"ESPN Chicago radio that the Bears never promised Dalton the starting job" - I read that as the Bears did not promise Dalton to start, according to a rumor. I like that. Why promise Dalton anything? "now the Bears don’t want to come out publicly and say he was lying" - i think I misread this the fist go around, thinking that the person reporting the rumor was the one who could be lying. But is this saying Dalton lied and said he was promised the starting job? Who is the "he"? Yes, the Bears organization doesn't want to come out publicly and say my friend was lying to me in a private text. SMDH By "the guy reporting the rumor" I am referring to the ESPN report/reporter, not your friend. But I think I missed something here, did Dalton claim that the Bears promised him he would start? I don't remember hearing that eta: i totally missed this last spring.