Trubisky: Comparisons to Mahomes, Watson 'are never going to stop'

Mitchell Trubisky knows full well that he was drafted ahead of star quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.

It's a fact that Trubisky hears often, and with his Chicago Bears set to face Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the 2017 NFL Draft order is again a conversation.

"The comparisons are out there and they are never going to stop," Trubisky said Wednesday, according to ESPN's Jeff Dickerson. "It's kind of me, Pat, and Deshaun are kind of all grouped together because we are in the same draft class, drafted in the first round and all that. But there are no do-overs. We are where we are."

Mahomes was selected 10th overall in that draft and won the league MVP award in his first full season as the Chiefs' starting quarterback. Watson was selected two picks later and he has played like an MVP contender this season.

The Bears traded up to draft Trubisky with the second overall pick, and while he led Chicago to the playoffs with a 12-4 record last season, he's struggled to match the consistency his draft partners have enjoyed.

"Our careers are going in different paths, and they will for the rest of time, and they'll be compared against each other," Trubisky said. "It's just the nature of the beast, but I'm in competition with myself and just trying to be the best version of me and go out there and win games for the Chicago Bears.

"It's just something that I can't control. It is what it is. But two good guys to be compared to. Hopefully, we just keep getting better and help the league."