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Chicago Bears' Cole Kmet doubles up as team's long-snapper

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LONDON -- Cole Kmet had no clue that Chicago Bears long snapper Scott Daly suffered a knee injury on Chicago's second punt of the game and was quickly ruled out. So when special teams coordinator Richard Hightower came up to the veteran tight end on the sideline and told him to start warming up because 'Scott's hurt,' Kmet wasn't sure who his coach was referring to.

"I'm like, '[wide receiver] Tyler Scott's hurt? What?' And he's telling me, and I'm like, 'OK, why does that's affect me?