It looks like the Bears have their new starting center!
On Tuesday, it was announced that the Bears have signed interior Oline Lucas Patrick from the Green-bay Packers. He will be reuniting with former OC Luke Getsy. The deal is 2 years, $8 million with $4 million guaranteed.
We love the football player and we also love the character he is. After watching tons of interviews of him, he is really a genuine guy. He is the kind of player that goes along with everyone in the locker room. These types of guys are crucial when it comes to building great team chemistry.
In 2021 he allowed 21 pressures and finished third in ESPN's run-blocking win rate measurement. Patrick can lineup at any of the interior positions, in 2020 he was ESPN's sixth-best pass-blocking guard. He has started 28 games in the last 2 seasons and has spent his first five seasons in Green Bay where he started as an undrafted free agent.
He mentioned that he expects to play the center position. This position was occupied by several players last year including Sam Mustipher and Cody Whitehair . It would be nice to have Patrick play the center spot, and for the whole season!
Here are a couple of quotes from him after he got signed:
On choosing the Bears: "To go from one historic franchise to THE historic franchise in the NFL ... it's Chicago, that was too good to pass up."
On the Packers-Bears rivalry: "We're gonna start winning these games."
This is the kind of spirit we like to see out of our new players!
