Cody Parkey went on the TODAY show, and didn't end up saying a whole lot! 

“I’ll keep my head held high because football’s what I do. It’s not who I am.” -Cody Parkey on @TODAYshow. pic.twitter.com/4CAYg6X68Z

— Bears Talk (@NBCSBears) January 11, 2019

It was a weird moment:

Hoda just called Cody Parkey just got called Cody Parker on Today, if you’re wondering how this is going.

— JJ Stankevitz (@JJStankevitz) January 11, 2019

“I haven’t been on social media or anything like that.” -@ChicagoBears kicker @CParkey36 pic.twitter.com/x8TIgsf1Xo

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 11, 2019

The appearance itself is a bit of a curious decision, but if Parkey wants to go on the TODAY show for three minutes and gets the opportunity to do so, so be it. There are larger things to be outraged about. 

Ha! That was not how most of Chicago saw it, though. Instead, now the entire city is Mad Online on a Friday at 9 in the morning:

That Cody Parkey interview on the Today Show was complete garbage. No #Bears coach, staffer, player or fan needs to see him smiling to a massive TV audience five days after a heartbreaking loss. He added nothing new. There doesn't need to be fanfare for handling failure well.

— Cody Westerlund (@CodyWesterlund) January 11, 2019

So @Rich_Campbell and I are recording our podcast this morning. And you can bet we’ll have plenty to talk about with Cody Parkey’s odd Today show appearance.

Up first: Ryan Pace did not pay Parkey to become Savanna Guthrie’s “Most Honorable Player.”

— Dan Wiederer (@danwiederer) January 11, 2019

I remember when I was younger and I watched regular network news, it always annoyed me when non-sports anchors did anything related to sports because they always got stuff wrong. This Today Show thing seems like that. https://t.co/jFXAdR9UtY

— Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. (@wiltfongjr) January 11, 2019

M-GTFOH-P https://t.co/iKDWDbEF5Y

— Danny Parkins (@DannyParkins) January 11, 2019

Cody Parkey did what is expected of any professional athlete after a tough loss, which is to answer difficult questions after the game. How that makes him the 'classiest of the classiest' or 'most honorable person' I'm sure I don't know.

— Jeff Dickerson (@DickersonESPN) January 11, 2019

Just landed & listened to Cody Parkey’s TODAY interview - he said exactly what I figured he would say. That’s Parkey’s personality win or lose - made kick or missed. That said, #Bears would be on a plane to LA today but 🤷🏼‍♀️.

— Shae Peppler Cornette (@shaepeppler) January 11, 2019

Cody Parkey going on the Today Show should seal his fate. Cut him today. #Bears #ParkeyNoLikey

— Carter Time (@JLcarter74) January 11, 2019

Some people were more confused than anything:

All for Cody Parkey moving on with his life but I’d be pretty pissed about him going on national tv to be a feel-good story 5 days later if I was a teammate. Whole thing is weird as hell.

— Nick Shepkowski (@Shep670) January 11, 2019

Again, it's okay to question Cody Parkey the kicker w/o personally attacking Cody Parkey the person. Parkey missed 11 kicks, including the game-winner last week. He also resisted putting in extra work during the week at Solider Field until he missed 4(!) kicks in 1 game. Weird.

— Jeff Dickerson (@DickersonESPN) January 11, 2019

One tremendous idea did come from this, though:

Guys maybe Cody Parkey is just going on to drink wine with Kathie Lee and Hoda and get an ambush makeover we just don’t know

— Lauren Comitor (@laurencomitor) January 10, 2019

All signs this week have pointed to Mitch Trubisky returning for the Bears’ Week 7 matchup against New Orleans, which should be exciting news for Chicago fans (right?).

Cam Jordan and the Saints defense, for their part, won’t be happy to see Mitch under center, but maaaaybe not for the reason you’d think. In an appearance on NFL Total Access this afternoon, Jordan was asked by Lindsay Rhodes what the difference between facing Trubisky and backup QB Chase Daniel is for New Orleans, and he laid out a pretty compelling case for preferring Daniel:

Bears aren't saying if it'll be Trubisky or Daniel for them at QB Sun.

Saints DE @camjordan94 hopes it's @ChaseDaniel. 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/4FQfPypAmf

— Lindsay Rhodes (@lindsay_rhodes) October 18, 2019

“I’ve been meaning to hit Chase ever since I got to the league,” Jordan said. “I’ve already hit Mitch.”

Jordan was quick to clarify that he “love[s] Chase” from his days sharing a locker room with him in New Orleans early in each of their careers. Daniel backed up Drew Brees from 2010-2012, overlapping with Jordan’s rookie and sophomore seasons (2011-2012). 

“He brought so much juice to our locker room when he was here,” Jordan continued. “I can’t wait for a chance to hit him. That’s how I show love to my friends.”

Daniel took the rib in stride, tweeting out a light-hearted response to the clip of Jordan a few hours later:

My guy @camjordan94 😂😂😂 https://t.co/VJd43yxZP1

— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) October 18, 2019

Jordan responded to that by saying he has "nothing but admiration" for Daniel and implored him to be the Brett Favre to his Michael Strahan. (Favre, you'll remember, famously crumpled in a heap at the feet of Strahan in Week 17 of the 2001 season, with Strahan needing only one sack to break the single-season record. That record of 22.5 sacks still stands to this day.) Chicago fans would certainly sign on for Daniel granting Jordan's wish, in the event of a blowout Bears victory.  

Whether it’s Trubisky or Daniel leading the Bears’ huddles on Sunday, though, the Saints defense will prove a formidable matchup, and Jordan is a big reason why. The four-time Pro Bowler has already racked up five sacks (tied for eighth in the NFL) and nine quarterback hits six games into the season.

Optimistically, the hope is Jordan never gets the chance to set his sights on any Bears quarterback this Sunday. Unrealistic? Definitely. But one can dream.

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The Bears are getting good news on their injury report, but the Saints definitely are not.

While it sounds like Mitchell Trubisky will return for the Bears, the Saints will be missing both of their backfield starters for Sunday’s game at Soldier Field.

Quarterback Drew Brees was already known to miss the game, but now running back Alvin Kamara is officially listed as out with an ankle injury. Kamara had 11 carries for 31 yards and seven receptions for 35 yards in last week’s 13-6 win at Jacksonville, but won’t take on the Bears.

The 24-year-old has 373 rushing yards and 276 receiving yards this season.

Latavius Murray is expected to fill in for Kamara as the starter. Murray has the same 4.3 yards per carry average as Kamara so far this season.

Brees has been out since injuring his thumb in a Week 2 loss at the Rams. Teddy Bridgewater has gone 4-0 as the starting quarterback, but won’t have the threat of Kamara behind him on Sunday.

On top of that, starting tight end Jared Cook is also out with an ankle injury. Cook has 15 receptions for 168 yards and two touchdowns this season.

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