Ex-Packers Pro Bowler made a Bears admission no one ever expected

It appears as though everyone is hopping on the Chicago Bears bandwagon, even if they are a fan of an NFC North rival.

The Bears are coming off their biggest win of the season as they took down the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 24-15 on the road on Black Friday. After the game, even former Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions offensive lineman T.J. Lang had to admit that the Bears are great to watch.

"I hate the bears with a deep passion. However I gotta admit this is awesome. Hate that I have to say that."

Lang is saying the quiet part that NFC North rivals won't say out loud

How can anyone hate this Bears team? They are 9-3 on the season with a new head coach, Ben Johnson, and a growing leader at quarterback with Caleb Williams. The true underdogs of the 2025 season have now beaten two teams in a row, are top of the NFC North, and are creeping toward that number one seed in the NFC.

And we can all admit it, too. Watching Johnson take his shirt off so Chicago can get free hot dogs is one of the most iconic moments of the NFL season. No one is going to ever reach that kind of level of hype during the regular season.

This team feels different from any Chicago has seen in a very long time. It feels as though they are a team of destiny with everything going their way after winning nine of their last 10 games.

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Everyone is going to be locked into the Bears for the rest of the season, as the team has finally earned the respect of everyone in the NFL. This isn't the old Bears; this is a new team ready to take over the league in a way they haven't in a long time.