Before the 2020 season began, the Bears had major questions to answer at inside linebacker depth. Considering both Danny Trevathan and Roquan Smith missed time the year prior, and backup Nick Kwiatkowski signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason, the Bears were looking at inserting either Josh Woods or Joel Iyiegbuniwe at linebacker if either starter went down in 2020.
Fortune favored the Bears during the regular season, and both Trevathan and Smith have been healthy enough to start all 16 games so far this year. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the Bears’ postseason.