Chicago Bears new DT Grady Jarrett sent a message to Jordan Love

Chicago Bears’ new defensive tackle Grady Jarrett is ready to get after it with his new team. On Monday, Jarrett agreed to a three-year, $43.5 million deal with the Bears.

The All-Pro is coming to Chicago after spending his first 10 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, the team that selected him in the fifth round of the 2015 draft. He’s recorded 36.5 sacks and 496 tackles during his time with the Falcons.

New Chicago Bears DT has a history with the Packers

He also has a history with Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love.

Jarrett had a run-in with Love during a Falcons game against the Packers when the six-foot, 290-pound interior defensive lineman chased down the quarterback to make a tackle. He told Love to “pipe down” after the play.

Grady Jarrett crosses some lines

During his introductory press conference on Wednesday, Jarrett talked about his beef with Love.

“When you playing ball, you cross some lines,” Jarrett said via the Bears X account. You got to be able to go in that dark place. And sometimes, what happened in that dark place, it get a little crazy, you know what I’m saying, and just being a competitor…

“Obviously, Jordan Love is a good quarterback, but my thing is, so if you already can’t hit the quarterback so many different ways and see, first of all,  I chased him down the field over 50 yards. I went and caught him. So I got that speed on me too. That was two years ago, so I’m only getting faster. So then to walk away from me talking mess. I mean, what we doing?”

Jarrett said he’s ready for the challenge of getting to play Love and the Packers twice a season.

“I’m excited to get to go against them two times a year now and you know, just try to, you know, help this organization get some wins over that other team,” Jarrett said.

Hopefully, Jarrett crosses some lines and wins a few games for the Bears over the Packers.