Bears fans rally around X user in need after Luther Burden injury

Fox - 32 Chicago
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Nov 12, 2026
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And this last story, it's poignant,
but it's also kind of heartwarming as well.
All right, so the Bears are sending a care package
to an individual after a viral social media interaction.
Here's the story.
The Bears reached out to someone on X after fans discovered
that person in emotional distress.
So on Sunday, a social media user with the handle Treat McInwell wrote
a post that alluded to them possibly taking their own life
and calling themselves a burden.
Spelled the same way as Luther Burden, okay?
So he used that word.
He or she used that word, Burden.
So that night, Bears fans had gone on the same app to search
for medical updates on wide receiver Luther Burden,
who you may recall left the game.
He's now in concussion protocol right now.
And so because of the search algorithm and that word Burden,
a lot of the fans wound up finding this troubled individual's post.
Oh, so 500 people.
Locally, who were looking for updates on Luther Burden,
commented on the person who
was in emotional distress sending words of encouragement.
That person whose username, apparently the name is Yuri,
said they had no idea who the
Chicago Bears were.
This person lives in Australia, apparently,
and now the Bears are going to be sending
that individual.
Talk about divine intervention.
Yeah, and I'm not mistaken, Luther Burden...
Got wind of this too and responded and said, hey, you're no burden.
Something to that effect.
And you're right.
It's like you hear about situations where somebody
is at that level where they're just down in the dumps
and they'll get like a random phone call for someone
who decides to call and they say later,
you know what, that letter you sent or that email you sent
or that call you gave me wound up saving my life
because it was exactly what I needed when I needed it.
Hopefully for a positive outcome there.
Absolutely. Thank you, Andy.
Social media for good.
Yeah, exactly.
