Bears safety Eddie Jackson understands fans booing team, but ‘that’s not helping’

The Bears caught a break in the public-relations department by having Soldier Field empty all last season.

From booing starting quarterback Andy Dalton in the preseason to chanting “Fire Nagy” and “Nagy sucks” this month, they’ve been loud.

“We hate it, honestly,” said Jackson, who has heard his share of heckling over missed tackles this season.

“But I get it, the frustration.

There’s no doubt it’s making Sundays more unpleasant, but booing and railing against Nagy is the fans’ best way to be heard.

But if the booing annoys him, he should complain to those who created this hostile work environment.

Had McCaskey stood at the 50-yard line at a packed Soldier Field when he announced he was retaining those two, that would’ve been booed, too.

And when it was clear Nagy couldn’t save this season, it became obvious that he couldn’t save his job, either.

But it further complicates an already contentious situation that is going right down to the wire with the Rules Committee abruptly canceling a meeting scheduled for 1 p.m.

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