Late in Sunday’s game against the Packers, made the type of play the Bears envisioned in April when they traded up in the fourth round of the draft to pick him.
Quickly diagnosing a screen pass, the rookie linebacker from West Virginia charged up field, splitting two blockers to drop Ty Montgomery for a one-yard loss.
“That was a very nice play by him,” said defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. “Those are always hit or miss plays, those screens. The linebacker has to make a split-second decision, can he go knife in and make it or soft-play it and buy time for everybody else to get there.