Here’s a spoiler for my 10 Most Important Chicago Bears series; Roquan Smith isn’t on it this year. That’s not to say I don’t expect big things from Roquan, or that he’s not a huge part of the team, but I’m already penciling him in for another 100+ tackles and a stuffed stat sheet. Whether he’s lining up at the Mike or the Will, Smith is going to punch the clock each week on the way to another All-Pro team and a huge contract extension.
But their other primary linebacker, free agent pickup Nicholas Morrow, has a lot to prove.