I was surprised that so many of the fans knew who I was, knew my stats, knew plays that I made throughout my career. But, I always say that the Bears have the deepest international fanbase through all of professional football. Anywhere I am in the world, I meet Bears fans. I’ve met them in Greece, in the Dominican Republic. Even before I went out to the pier, I was at a grocery store here, and someone stopped me and was like, “Hey, you played for the Bears, right? Idonije?”
Bears fans are everywhere. It always blows my mind the love that the Bears have globally.
Sunday was obviously a ton of fun as well, getting to be at the watch party for a Bears win. We had a few hundred fans out at Vitality Stadium, where AFC Bournemouth plays, to watch the Bears-Jets game together. The vibes there were great. We had a lot to cheer for, and hearing all the fans get into the game and bring the energy is so cool to experience.
The boys handled their business back home, and we were cheering them on from across the pond, so all in all, it was a great evening to wrap up the weekend here.