The Chicago Bears are a franchise rich with a history of dominant linebackers, including Hall of Famers Bill George, Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher.
For inside linebacker Danny Trevathan, he wants to add his name to that rich history of Bears greats. And knows what he has to do in order to accomplish that.
“I want to be remembered,” Trevathan said Friday, via the team’s website. “Legacy lives on forever. You always want to leave behind something that can be remembered of yourself. This is such a great tradition of linebackers the Bears have. I want to be up there. And to do that, I have to make plays.”
Since Trevathan arrived in Chicago four years ago, he’s been a vital part of the Bears defense. But Trevathan has also struggled to stay healthy, as he’s missed 16 games due to injury since signing with the Bears. Last season, Trevathan suffered a season-ending elbow injury against the Detroit Lions in Week 10. But he believes he’s poised to return to his dominant form in 2020.
“I was just getting started,” Trevathan said. “I’m being serious; I was just touching the tip of the ‘berg. I was starting to [get a] feel for the defense, get a feel for the inside backer for the defense. Now I understand football so well. I know how to play the game mentally and beat people mentally, as well as physically. So, I feel like I was definitely going to turn it up a couple notches last year.
“How do I get back to that? I never lost it, in my mind and how I feel, how I’m showing right now. I never lost it, I just never had the format, the span to go out there and do it because of the situation. But I feel like it’s not going to be no problem to get back to that dog. I just can’t wait to go out there and finish where I left off.”
But when it comes to establishing a long-lasting legacy in Chicago, Trevathan understands that winning a Super Bowl would go a long way to create just that. And he believes that the Bears have the players to do just that.
“A Super Bowl would definitely put a stamp on that,” Trevathan said. “You’ve got to have a great team, man. I feel like we’re in the right situation … I feel like we’re so close right now and to do that would add to that legacy. Just to do that, it would be a dream of mine.”
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