{"id":553207,"date":"2026-03-20T17:02:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/553207\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:02:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:02:40","slug":"coby-bryant-sends-clear-message-about-potentially-facing-seahawks-in-bears-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/553207\/","title":{"rendered":"Coby Bryant Sends Clear Message About Potentially Facing Seahawks in Bears Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">A potential Week 1 matchup just got a little more interesting for the Chicago Bears, and a little more personal for one of their newest defenders.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">New Bears safety Coby Bryant made it clear he wouldn\u2019t mind opening the 2026 season against his former team, the Seattle Seahawks, especially if it means being in the building for their Super Bowl celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Coby Bryant Embraces Potential Revenge Game in Seattle<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">Bryant didn\u2019t shy away from the idea when discussing the possibility <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UpAndAdamsShow\/status\/2034690112806621626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">during an appearance on Up &amp; Adams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t mind starting the season off out there, honestly,\u201d Bryant said. \u201cWeather will be nice. The whole world will be watching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Needless to say, Bryant is embracing the possibility. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">After finishing last season in Seattle and helping the Seahawks win Super Bowl LX, Bryant now finds himself on a Bears team striving to get there. A Week 1 showdown would immediately put him in a high-stakes, emotionally charged spot against his former team.<\/p>\n<p>Why This Bears-Seahawks Matchup Makes Too Much Sense<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">From a league perspective, this is exactly the kind of opener the NFL loves.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">You have:<\/p>\n<p>The defending Super Bowl champions raising their bannerA rising Bears team coming off a deep playoff pushA former Seahawk returning in a new uniform<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">It checks every box for a prime-time spotlight game.<\/p>\n<p>What It Would Mean for the Bears<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7l\">For the Bears, this wouldn\u2019t be just another season opener. It would be confirmation that they&#8217;ve arrived as a must-watch team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7o\">An opening day win in Seattle, on banner night, against the defending champions, would immediately legitimize their place among the NFC\u2019s top contenders. It would also set the tone for a team still building around quarterback Caleb Williams and a young, ascending roster.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">Bryant would have a chance to make a signature play or two in his first game with his new team (and his first game against his old team).<\/p>\n<p>The Bigger Picture for Chicago\u2019s 2026 Season<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7x\">Bryant is expected to immediately become one of the leaders of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bearstalk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chicago Bears<\/a>&#8216; defense. And there&#8217;s no better way for him to establish that role than by having a few of those signature plays in an upset win over the champs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"80\">Bryant brings championship experience and familiarity with high-pressure environments to the Bears as he leads a new safety unit that lost both Kevin Byard and Jaquan Brisker this offseason. If Chicago is serious about taking the next step in 2026, players like Bryant will be expected to deliver in moments exactly like this.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"83\">A Week 1 showdown in Seattle would offer that opportunity right away. And based on his comments, Bryant is more than ready for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A potential Week 1 matchup just got a little more interesting for the Chicago Bears, and a little&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553208,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-553207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}