Trey Burton calls Eagles, Bears' offense 'completely the same'

After throwing a touchdown pass on a brilliant trick play in the Super Bowl, tight end Trey Burton opted to leave the Philadelphia Eagles and sign a four-year deal with the Chicago Bears in the offseason.

Going from last season's Super Bowl champs to a team that finished last in the NFC North may have puzzled some, but Burton said Monday that the Bears and Eagles are much more similar than people think, starting from the coach on down.

"Matt Nagy was one of the top reasons why I signed in Chicago and a young QB in Mitchell Trubisky that could play at a high level," Burton said on Sirius XM. "Also, the offense is completely the same as what we were doing in Philadelphia and a lot of similar terminology."

The Philadelphia ties to Chicago are strong. Nagy coached with the Eagles from 2008 to 2012 before moving with Andy Reid from the club to the Kansas City Chiefs, eventually becoming the team's offensive coordinator and taking over play-calling duties last season. Trubisky is a talented young pivot in the same vein as Carson Wentz.

While the offenses may be "completely the same", as Burton claimed on Monday, whether the results mirror one another remain to be seen. The Eagles ranked second in the league in scoring last year, putting up 28.6 points per contest, while the Bears were 29th at just over 16 points per game.

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