Kyle Long Tells Mike Glennon To Put His Competitive Shoes On

The controversy surrounding the story of the Chicago Bears trading up to the number two pick to select Mitchell Trubisky has been debated for days now. One of the most popular headlines of the week has been the quote from "people in the know" that indicated Mike Glennon felt "cheated." While celebrating at the official Bears draft party, Glennon found out at the same time as the rest of the world that Chicago had drafted their quarterback of the future. Considering Glennon just signed a three-year $45 million deal, after being a free agent with the ability to choose any interested city, he reportedly felt like the Bears had done him wrong. Kyle Long recently addressed the situation while talking with the Chicago Sun-Times. He indicated that deciding what to say to Glennon, after the Trubisky pick, was something he had thought about. "I saw Glennon, and I said, 'Dude, there's a reason you're here,'" Long said. "'That's all I can say. They don't bring people in and pay them that kind of money for nothing. Get your competitive shoes on and get ready to kick some butt.'" Most people in Chicago expect Trubisky to sit for his first season and Glennon to be the starter based on past comments by Ryan Pace. However, the Seahawks set a trend a few years ago when they signed Matt Flynn to a three-year $26 million contract and then started third-round pick Russell Wilson. Three Pro Bowls, two NFC Championships and one Super Bowl title later, NFL experts would agree it's in the coach's best interest to start the most talented player .... regardless of contract. Therefore, Trubisky could play much sooner than everyone is expecting but he's going to need to show drastic improvement during camp. "As is well-documented, Mitch doesn't have a very long career behind him -- which sounds familiar," Long said. "We're an equal-opportunity employer. Competition is always welcome." Pace's mission in Chicago to find the quarterback of the future is now in full stride. After failing to select a quarterback in his first two drafts with the team, Pace is expected to have two starter-level players as the season approaches. You better believe every single eye in Chicago will be watching Glennon vs. Trubisky when camps starts on July 26th.