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Bears rookie Jack Sanborn looks like a keeper, but ...

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Bears rookie linebacker Jack Sanborn had two sacks of Lions quarterback Jared Goff last week — in his second NFL start.

Bears coach Matt Eberflus should be gushing about linebacker Jack Sanborn as one of the few success stories on a Bears defense that — even considering all the circumstances — has been a disappointment in Eberflus’ first season.

An undrafted free agent from Wisconsin and Lake Zurich, Sanborn is the best example yet of the next-man-up philosophy that coaches like Eberflus cherish — an unheralded player overlooked by every NFL team in the draft replacing a two-time All-Pro and putting up similar numbers.