Forget waiting, Mitch Trubisky should see the field this season

Posted Jun 21, 2017
OK, play the kid. Not at the start. Let older quarterback Mike Glennon have ‘‘my year’’ and see how far he gets with that. But when Glennon screws up or gets hurt — and both likely will happen, such is the life of NFL quarterbacks — then let rookie Mitch Trubisky try to lead the Bears. But bad stuff happens in the NFL. And if it does, yeah, let’s see what you got, Mitch. (Chicago Sun-Times)

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