Back on Aug. 7, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy was asked about his second-year safety, Eddie Jackson, whom many analysts identified as a player who could break out on the team’s defense this season — and this was prior to the acquisition of Khalil Mack.
“You know what I see with Eddie? He's becoming more vocal and his confidence is getting greater every day,” Nagy said. “You can see a guy who is getting more trust in the defense, having more trust in himself. He's communicating with his teammates on the back end, and he's a physical player with good ball skills, so you put that together and every day that passes I think he's getting better and better.