RICHMOND — Jon Bostic loves to talk about Lance Briggs.
The Chicago Bears drafted Bostic in 2013, so as a rookie his first NFL linebacker room included the likes of Briggs, D.J. Williams and James Anderson. But Bostic speaks of the seven-time Pro Bowler the highest: It was Briggs who would tell Bostic “You’re wrong” every practice in an effort to teach him what’s right, and Briggs who made him learn how to call the defense’s plays as a rookie.
“There’s a lot of tricks that I’ve learned throughout the years,” Bostic said. “With the league getting as young as it’s gotten, you don’t have those veterans to be able to teach you.