Twitter reacts to Bears signing veteran pass rusher Bruce Irvin
The Bears are adding some needed depth at edge rusher with the signing of veteran Bruce Irvin, who will provide some help off the edge as Khalil Mack continues to nurse a foot injury sustained in Week 3.
Irvin, a former first-round draft pick by the Seahawks in 2012, helped lead Seattle to a win in Super Bowl XLVII against the Broncos. He’s also spent time with the Raiders — with Mack — Falcons and Panthers before returning to the Seahawks last season.
While Irvin had 8.5 sacks with the Panthers in 2019, he played only two games with the Seahawks last season before suffering a torn ACL.
The hope is Irvin, alongside the Bears’ current sack leader Robert Quinn, can revive Chicago’s pass rush as Mack remains sidelined.
Twitter had plenty to say about the Irvin signing, where there was a lot of concern about Mack’s foot injury and plenty of jokes about the Bears reuniting former Raiders teammates in Mack and Irvin.
Bruce Irvin is 34, he hasn’t played a game since 9/20/20, and his last sack was in 2019. I’d rather the #Bears give all the extra OLB reps to the young players on their practice squad. https://t.co/oxKor6I1Hu
— Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. (@wiltfongjr) November 18, 2021
Probably not a good sign for Mack returning 😭 https://t.co/kbsfuDwx47
— 🤨 (@BearsTw1tter) November 19, 2021
Yoooo good pick up https://t.co/XeCnDSSidd
— Spencer (@rektlessallday) November 19, 2021
I have a terrible memory, but what happened the last time a team relied on Bruce Irvin to fill for Khalil Mack? I swear we’ve seen this movie before…I could be wrong tho 🤷🏽♀️#RaiderNation https://t.co/2bVdBxpJki
— 👩🏽🦱𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖊 👩🏽🦱 (@TheOGLucille) November 19, 2021
Ok I guess https://t.co/fxn7xhgRwD
— 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐳🥷🏾 (@ChiraqPlsWin) November 19, 2021
Kinda concerns me that Khalil may be headed to IR with a move like this https://t.co/npmC6bJMUg
— Spencer (@TheSpencerHowe) November 19, 2021
Good move but not a good sign for Mack https://t.co/qrvyN5uEWB
— #FireMattNagy (@DrunkGould) November 19, 2021
The Bears’ defensive line is a retirement home https://t.co/wLj37ndIrK
— Nate (@CPVDAR23) November 19, 2021
Love this.
We're not making the playoffs, but maybe we can spoil some runs along the way https://t.co/xe6K3rp7Cs
— Keith D'Amort (@keithdamort) November 19, 2021
Great depth piece that the Bears needed, hopefully Mack is okay though #bearsnews https://t.co/cDcRKcNf6i
— Unbearable Sports (@UnbearableSport) November 19, 2021
How long is mack gonna be out
— Mr. Chicago Bear™ (@IKHAN21) November 19, 2021
slash brothers are back 🥲 https://t.co/qjn6PuY9Vo
— reggie (@ReginaldB01) November 19, 2021
Just another washed dude to eat into Gipson’s snaps https://t.co/aANEFDJGzF
— Bears blog boy (@TommyK_NFLDraft) November 19, 2021
Interesting I guess that means Mack still isn’t healthy 🥲
Irvin is pretty old now but I will say we’ve been able to have some success with these pass rushers on cheap deals in the past https://t.co/RVqVRorw0w
— DaWindyCity Productions (@dwcprodz) November 18, 2021
Love the signing. Just worried about how serious Mack’s injury is https://t.co/A6LtcPHt7N
— Mad Prophet (@MadProphet23) November 18, 2021
Either Mack foot is shot or they no longer believe in Gipson https://t.co/YBriJW0KNl
— BISHOP (@chi_lando) November 18, 2021
Can we have the Bruce Irvin around 27 years old plz 🤣 https://t.co/AgEm38YrHf
— 🇨🇦Steven🇭🇷 🐻🔽 (@Steveo1934) November 18, 2021
I'm guessing Mack is going to be out longer than expected… https://t.co/9WEb32Q6Ba
— Ian Livingston (@e_livingston430) November 18, 2021
That is… interesting. Not a great omen for Khalil Mack’s availability this weekend. https://t.co/nZs5rmJ7Ef
— Erik Duerrwaechter (@EDuerrwaechter) November 19, 2021
Wait….is this a W or L? https://t.co/NbtaOuHcL3
— Krohnoh (@Krohnoh) November 18, 2021
THE BEARS ARE BACK!!! @RMeierkort https://t.co/FssPMp0e5W
— Daniel (@Danlavoy) November 19, 2021
Father Time is undefeated. Good thing our pass rushers are literally Father Time https://t.co/lLlmapI2BK
— Nate Upham (@Bearsfan5234) November 19, 2021
Raiders fans: https://t.co/LNJ6AP0ZJ2 pic.twitter.com/E3ytxWvu0P
— Chris (@ChrisWantsTacos) November 19, 2021
Well, that’s interesting … and not a great sign for Mack’s return.
Irvin had 8.5 sacks for the Panthers in 2019 but played in only 2 games for the Seahawks last season before a torn ACL. https://t.co/fDKzsyqftO
— Kevin Fishbain (@kfishbain) November 18, 2021
Depth. Depth. Depth. https://t.co/wIXXpjmt53
— Niel Stopczynski (@nielstopczynski) November 19, 2021
"Batman & Robin" reunite. https://t.co/6MHhiuZUC2
— Levi Damien (@LeviDamien) November 18, 2021
We wanted the #Bears to draft Bruce Irvin back in the 2012 NFL Draft. Finally…welcome to Chicago! https://t.co/usd93DKwN3
— Cross Sports (@CrossSports_) November 18, 2021
@FiftyDeuce @BIrvin_WVU11 https://t.co/6Di0AEIceR pic.twitter.com/MRzMhIAxcB
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) November 18, 2021
Wow. Bruce Irvin, Khalil Mack and Mario Edwards all together again https://t.co/pYh57Sn0VF
— Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) November 18, 2021
Oh okay https://t.co/MejglURWpJ
— WIN-D (@The_WIN_D) November 18, 2021
Can Bruce please help edge Matt Nagy right out of town? That would be awesome.
— Josh Pool (📜,📜) (@joshrpool) November 19, 2021
BEARS ARE BACK https://t.co/hbobbw8ECw
— Toph (@ChrisLesiak) November 18, 2021
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