A couple days ago it was reported that some sort of fight broke out in the hallways of Halas Hall between unknown Chicago Bears players. Everybody in the media room was in ear shot though and it was apparent that the tempers were red hot, including all sorts of obscenities. Head coach John Fox was not present for the incident and carefully refused to divulge information about what happened.
Still it was just a matter of time before information began to leak out on what happened. More specifically who was involved. That answer has arrived. Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune and others revealed that the source of the donnybrook started in the wide receiver room. What sparked it off is unclear, but the two primary men involved now is.
“Bears receivers Josh Bellamy and Tre McBride were at the center of the shouting match overheard by reporters Monday at team headquarters, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation.
No punches were thrown, one person said. It was a dispute in the receivers meeting room that spilled into the hallway that runs between that room and the media room.
Bellamy was overheard yelling at McBride repeatedly to “get your mind right” in addition to obscenities.”
Chicago Bears players likely got into argument over game film
One could extrapolate what likely happened. The wide receivers were undoubtedly reviewing game film of the disaster in Philadelphia. A game where their position group as a whole completely floundered. Dontrelle Inman had three dropped passes and others struggled to get open while also running poor routes. A criticism that offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains expressed freely in his press conference Wednesday.
McBride had a particularly bad day. He ran bad routes and also was responsible for some ill-timed penalties. It’s possible that Bellamy, a noted locker room leader called him out on it. From there pride took over and tempers flared. This is speculation of course but it’s not an uncommon scenario, especially on a losing team. The fact that McBride was cut shortly afterward suggests he was the instigator of the scuffle.
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It’s a shame since just a few weeks ago it looked like he was finally starting to come around after his strong performance in New Orleans. Now he’s back to square one. The Bears? Their search for answers at the position continues.
