Bears players calling yesterday's event terrifying...
Tuesday marked a very eventful day in the NFL. It was cutdown day. This meant that every NFL team had to bring down the roster from 80 players to 53.
Gabby Hajduk reported a few very interesting quotes from Bears rookie about how the Bears handled the day.
Players who made the 53-man roster on Tuesday were not informed, while those who were waived or had contracts terminated received a call.
"It was stressful all day," Thomas said. "I mean, I was watching my phone all day. I woke up, first thing I did [was] check the phone, just waiting for a call from an Illinois number. Terrifying.
"I never got told that I was good. So I was in meetings, and then my family saw on Instagram [I made the team] while I was in meetings. My phone just started to blow up, just congrats, that they're happy for me, stuff like that. Short, simple stuff. I mean, I haven't even looked at my phone. I'm sure it's still blowing up."
"I never got told that I was good. So I was in meetings, and then my family saw on Instagram [I made the team] while I was in meetings. My phone just started to blow up, just congrats, that they're happy for me, stuff like that. Short, simple stuff. I mean, I haven't even looked at my phone. I'm sure it's still blowing up."
Hajduk also mentioned that Ja'Tyre Carter, another rookie offensive lineman, was also unsure about his status heading into Tuesday.
"It was a rollercoaster of emotions from nervous, anxiety, just everything you feel," Carter said. "Anything a human could feel, all those emotions just came in one day."
For RB Trestan Ebner, the more emotional part of the day was having to watch teammates leave Hallas Hall.
"I wasn't really as nervous as I probably should have been," Ebner said. "But I'm just a strong believer in God, so I know he'll take care of everything. But just seeing some of the guys you've grown close to, seeing them leave, it's kind of different. Everybody stays in college, and here you see guys packing up their lockers and stuff. So that got me in my feelings a little bit."
While I know that it's not the GM's job to make everyone feel good and to reassure every player, I think the teams should handle this in a better way. I can't imagine the feelings the players were experiencing yesterday.
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