When the Bears traded linebacker Roquan Smith, undrafted rookie Jack Sanborn found himself in the starting lineup. He quickly began making big plays.
What makes one player more important than another? That's subjective, of course. But for our purposes it comes down to this: Are the Bears worse off if this player can't play? Does this player have untapped potential or past greatness to live up to? Is his story going to be one fans follow closely this season?
The Lake Zurich native signed with the Bears after a stellar career at Wisconsin, and promptly went on to make the 53-man roster coming out of training camp. Still, he didn't play much the first half of the season. Everything changed when the Bears traded away veteran linebacker Roquan Smith. Sanborn found himself in the starting lineup. He quickly began making big plays. He had two sacks in only his second start of the season in Week 10.
Looking forward: The Bears have totally revamped the linebacker position. They allowed Nicholas Morrow to walk away in free agency . To replace Morrow and Smith, the Bears spent big on Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards . The Bears also selected Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell in the fifth round of the draft.
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