Bears players officially nickname Mitch Trubisky 'The Pretty Boy Assassin'

Posted Oct 20, 2017
It's been two games of the Mitch Trubisky era and the Bears' locker room is already ready to hand the rookie quarterback a nickname that might remind you of two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry's nickname (the Baby-Faced Assassin). Meet "The Pretty Boy Assassin." So now, Trubisky will try to live up to his new moniker a year earlier than he probably expected. (CBS Sports)

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