Welcome to TUESDAY MORNING RUNNING BACK with Matt Forte for September 22, 2026.

TOPICS:

- Chicago Bears lose game and Caleb Williams to injury

- Jayden Daniels elbow injury

- Importance of praying for athletes

- NFL's most surprising start after 2 games

- Shocking NC State loss to Vanderbilt

- Trinidad Chambliss' postgame comments and importance of taming the tongue

- Matt's WORKHORSE OF THE WEEK

- What we learned at church on Sunday

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Sam Acho is a former NFL linebacker who played nine seasons with the Cardinals, Bears and Buccaneers. The former Texas Longhorn was a fourth round draft pick by Arizona in 2011. He is currently an analyst with ESPN and a two-time author.

Sam joins his former teammate Matt Forte on today's podcast to discuss how family balance, the limits and tradeoffs, his love for Nigeria, growing in Christ and his favorite moment playing with Matt on the Bears 2015 team.

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Welcome to TUESDAY MORNING RUNNING BACK with Matt Forte for September 15, 2026.

The NFL is officially back!

TOPICS:

01:53 - Week 1 in the books -- Bears score 59!!

14:33 - Team we're most impressed with

15:24 - Team we're most concerned about

27:31 - Matt's WORKHORSE OF THE WEEK

32:14 - What we learned at church on Sunday

Today's podcast is in partnership with Baylor University's Truett Seminary at their Faith and Sports Institute. Learn more by checking them out at http://baylor.edu/truett/FSI

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