The Chicago Bears are preparing for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings and the news and rumors are ramping up.
Check out the latest buzz below.
Marshall Bets Lions Fan
Starting wide receiver Brandon Marshall’s back-and-forth with a Detroit Lions fan on Twitter led to a $25,000 bet on a fight between the two.
Marshall told the fan that a fight would net the winner $5,000, and that he would give up another $10,000 if he lost. But if Marshall won, the fan would have to serve 100 hours at an orphanage.
But the fan, Anthony Kalla, later upped the ante to $25,000.
“25 it is. Ha! You thought i wouldn’t say yes,” Marshall told Kalla via Twitter.
The fan later responded saying that the fight could happen if the Bears win 3 more games.
But the idea seemed to be quashed when general manager Phil Emery told Marshall at the team’s facilities on Friday, “Read your contract.”
Bears coach Marc Testman seemed to cast doubts on the fight ever taking place as well.
“I’ve said this many times in here: We’re in a new world of social media. We talk to our guys about it. We don’t police everything that they do. We ask them to take a deep breath before they press that send button,” Trestman said, reported ESPN.
“Hopefully they make decisions that are in the best interest of their team. But we’re not perfect, none of us are.”
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