When I wrote my roster battles series about the cornerback position for the Chicago Bears, I had 2019 6th-round draft pick Duke Shelley in my “roster lock” category. Reason being, his ability to back up at both nickle corner and safety gave him more value to the team. But with the recent pick up of veteran safety/nickle/special teamer Marqui Christian, I started to rethink my take on their secondary.
And then I came across The Athletic’s roster bubble article where Adam Jahns specifically questions Shelly’s place on the 2020 roster.