When they spent the latter half of the 2010s in Chicago, Mitchell Trubisky and Roquan Smith had the pleasure of playing together on somewhat solid Chicago Bears teams. Led by Smith’s superb defense and some timely playmaking from Trubisky, Chicago, of course, won 12 games and the NFC North title during the 2018 season.
Just under a half-decade later, the former Bears teammates had a chance encounter of sorts … in Pittsburgh. On a pro football field. Playing against each other. Huh?
After a trade deadline deal, Smith is now a member of the Baltimore Ravens, while Trubisky is the backup quarterback/pseudo-starter (?) for the Pittsburgh Steelers. And when an injury to Kenny Pickett forced Trubisky to come into the game, he and Smith finally reunited.
That is — Trubisky threw a pick right down the middle of the field to the star linebacker:
ROQUAN SMITH INTERCEPTION!!!!
Tune in on CBS!! pic.twitter.com/7x8dkvb4ER
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 11, 2022
Given the proficiency of those Bears’ defenses, Smith’s penchant for making a big play, and Trubisky’s general inconsistencies, something tells me this kind of interception was a common sighting during Chicago practices.
The more things change — with Smith and Trubisky literally playing on two different teams in two different cities — the more they stay the same.
NFL fans all made the same joke about Smith's INT off Trubisky in Pittsburgh
I’m pretty sure that’s not the first time Mitchell Trubisky has thrown a pass to Roquan smith lol
— mako tsunami 🌊 (@el_co24) December 11, 2022
Trubisky picked by Roquan sounds like a 2019 Bears training camp update
— Payton (@paytonisnotroll) December 11, 2022
Roquan Smith when Trubisky entered the game: https://t.co/IdX44bL9Po pic.twitter.com/gKk8r1KY1j
— Shaun Newkirk (@Shauncore) December 11, 2022
How many times you think Roquan Smith did that Mitch Trubisky in practice during their time together in Chicago?
— Chris Mack (@THEChrisMack) December 11, 2022
Roquan read Trubisky like a book he's read a dozen times for the Interception.
— Marcus Whitman (@TFG_Football) December 11, 2022
Roquan Smith probably used to get all kinds of picks against Trubisky in Bears practice over the years
— Adrian Holman (@ahol888) December 11, 2022
Roquan Smith just picked off Mitch Trubisky. Welcome to the 2018 Bears training camp.
— Scott Doll (@SDoll85) December 11, 2022
Roquan Smith just picked Mitch Trubisky.
This is not Bears training camp, 2019.
— Alex Patt (@chifanpatt2) December 11, 2022
Mitch Trubisky intercepted by Roquan Smith is a life comes at ya fast moment.
— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) December 11, 2022
Roquan picks off Trubisky just like he did a number of times during Bears practices pic.twitter.com/fcpMCgkWgZ
— Billy M (@BillyM_91) December 11, 2022
