Where does Dwyane Wade's Bears fandom come from?
Dwyane Wade was born in Chicago on January 17, 1982, and the Bears are the NFL team tied to that hometown. The earliest source is the Chicago Sun-Times, which in September 2015 referred to "Lifelong Bears fans and veteran Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade." The Bears' own site repeated the point in November 2019, describing him as a "longtime NBA star and Chicago native" who "has been a lifelong Bears fan."
The most recent word came from Wade himself. EssentiallySports reported in April 2025 on a video message from him, and he says in it, "This is Dwyane Wade, Chicago's own. Chicago Bears fan through and through." Wade spent most of his playing career with the Miami Heat, and he also played for the Chicago Bulls, but none of that appears to have changed which football team he follows.
What is the Nebraska Cornhuskers connection?
This one is a different kind of claim. PopCulture.com wrote that "becoming a Nebraska Cornhuskers fan was part of the prenup." The line did not come from Wade, and nothing shows him declaring himself a Cornhuskers fan. It describes a tie to the team, not a fandom he has stated, so it belongs in a separate category from the Bears.
Questions people ask
What team did Dwyane Wade root for growing up?
Wade is a Chicago native, and the Chicago Bears' own site and the Chicago Sun-Times both describe him as a lifelong Bears fan.
What is Dwyane Wade's favorite NFL team?
The Chicago Bears, a team he has claimed himself, saying in a 2025 video message that he is a "Chicago Bears fan through and through."
Is Dwyane Wade a Nebraska Cornhuskers fan?
That is a background tie reported by PopCulture.com, not something he has said himself.