The Chicago Bears pulled the big upset Thursday afternoon by acquiring Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, a source told ESPN.com.

The Broncos confirmed the move.

To acquire Cutler, the Bears had to give up quarterback Kyle Orton and first-round picks in 2009 and 2010, a source said.

To complete the trade, the Broncos had to give back an undisclosed draft choice in a later round.

The Bears beat out the Redskins, Buccaneers, Lions, Titans and other teams to get land the 25-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback.

The Broncos had been asking for at least two first-round choices.

Cutler asked to be traded when he found out first-year coach Josh McDaniels tried to acquire Matt Cassel in a trade with the Patriots.

Cutler had not returned phone calls from the Broncos, according to the team, and had been staying away from the offseason program.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com

big deal

I swear, if you paid attention to the media, you'd think Cutler was the next coming of Dan Marino.

double

It's a huge deal to the Bears organization and their fans considering how long they've been needing a decent QB.

SCNDLS said:

dude has had a couple good seasons! Like the probowl means jack.

JerseyKRS said:

I'm not on his nuts dude, so relax. I'm just saying that he's most likely a huge improvement on what the Bears have now. Again

SCNDLS said:

me either, I was reading my posts and I totally thought they came off "FUCK HIM"ish. sorry.

Holy goddam mutherfuckin shit!!! The Bears actually make a trade for a bonafide superstar? I can't believe it! This is so awesome!!!

JerseyKRS said:

He has the potential to be a franchise QB. Bears haven't had that since Sid Luckman.

And Cutler would have had a better record if not for Denver's sorry-ass defense. Now he is thin-skinned, a whiner, and you have to worry about his stamina with the diabetes. But he has a huge upside.

JerseyKRS said:

Boy, you is INTENSE!

Thing is, is Brandon Lloyd enough now?