Fans always tend to over or underrate players. It is what fans do. However, to identify over and underrated players means to create an advantage that makes you smarter than the average fan. Every team has players who fly under the radar because they do not carry your fantasy team or are not in a commercial for Nike.
However, some of the best players in the NFL are that valuable because they do the dirty work. When it comes to the Chicago Bears, who are five players who do not get the recognition they deserve.
3. Bilal Nichols
When casual fans list the starters on the Bears defense, they probably get to 11 players before even thinking about Nichols, if they think of Nichols at all.