
Roquan Smith’s awkward “hold-in” — mostly confined to the practice fields at Halas Hall — played out on the national stage Thursday night when the Bears faced the Seahawks on ESPN.
There was Roquan, wearing sunglasses and a Bears camo baseball hat, chatting with teammates on the sideline at Lumen Field after traveling with the team to Seattle — nine days after a stinging public trade request in which he claimed the front office “doesn’t value me,” and accused general manager Ryan Poles of not bargaining in good faith.