Roquan Smith began his Bears career with a highlight, sacking DeShone Kizer as part of that magnificent (but ill-fated) first half against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in Week 1. Since then, though, the rookie inside linebacker has been sort of anonymous within a dominant Bears’ defense.
And that’s been fine — fellow inside linebacker Danny Trevathan won NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Seattle Seahawks, and the outstanding play of Khalil Mack, Akiem Hicks and the rest of the Bears’ front seven has helped give the No. 8 overall pick a soft landing in the NFL.