Tennessee Titans rookie Carnell Tate admits his father refuses to swap his Navy and Orange for Nashville threads, proving that Chicago loyalty outweighs even the closest family ties.
Chicago Bears loyalty runs deep in the state of Illinois and the surrounding areas.
It's one of the many reasons why the Bears have some of the best fans in the entire NFL.
We've seen this loyalty on full display at various sporting events in the Chicago area. There was a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox this summer, and fans started chanting "Green Bay sucks" in unison.
Fans have also been known to do the same thing at Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks games.
We got another example of just how much loyalty Bears fans hold after Thursday's joint practice. The Bears traveled to Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans in their final preseason game.
Before then, the two teams met on the practice field.
For Titans receiver Carnell Tate, there's some history with the Bears in his own family. Tate is a Chicago native and played high school football at IMG Academy.
He ended up at Ohio State and was drafted fourth overall by the Titans in the 2026 NFL Draft. He is expected to have a prominent role for the Titans as a rookie.
While Tate plays for the Titans, he was asked what his family will wear to the game on Saturday night. A reporter asked Tate whether his dad would wear Titans gear to the game.
Tate simply responded, "Hell no."
Even though his son plays for a different NFL team, Tate's dad isn't changing where his loyalties lie when it comes to the football team he supports.
This can come off as rude, but there's just a different level of fandom for Bears fans. The Bears are one of the oldest franchises in the NFL. It's no wonder that the fans are very stubborn about their team.
Bears fans are just built different.
There's no doubt that Tate's father will still get excited if his son makes a play on Saturday night. He may be cheering on both teams at one point or another.
The Bears and Titans are meeting on the football field for the first time since the 2024 season opener on Saturday night. In that game, the Bears went down 17-0 in the first half.
Chicago won by scoring 24 unanswered points in the second half. The crazy part was that the Bears didn't score an offensive touchdown in the game.
Saturday night's rematch will kick off at 5 p.m. CT on NFL Network.
