BOURBONNAIS — At a time when a long list of Bears former defensive ends — Jared Allen, David Bass, Lamarr Houston, Willie Young — have been focused on trying to become linebackers, Cornelius Washington has gone precisely in the opposite direction.
With striking results.
It is still only practice, and he is not always matching up against the No. 1 offensive line yet. But that time could be coming sooner rather than later for Washington, who has had one sack in each of the Bears’ five practices and added a pass batted down in Monday’s session.
Particularly noteworthy, the third-year former sixth-round draft pick is doing it, not from a stand-up linebacker spot but rather from a five-technique/defensive tackle spot.