Seconds after sitting down Wednesday, Deshaun Watson was asked the same question Chicago has wondered about for almost four years: why weren’t the Bears more interested in talking to him before the 2017 draft?
“I have no idea,” the Texans quarterback said. “I was just going with the flow in the process. That’s pretty much it, honestly. I don’t even know, honestly.
“I wish I had more answers to that, but I don’t.”
The answer is the difference between Bears general manager Ryan Pace making a mistake and committing malpractice.
In spring 2017, the Bears liked North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky’s accuracy and were concerned Watson presented an injury risk.