Bills QB Mitch Trubisky’s Path to the NFL Started With One Breakout Season at North Carolina

Posted Jan 4, 2026
Mitch Trubisky got the start at quarterback for the Bills in Sunday’s finale against the New York Jets, stepping in while Josh Allen nurses a foot injury ahead of the playoffs. The 31-year-old backup has carved out a respectable NFL career since the Chicago Bears made him the second overall pick in 2017, but his path to the league ran through Chapel Hill. (Pro Football Network)

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