Even by his own admission, Bears third-year TE Ben Braunecker is not an instant-impact kind of guy.
And, even though his major at Harvard was molecular and cellular biology as preparation for future plans to attend medical school, Braunecker admits he sometimes takes awhile to get the lay of the land in a new situation.
“I’ve always been the guy to not step into an environment and immediately thrive,” he said. “I like to -- I guess subconsciously -- feel it out and find a way to succeed at it; figure out the problems and then solve them.