Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman seemingly piled on the misery for Chicago Bears fans on Sunday.
Freeman spoke to the media in his first Fiesta Bowl press conference on Sunday and fielded a variety of questions. At one point, he touched on his time as a player with the Chicago Bears. Freeman was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft by Chicago, but was cut at the end of preseason and never actually played in an NFL game.
Still, plenty of people got a laugh about Freeman saying he learned “how to take defeat” from his time with the Bears.
At first glance, this certainly looks like a shot at the Bears and their recent history of losing seasons. That does not really add up, as Freeman was with Chicago only during a preseason that saw them go 3-1. More likely, Freeman was alluding to the adversity that came with not making the team.
Bears fans might just embrace the less logical interpretation because it’s funny. That is certainly better than letting their frustration boil over, as has happened at times this season.
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