The Bears undrafted free agent out of Wisconsin hasn’t played much in the 2022 NFL season, but he could be in line for a big bump to his snap count.
are not excited to have lost a player like Roquan Smith on the field. No one man can fill the void of his NFL-leading 83 tackles, or the void of what he meant in the locker room. They are excited, however, about the opportunity it will present for young linebackers to show what they can do with an increased snap count. One of those guys is Jack Sanborn.
“He plays hard, he plays physical,” said defensive coordinator Alan Williams. “In terms of the HITS principle, he does hustle, he is intense. So those are the first two steps.”Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters. The other big step is that he made the most of his preseason opportunities. Over parts of three games, Sanborn notched 18 tackles. Most importantly, he had a hand in two takeaways: one interception and one fumble recovery. Matt Eberflus singled out the ability to take away the ball when talking about why the Bears didn’t necessarily evaluate Smith the way his Colts evaluated Shaq Leonard.
“What's there not to like about Sanborn?” Williams said. “He just needs a chance to get on the field and perform.” It’s still unclear where he’ll get that chance. Sanborn played a handful of snaps at SAM last week, Eberflus dropped his name in the competition to replace Smith at WILL, and Sanborn took some snaps at MIKE during practice according to team sources. It seems any position could be on the table, and Sanborn doesn’t have a preference among any of the spots on the field.
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