Josina Anderson posted a vague tweet and Bears fans lost it
Chicago Bears fans had quite the scare on Wednesday night on Twitter when ESPN reporter Josina Anderson tweeted a single word that sent NFL fans reeling.
Welp…
— IG: JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 10, 2021
This offseason has been all about the quarterback for Bears fans, where rumor after rumor has come and gone. But it’s hard to ignore how Russell Wilson continues to be mentioned in regards to the Bears.
Obviously, a Wilson — or even Deshaun Watson — trade is a pipe dream at this point. The Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans have made it clear they don’t intend to part with their franchise quarterbacks.
But with the Seahawks fielding calls for Wilson, perhaps they’d be willing to part ways with him for substantial compensation. Again, a pipe dream, but a dream nonetheless.
Naturally, Twitter had a freakout about Anderson’s one-worded tweet for which there’s no evidence that it’s actually football related. But it’s hard to ignore a tweet like that from an NFL insider so close to free agency…and with trade rumors swirling.
Ah, what it’s like to be a quarterback-crazed Bears fan this offseason. It’s been far from boring.
Imagine having the power to simply Tweet "Welp…" and have all of #Bears Twitter like pic.twitter.com/sf7BuruDCK
— Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. (@wiltfongjr) March 11, 2021
*hooks up phone to charger*
*refresh… refresh… refresh…* https://t.co/b2MdJeUms3
— MonsterOfTheTriState (@SCAR_179NY) March 11, 2021
Welp… Guess my plans for the night are set. pic.twitter.com/CPohDD9o3O
— WhiskeyRanger (@WhiskeyRanger29) March 11, 2021
Russell Welpson, apparently.
— Bryan Perez (@BryanPerezNFL) March 11, 2021
I love and hate to see #Bears Twitter overreacting to a tweet that literally said “Welp…”
Holy crap, we are desperate 🙃
— Chris Maltby (@ChrisMaltbyBD) March 11, 2021
It's been nearly an hour since Josina's tweet and we've heard nothing. I feel like I'm back in high school overanalyzing a single text message from a girl trying to figure out what it means. I'm not well at the moment.
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) March 11, 2021
Don't do this to me *I will not get my hopes up* https://t.co/Jjy0NleQzp
— Alyssa Barbieri (@AlyssaBarbieri) March 11, 2021
It’s been 33 minutes of hell, Josina. https://t.co/ckUZlvWaP6
— 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐤𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐳 🃏 (@KBreitkreutz49) March 10, 2021
It's happening. #Bears #RussToChicago https://t.co/EcCTuddkXs
— Russ To Chicago (@BearsDieHardFan) March 10, 2021
I hope @JosinaAnderson knows how much she’s screwed up my life tonight… https://t.co/I4xZNcXFXv
— Lance, Fan of the 5’11” QB (@BestHumanTalent) March 11, 2021
Secrets secrets are no fun, secrets secrets hurt someone. https://t.co/LlUO7U5fDF
— Bears Nation (@BearsNationCHI) March 11, 2021
Bears bringing back Scales? https://t.co/cTlEpUCVdP
— OC (@oc_sports) March 11, 2021
Either Alex Smith or Sam.. I’m betting on it.. it’s Ryan pace trying fix a position he’s failed at over and over https://t.co/CfRPfyLMz1
— 🤨 (@LETMESTKDATIPIN) March 11, 2021
WHAT IS GOING ON. https://t.co/wmdxCOfnLb
— Ciaran – @HallOfSportzPod (@CiaranPowerHall) March 11, 2021
Prepare for the worst https://t.co/dqtq6cHnoU
— Ryan Cox (@CoxRyan89) March 10, 2021
Ryan Pace what did you do ?? https://t.co/E2nlrVrgjh
— Ashour Youkhana (@ashouryoukhana) March 11, 2021
if it ain’t Wilson or Watson to Bears, keep it https://t.co/QhukQNp3gl
— That Ain't New To Me (@nard___) March 10, 2021
Now I'm going to be stuck refreshing twitter til whatever this is comes across the time line. It better be worth it. https://t.co/kNkfHvPxLT
— Terry Taylor (@theterrytaylor) March 10, 2021
Since we have no context for this ominous tweet, I'm going to go out on a limb and say Russ 2 Chicago. https://t.co/hT1qyqY2Tq
— Ryan Smith (@RyFitHere) March 10, 2021
Is it Watson or Wilson? #Bears https://t.co/rmewzZYwzF
— Mike Recchia (@Recchia1) March 10, 2021
Sounds like something big may be about to happen. https://t.co/lG1Fkdw5P3 pic.twitter.com/sv9kusUqEV
— Why does my rear end feel like it's on fire? (@CrazyMattNagy) March 10, 2021
Wifey: “Get off your damn phone, or go downstairs”
Me: “Welp…. ✌🏼”
— MonsterOfTheTriState (@SCAR_179NY) March 11, 2021
RT if you’ll be there for Russell Wilson parade in Chicago on Saturday after he gets traded to #DaBears on Friday #BearDown
— Windy City Russ (@ChicagoBuilt) March 11, 2021
Heh Seeing Bears fans freak out over this is humorous to me I fully expect Ms Anderson to follow this up with something like she decided on Chicken instead of fish for dinner https://t.co/DUNSRm75FI
— Cloudy Future (@CloudyFuture) March 11, 2021
We’ll see if anything actually comes out of this or if it’s back to speculation.
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