Jay Cutler football, Jay Cutler has to feel pretty deflated after hearing this.The Chicago Tribune reports that the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago recently held a auction back on March 26 to raise money for the pet-adoption charity, and one of the items was a Cutler signed football. It receved zero bids at the asking price of $100. Not a single one.Granted, this was the Chosen Man's Best Friend and Factor Felines fashion show, held at Bloomingdale's on North Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, and according to Anti-Cruelty Society president Dr. Robyn Barbiers, it wasn't exactly "a football crowd."
But still. This is Chicago. More than the Cubs or Bulls or dirty politics, nothing riles this town up like the Bears. And this is the starting quarterback. Maybe Cutler burning bridges at Cubs games a few years ago, refusing to sign autographs there, has come back to haunt him in a very karma-ish way.
Or maybe fans are listening to the words of new head coach John Fox, who has given his new QB a very lukewarm reception. Cutler's play fell off to the point where he was benched last season for Jimmy Clausen, who went three years between regular-season snaps.
For perspective, consider: A book about former Illinois men's basketball coach Bruce Weber went for $120 at the same auction. Weber was fired by the school following the 2012 season.
You're saying a Cutler signed ball isn't worth $20 fewer than a book of a former Illini hoops coach?
"When it came back, I was surprised it didn't go, but I didn't think it was because of who signed the football," said Barbiers, who clearly is not a Bears fan, judging from that comment.
But there was an interesting development in the case. After the auction, an anonymous person called the Anti-Cruelty Society and offered the $100 opening bid, which was accepted, reportedly to give his son, a Bears fan, a nice gift.
No truth to the rumor that the anonymous man's name was Ray Butler.
But still. This is Chicago. More than the Cubs or Bulls or dirty politics, nothing riles this town up like the Bears. And this is the starting quarterback. Maybe Cutler burning bridges at Cubs games a few years ago, refusing to sign autographs there, has come back to haunt him in a very karma-ish way.
Or maybe fans are listening to the words of new head coach John Fox, who has given his new QB a very lukewarm reception. Cutler's play fell off to the point where he was benched last season for Jimmy Clausen, who went three years between regular-season snaps.
For perspective, consider: A book about former Illinois men's basketball coach Bruce Weber went for $120 at the same auction. Weber was fired by the school following the 2012 season.
You're saying a Cutler signed ball isn't worth $20 fewer than a book of a former Illini hoops coach?
"When it came back, I was surprised it didn't go, but I didn't think it was because of who signed the football," said Barbiers, who clearly is not a Bears fan, judging from that comment.
But there was an interesting development in the case. After the auction, an anonymous person called the Anti-Cruelty Society and offered the $100 opening bid, which was accepted, reportedly to give his son, a Bears fan, a nice gift.
No truth to the rumor that the anonymous man's name was Ray Butler.
