Chicago Bears: Teven Jenkins news makes Matt Nagy a liarRyan Heckmanon August 18, 2021 at 4:08 pm

Just days ago, Nagy said the Peters signing had nothing to do with Jenkins’ health and that he’s coming in to compete for the starting left tackle position. If Jenkins was trending towards surgery, who else was Peters going to compete with? Assuming Peters is healthy, there’s zero competition between he and anyone else on this depth chart.

The fact that Nagy didn’t just directly answer the question on Saturday proves what many fans already think: he cannot be trusted.

There is such thing as “coach speak,” but this goes far beyond anything Nagy has said in the past. Even the quarterback conversations Nagy has had over the years have been more honest than this answer about Jenkins, and that’s saying a lot.

The team knew about Jenkins’ lumbar issue before they drafted him. This is ultimately on Pace. But, if Jenkins already had a pre-existing back injury, why would Nagy even hint that this Peters signing wasn’t about Jenkins? It seems like a bold-faced lie. That’s what it seems like.

They might have hit a home run with Justin Fields, but this Jenkins situation has proved yet again that not only can Ryan Pace not be trusted, but neither can Nagy.