Justin Jones has solely gotten a style of the Chicago Bears versus Inexperienced Bay Packers rivalry for one season, because the 2022 marketing campaign was his first being concerned on the Bears’ aspect.
However the defensive deal with getting into Yr 2 with Chicago greater than probably received over his fanbase on Tuesday. Within the course of, he riled up the rival followers who cheer for the Pack.
Justin Jones Doesn’t Maintain Again on Packers’ Fanbase
Talking with the Chicago media following minicamp, Jones was initially requested how totally different it might be shifting ahead with the Packers shifting away from Aaron Rodgers.
Jones, although, was not mincing phrases in calling out the longtime nemesis fanbase of the Bears — starting first with the now Ex-Packer quarterback.
“I want he performed yet one more 12 months with Inexperienced Bay, truthfully,” Jones quipped first, implying he would have cherished chasing after Rodgers yet one more time. “We went up there, and we performed a fairly good recreation. However they acquired away from us in the long run, clearly.”
Then got here Jones’ verbal barrage directed towards the followers of the inexperienced and gold.
“Their followers are actually s****y,” Jones stated. “Yeah, I wished to come back again up there, I need to play them, and I need to beat them. And I wished him [Rodgers] to be there so he can see it. However the truth that he’s gone? It’s cool as a result of I assume it’s higher for him to not be right here.”
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Jones wasn’t by with calling out the Inexperienced Bay followers and dove deeper into why he has a disdain for them.
“Simply the way in which they’re freaking obnoxious, simply yelling and all that different stuff about issues that don’t even matter,” he stated. “We’re not even working a play, you guys are speaking about, ‘Boo, oh yeah.’ The sport hasn’t even began but. What are we even speaking about right here?”
He then questioned their stage of intelligence relating to the sport of soccer.
“Half of ’em don’t even know soccer. It’s so bizarre to me,” Jones stated.
Jones Trying Ahead to New Chapter of Chicago Bears vs. Inexperienced Bay Packers
So now, for the primary time since 2007, earlier than Rodgers took full reins of the beginning quarterback place, Inexperienced Bay could have a special regular-season starter behind middle with Jordan Love.
The 6’3″, 309-pound Jones will look to assert his first profession win over the Packers when he’s on the sector. Whereas with the Los Angeles Chargers, Jones was inactive for the group’s 26-11 win on Nov. 11, 2019. In 2022, Rodgers and the Packers acquired the higher finish of Jones’ Bears within the regular-season sweep — profitable 27-10 at Lambeau Discipline after which 28-19 in Chicago.
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Jones went on to ship eight whole tackles, together with 5 solo stops and two tackles behind the road of scrimmage within the first assembly. He had a quieter second recreation with two whole tackles.
Even with Rodgers off to the New York Jets, Jones is prepared for one more crack on the Pack.
“However I’m simply prepared to return on the market and play, and I need to go on the market, and I need to beat the hell out of ’em on their subject,” Jones stated. “And I need to hear it. I need to hear the boos. That’s what I stay up for.”
Jones will get the Packers instantly because the Bears kick off the season within the Windy Metropolis on Sept. 10 with Inexperienced Bay on the town. They’ll then finish the season at Lambeau on Jan. 7, 2024.