Getty Julia Edelman and Rob Gronkowski were dead on about the Bears. New England Patriots legends Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman got it right on the Chicago Bears’ connection with Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV. Gronkowski and Edelman talked about the Bears-Pope connection before the season on their “Dudes on Dudes” podcast, and now it looks prophetic — sort of. The Bears are hosting a Divisional Round game on Sunday amid a big turnaround season, all during Pope Leo XIV’s first year in office