No one likes to be benched. Especially not someone in Mitch Trubisky’s shoes. 2022 was supposed to be a clean slate for him, a chance to start fresh, an opportunity to start after riding the bench last season and two years removed from an unceremonious end to his time in Chicago.
That’s all out the window. Trubisky is again the team’s backup, giving way to Kenny Pickett for Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. Despite understandable disappointment in the demotion, Pickett praised the way Trubisky has handled the situation, still serving as a mentor to the man who has taken his job.