Up Front (Not)
Up Front (Not)
What is it about pro football that breeds a need for secrecy that borders
on paranoia? “Transparency” is a term much
ignored, if not downright despised.
The Bears put on a textbook display of “mum’s the word” in commenting on
why starting inside linebacker Roquan Smith didn’t play Sunday against the
Vikings. Coach Matt Nagy would only say
it was a “personal issue” while players pretty much performed a routine along
the lines of see no evil/speak no evil/hear no evil, along with words of
support. Quoted in the Tribune today, linebacker
Danny Trevathan also added a few words of criticism for the media. Asked if he was concerned about Smith, Trevathan
replied, “Probably not as concerned as you guys because you all keep asking
questions. I’m just here to work and
have my guy’s back.”
Rumors be damned. Accountability be damned. It’s the NFL, where the only thing
transparent is the need to keep a secret.
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