Relax Ohio State fans — at least for now … we think. You’ve probably seen the reports linking Ryan Day to a potential package deal with his agent, Trace Armstrong, who was a defensive end for the Chicago Bears from 1989-1994.
According to CBSSports.com’s Jason La Canfora, the Bears have reportedly had conversations with Armstrong to come on board in a front-office role with the Bears and potentially bring Day with him as the new head coach. It was all a little bit shocking, and we’ve seen in the past where when there is smoke, there are more often than not some blazing things happening behind all of it.
However, Armstrong came out to Sunday to deny those reports.
“I have the utmost respect for the Chicago Bears organization, the McCaskey family and Ted Phillips,” Armstrong tweeted Sunday. “However, any assertion that I have engaged in conversations with them about joining the club in any capacity is simply not true.”
I have the utmost respect for the Chicago Bears organization, the McCaskey family and Ted Phillips. However, any assertion that I have engaged in conversations with them about joining the club in any capacity is simply not true.
— T Armstrong (@TArmstrong93) December 12, 2021
That’s all well and good, but we’ve yet to hear anything from Ryan Day on the speculation. That doesn’t mean that something is going on behind the curtain, but you can bet Buckeye fans would love to hear from the Ohio State head coach to squash those reports and rumors that are out there.
So is this pandering, or is it true that a reputable source has information wrong on this one? Who knows these days. I’d be really surprised to see Day jump to the NFL at this point with what he’s shown his love for Ohio State to be, but funnier things have happened. Especially seeing how Day is not an Ohio guy and has an NFL background.
There are also a lot of moving parts. Armstrong just happens to be the agent for Lincoln Riley and current Bears’ head coach Matt Nagy, so take that for what it’s worth as well.
We’ll just have to rest on what his agent is stating at this point and wait to hear from Day directly on all of this. You can bet it will be brought up at the next media session in which the Ohio State head coach is made available. Good thing there’s a game on the horizon in Pasadena at a little place called the Rose Bowl.
Before that though, there is also the early signing period with many expected to commit to the program on Wednesday. There’s a good chance we’ll hear from Day then.
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