After firing general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy, Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey took the podium on Monday to talk about the current direction of his franchise. He also spoke on a recent story involving former center Olin Kreutz.
According to Kreutz, the Bears once offered him minimum wage to come in as an offensive line consultant a few years back.
Former Chicago Bears center Olin Kreutz said that the Bears offered him a job in 2018 to assist the offensive line coaches for $15 an hour.
(Via 670 The Score Parkins & Spiegel Show)
— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) January 7, 2022
During his comments on Monday, George McCaskey claimed that he takes everything Olin Kreutz says with a “grain of salt”.
George McCaskey refuted a story from Olin Kreutz that the Bears offered him $15 per hour as a consultant: "I've learned over the years to take just about anything Olin says with a great of salt. … You don't get the whole story. Olin knows what the story is."
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) January 10, 2022
Olin Kreutz would later respond to George McCaskey calling him a liar during a live press conference.
“If that man would’ve said that to my face, we would’ve had a problem,” he said.
Olin Kreutz to @670TheScore: "If a guy like George McCaskey doesn't like me, that is a win for me. … Obviously, I am not fond of George McCaskey right now and the way he handled himself there."
— Chris Emma (@CEmma670) January 10, 2022
Olin would also double-down on his $15/hr story.
Unreal but i can’t say I’m shocked is my response Haven’t talk to George since i left Halas but he knows me well . Crazy response by him
— Olin kreutz (@olin_kreutz) January 10, 2022
Just talk to Harry Hiestand to confirm the offer again and he confirmed it.
— Olin kreutz (@olin_kreutz) January 10, 2022
It sounds like there will be no love lost between George McCaskey and Olin Kreutz in the future.
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