Before Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky went out and torched the Buccaneers for 354 passing yards and six touchdown passes on Sept. 30, he made a decision to slide a sleeve onto his right forearm. It was the first time in Trubisky's NFL career he had gone with that accessory. And on Wednesday afternoon at Halas Hall, the quarterback finally explained why.
"I had a little cut on my arm a few weeks ago," Trubisky said. "And then it reopened in Arizona on the first drive and was just gushing everywhere. I didn't want that to happen (again) so I covered it up."
With the cut covered, Trubisky exploded for a career day in a 48-10 blowout of the Buccaneers and has since made the executive decision to keep the sleeve on.
"Some superstition," Trubisky said. "Call it what you want. I also got a lot of threats that I have to wear it (again) so ... "
The Bears will wear orange jerseys Sunday in Miami and it wouldn't be a surprise if Trubisky changed the color scheme of his sleeve to match. Regardless, it's staying on.
"It feels comfortable," Trubisky said. "It gives me a little more swag or whatever. So just go out there and do your thing with the arm sleeve."
Here are four other things we learned about Trubisky on Wednesday ...
