The Chicago Bears are a young team that is full of potential, but star cornerback Jaylon Johnson is tired of hearing about the team’s potential. He wants results.
During a recent interview, Jaylon Johnson made it clear that he is tired of only being on a team that has a lot of potential and instead wants to be on a team that actually wins games.
“I feel like I’ve been on some talented rosters to where we’ve had a lot of upside,” Johnson said according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN. “I feel like for me it’s one of those things where I’m tired of just having upside and having potential. I want to be in a position where we actually go out there and we are that and not just what we’re projected to be at.”
Obviously, the Bears have some reason for optimism this year with new quarterback Caleb Williams and talented wide receiver Rome Odunze, but he knows that ultimately, it comes down to the players performing.
“It’s about action at this point, so the projections, the energy, the enthusiasm all feels good in the beginning because everybody, every team, every fan [says], ‘Oh this is our year, this is our year,’ so I’m not on that type of time as far as, ‘Oh yeah, this is our year,’” Johnson said. “Nah, we got to go out here and we got to prove it and I think that starts with Day 1, starts with today. But that’s something that’s going to carry on from now until the end of the season whenever that is, if that’s playoffs or not.”
We’ll have to see whether or not the Bears can deliver this year.
[ESPN]
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