The Chicago Bears acquired disgruntled Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler in a trade on Thursday afternoon, giving up quarterback Kyle Orton and first-round picks in 2009 (18th overall) and 2010, along with a third-round pick (84th overall) in 2009 to do it.
To complete the trade, the Broncos had to give back a fifth-round pick (140th overall) in 2009.
The Bears out bid the likes of the Redskins, Buccaneers, Lions, Titans and other teams in the race to land the 25-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback. The Broncos had made it clear they were asking for at least two first-round picks and wouldn’t settle for less.
Jay Cutler had asked to be traded when he found out first-year coach Josh McDaniels tried to acquire Matt Cassel in a trade with the Patriots. This didn’t sit well with Jay, and to further complicate things Denver coach McDaniels as per Cutler lied to him numerous times.
Although Cutler is 17-20 as a starter, he’s been victimized by dismal defenses in Denver, and he was an impressive 13-1 when the Broncos held opponents to 21 points or fewer. Last year, Cutler threw for a franchise record 4,526 yards, 25 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. In his 37-game career in Denver, he completed 62.5 percent of his passes for 9,024 yards, 54 TDs and 37 interceptions.
Jay got his wish to be cut lose from Denver but, only time will tell if the windy-city brings him what he was looking for.
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