One day after Bears chairman George McCaskey and the five members of the team’s social justice committee published a video addressing the controversy surrounding their new throwback uniforms, coach Matt Nagy said he was proud of his players for doing so.
To celebrate their 100th season, the Bears introduced a new throwback uniform in June based on their 1936 kit. They’ll wear them twice this season, including Sunday.
Black players were banned in the league from 1934-45, and the Bears didn’t have a black player until 1952.
In the team-produced video, linebacker Danny Trevathan said the franchise is “glorious, but it’s not perfect,” while defensive lineman Akiem Hicks called the uniforms “a symbol for the people who came before us that weren’t allowed to wear this jersey.