As the NFL’s Nov. 1 trade deadline nears, there is a lot of movement around the league, including a few blockbuster moves as postseason contenders try to pull away from the pack and teams at the bottom of the standings trade away their assets to try and rebuild for the future. But as players move from team to team, sometimes there is a reminder that the players are still human, just like Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith gave us on Wednesday afternoon.
In the middle of Roquan Smith‘s press conference on Wednesday, news broke that the Bears were trading veteran pass rusher Robert Quinn to the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. Upon hearing the news, Smith couldn’t help but get emotional while at the podium. Smith ultimately had to cut his press conference short as he was having a hard time continuing.
Roquan Smith: “I have a great deal of respect for that guy. … Damn. Crazy.”
Really tough moment to witness. pic.twitter.com/1RNHrOnGiZ
— Sean Hammond (@sean_hammond) October 26, 2022
Smith put his head inside his shirt after hearing the news, presumably because he couldn’t help but shed a few tears at the departure of one of his teammates and friends.
“I have a great deal of respect for that guy,” Smith said as he fought back tears. “Damn. Crazy.”
Quinn was in his third season with the Bears after joining the team ahead of the 2020 season. Smith, meanwhile, has spent his entire career in Chicago after he was drafted by the team in 2018.
