs Miami Bourbon Street Brawl

Episode Description

Today on The Stretch, we are joined by former Chicago Bear Alex Brown. We jump right into discussing the best QBs in Bears history (2:18) and the love hate relationship we have with Bears weather (8:16). We get Brown’s thoughts on the Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams era (11:43) and throw it back to playing for Lovie Smith (14:35). We discuss how Training Camp has gone soft and other ways the NFL has changed over the years (24:14) along with his experiences getting drafted (29:56). Next we talk about Coach Spurrier and how he landed at UF (32:40). Brown tells us his first hand story of the infamous Sugar Bowl Fight (37:30). Next we compare Florida to Chicago (46:20) and talk about his experience in New Orleans (48:52). We get Brown’s take on Ben Johnson’s growing pains and the future of the Chicago Bears (51:50). To wrap things up, he confirms the rumors that his house was the place to be on Halloween (58:10).