The polarizing and consistently, inconsistent career of former Chicago Bears quarterback, Jay Cutler, came to an expected end this past March. Even as the quarterback - who has yet to find a new home - holds all relevant franchise passing records, it would’ve been easy to figure the Bears would eventually give his jersey number away. But, while it’s not like Cutler was a player of Peyton Manning or Tom Brady’s caliber, obviously he did create some memories over his lengthy up-and-down eight-year career in Chicago.
The Bears themselves did not agree with that hearty, emotional sentiment and wasted no time in awarding their past franchise’s quarterback’s number six to new back-up, Mark Sanchez, as first reported by Bears website writer, Larry Mayer.