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Bears players are 'born to dislike the Packers,' whether they grow up with the rivalry or not

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Bears tight end Cole Kmet doesn’t talk to his sister Frankie much during rivalry week.

After all, she’s dating a Packer: defensive end Lukas Van Ness.

“She did ask for tickets, and I just sent her the tickets,” Kmet said this week. “But I didn’t really respond to anything else besides that.”

Why not let her ask Van Ness for the lesser tickets given visiting players?

“They wanted the better seats,” Kmet said with a smile.

A photo of Chicago Bears tight ends Cole Kmet.
Chicago Bears tight ends Cole Kmet #85 speaks with reporters on the first day of training camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Wednesday, July 23, 2025.