When the Chicago Bears declined the fifth-year option for Mitchell Trubisky last weekend, it was a reminder of the franchise’s seemingly never-ending failure to land a franchise quarterback.
Trubisky, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2017 draft, could rally in his fourth year and work himself back into the Bears’ plans before he hits free agency in 2021. But when a team declines the fifth-year option for a first-round pick, it’s a sign they’re willing to move on.
The Bears, who haven’t had a first-team All-Pro quarterback since Johnny Lujack in 1950, keep swinging and missing at the position.