Mitchell Trubsiky endeared himself to Bears fans when he revealed the late Walter Payton was his favorite NFL player growing up.
While it may be a bit puzzling as to how Trubisky came to idolize the Bears legend considering Payton passed away in 1999 and the new Bears quarterback was only five-years-old at the time, Trubisky explained why during his introductory press conference at Halas Hall on Friday.
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"Growing up my favorite player of all time was Walter Payton so I know that about the Bears," Trubisky said. "It started in elementary school. The book I read from the library was a biography on Walter Payton.
"I just loved learning about his life and how he was as a football player on and off the field and what be brought to this special organization. I'm looking forward to wearing a Bears jersey like he did."
Check out what else Trubisky had to say about Payton and see his message to Bears fans in the video above.