Mitch Trubisky reads a room better than he does a defense.
After he was benched in the third quarter Sunday for throwing an interception to a defender he never saw, Trubisky decided to speak to the media and vowed to do his best in his new role — as Nick Foles’ backup.
“This is still a team-first game,” Trubisky said after the game. “So whoever’s first, if Nick’s the starter going forward, it is what it is. And I’ve got to have his back just like he had mine.”
When the Bears named Trubisky the starter last month, they were comforted by the fact that Foles, perhaps the most accomplished backup in NFL history, knew his role: to mentor and encourage the starter, and to be ready when called upon.