Trubisky starts training camp

GM and coach play down possibility of QB controversy

BOURBONNAIS, ILL. » In new surroundings, quarterback Mike Glennon finds himself in a rather familiar position with the Chicago Bears.

He’s the starter at least for now, yet Mitchell Trubisky is lurking in the background. To that end, Glennon is unfazed.

“I’ve dealt with plenty of situations in my past where there’s comparisons,” he said.

The Bears began training camp practices Thursday with a new look at quarterback following a last-place finish in the NFC North at 3-13.

They parted with Jay Cutler after eight mostly unfulfilling seasons. They signed Glennon to a three-year deal in March to be the starter and brought in veteran Mark Sanchez as the backup.

After all that, Chicago wasn’t finished.

The Bears made a big trade on draft night to move up a spot and grab Mitch Trubisky with the No. 2 overall pick, raising all sorts of questions and thrusting Glennon into a spot he knows all too well. Once again, he’s being compared to another quarterback on the roster.

At North Carolina State, Glennon competed with

Russell Wilson and became the starter when the future Super Bowl champion transferred to Wisconsin in 2011.

With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Glennon sat behind Jameis Winston the past two seasons after starting earlier in his career.

In Chicago, general manager Ryan Pace and coach John Fox have tried to downplay the possibility of a quarterback controversy.

Pace has insisted since the Bears drafted Trubisky that Glennon is the starter this season. The Bears dismiss questions about a potential competition at the position,

calling them hypothetical and saying the position will be in good shape no matter who becomes the long-term starter.

The job is in the 6-foot-7 Glennon’s right hand at the moment.

The Bears ultimately are banking on two quarterbacks with limited experience.

Glennon played in just two games and attempted 11 passes last season after not seeing any time in 2015. In the two previous years, he combined to start 18 games.

Trubisky made just 13 starts at North Carolina, in a dominant junior season last year.

“There’s not too many rookies that come in and just blow you out of the water,” linebacker Jerrell Freeman said. “But I think Trubisky is

doing a really job getting acclimated to the game.”

He said he trusts “whoever

is back there” and has “zero problem” with Glennon starting.

NAM Y. HUH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky looks to pass during training camp in Bourbonnais, Ill.