
A week after linebacker Roquan Smith was overcome with emotion after the Bears traded Robert Quinn, the feeling of loss was just as heavy after Smith was traded to the Ravens on Monday.
“I couldn’t believe it. I was in disbelief. I was in shock,” safety Eddie Jackson said after practice Wednesday. “To everybody it was a shock that we got rid of Rob. So when you get rid of Ro — the thoughts go through your head like, ‘What are we playing for? Is their vision still the same as the players?’ We’re trying to make it to a Super Bowl, get to the playoffs, things like that.