Tar Heels in NFL: Resurgent Trubisky has big game as Bears roll

Posted Dec 14, 2020
Critics have targeted the Chicago Bears ever since they selected North Carolina's Mitch Trubisky with the second overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft ahead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson. But, for one Sunday, Trubisky looked better than both of those other 2017 picks as he outplayed Watson in the Bears’ 36–7 victory over the Houston Texans. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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