BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Football and good hygiene rarely go hand in hand.

But Chicago Bears inside linebacker Danny Trevathan is an exception to the rule.

In just his first season in Chicago, Trevathan is already renowned among his teammates for the sweet scent he exudes inside and outside of the Bears' locker room.

"I take pride in smelling good," Trevathan said Thursday. "And it’s starting to spread, so hopefully it’ll start to rub off on some of these guys. I just know it’s smelling good around here. Everybody’s got a bottle [of cologne] on them."

Pro Bowl right guard Kyle Long is credited with alerting the media to Trevathan's pleasant odor.

"He’s one of those guys that kind of have an aura about him," Long said recently. "He walks in and he’s got his chains on and he looks sharp every day, like he just left a video shoot or something. You see him on the field and you block him and he smells good. He wears cologne. But then you get caught up in the aroma and you get hit under the chin."