Tinoisamoa Excited to Play with Bears’ Greats

The Bears team got their first look at Pisa Tinoisamoa yesterday when he participated in an OTA practice. Along with seeing his moves, the OTA also gave reporters the opportunity to hear Tinoisamoa’s comments about his former days with the St. Louis Rams and his excitement about joining Pro Bowlers on the Bears’ defense.

About his defensive teammates, Tinoisamoa said, “I wasn’t really sure how I’d be embraced, but they’ve been totally cool. I’m familiar with Lance-we came out [of college] the same year-but Brian, when I came to my visit he said [hello] to me and he knew my name, I was like, ‘Wow, that’s Brian Urlacher. He called me by my first name.’ That will raise the bar for me. Now I know that my performance has to be on par with those guys. That’s what I’ve got to shoot for. Before I was trying to raise the bar on a team that was mediocre. But now I’ve got some mentors that I can look up to and know that’s the level that we’ve got to play at.”

Pisa Tinoisamoa will be competing for a starting spot, but he may just be what the Bears need this season. See him live with Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.

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