After Russell Wilson’s agent says the Chicago Bears are among the teams the QB would agree to be traded to, Tarik Cohen summarizes the city’s response: ‘You called bro?’

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The ESPN report was less than 30 minutes old Thursday when Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen decided to take a swing.

The Bears are one of four trade destinations quarterback Russell Wilson would consider, his agent Mark Rodgers told ESPN, if the Seattle Seahawks decide to deal their seven-time Pro Bowler this offseason.

Earlier in the day, The Athletic reported on a rift between Wilson and Seahawks coaches, who reportedly dismissed Wilson’s suggestions on how to fix their offense during the 2020 season. ESPN’s Adam Schefter then tweeted that while Wilson had not demanded a trade, he would consider joining the Dallas Cowboys, the New Orleans Saints, the Las Vegas Raiders or the Bears if it came to that.

Wilson, 32, has a no-trade clause in his contract and would be able to dictate where he landed. The Athletic report also included the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins on his list.

The Bears, of course, are hunting for a new quarterback as Mitch Trubisky is set to become a free agent March 17, and Cohen took the opportunity to tweet at Wilson.

“You called bro?” he wrote.

Wilson threw for 4,212 yards — his fourth 4,000-yard season — and a career-high 40 touchdowns and rushed for 513 yards and two touchdowns in 2020.

Cohen was hardly the only one in Chicago who became stirred up as fans dreamed of the possibility, no matter how remote, of ending their decades of quarterback troubles by adding Wilson.

Wilson’s list of preferred destination was just the latest bit of NFL QB drama to unfold on Twitter in recent weeks. And Cohen seized on the opportunity to check in on another discontented quarterback.

Deshaun Watson, who has asked to be traded from the Houston Texans, sent out this cryptic tweet Thursday: “Loyalty is everything. Don’t you EVER forget it.”

Cohen responded by letting Watson know that nobody on the Bears owns the No. 4 jersey at the moment.

Cohen notably was caught up in the last round of Bears quarterback trade rumors, when false reports surfaced the night before the Super Bowl saying he was part of a package to acquire former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz.

Cohen noted on Twitter that same evening he got on the phone with coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace, who assured him the reports weren’t true. The Indianapolis Colts acquired Wentz less than two weeks later.

On Thursday, after his shouts to Wilson and Watson, Cohen tweeted at Bears wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, who made his own recruiting pitches during the season, that he was going to start “blitzing people” with suggestions to join the Bears.

Until the Bears find their new quarterback, the rumor mill is bound to give him many more opportunities.