The Mitch Trubisky contract situation has a lot of Chicago Bears fans on edge. They know how front page their team has become since making the most polarizing move of the entire 2017 NFL draft. The last thing they need to see is the prized #2 overall pick holding the team up for an extended period over a dispute with his rookie deal.
It might sound ridiculous but not after what happened a year ago. Most fans will remember how defensive end Joey Bosa famously held out of San Diego Chargers training camp until late August. The talks broke down to such a degree at one point that some thought he might hold out the entire season and just re-enter the 2017 draft.
Eventually the Chargers got things worked out but it was a persistent distraction. One that people could say got things started off on the wrong foot. Well don’t count on Trubisky doing anything like that. The young quarterback made that very clear.
Mitch Trubisky contract is a non-issue
Several media members attending the eighth sessions of Bears Organized Team Activities brought the subject up. Though polite in his tone, Trubisky shrugged off the idea of any sort of stance being made on his part. Clearly the issue isn’t for him to worry about. He intends to keep all his focus towards the team.
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“That’s not really for me to worry about. I’m going to be out here at practice everyday. My agent and the Bears organization is going to handle that. But I’m not really sure how that stuff works. I’m here to play football, I’m not worried about contracts.”
“It’s all about blocking out distractions and how good you want to be.”
If nothing else it sounds like a young man who has his priorities straight. There really isn’t much wiggle room on a rookie contract anyway. Most slow negotiations are over language inconsistencies. Little else. He knows he’ll be making his millions either way. Why waste time worrying about superficial things like that when he can be applying it towards helping validate the organizations’ faith in him? It’s what a leader would do.
Trubisky even said his biggest surprise thus far was how much time was spent on learning to be an NFL QB. How does stopping to study up on contracts help anybody, including himself? No one. This statement, however small is a clear revelation of the character the Bears were drawn to. There is still much proving to do, but it seems more than ever like they may have found their franchise guy.
