Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 23, 2023
Tarik Cohen: ‘Chicago don’t want me’
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Bears running back Tarik Cohen hurt his knee in 2020.Don’t expect a reunion between Tarik Cohen and the Bears.
The running back, whose agent has announced a comeback bid, said on his Twitch feed on Tuesday night that his former team wasn’t interested in signing him.
“Chicago don’t want me,” he said.
Cohen said the Bears “hurt my heart, hurt my feelings” when they decided to cut him after in March 2022. Cohen hadn’t played since Sept. 27, 2020, when he tore his knee returning a punt against the Falcons.
“I had just bought a house, just bought a [bleeping] house, and I cut [bleeping] cut,” the 28-year-old said. “I got sniped.”
