
You know you’ve made a mark on a sports franchise when one of its biggest names is sad to see you leave.
On Monday, roughly a day before the 2022 NFL trade deadline, the Chicago Bears traded All-Pro level linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens. And while there was a lot to parse through from an on-field football sense, it didn’t seem like Chicago linebacking legend Dick Butkus was quite ready to see Smith leave just yet.