Get to know LB Jack Sanborn
Jack Sanborn isn't going to make Bears fans forget Roquan Smith. But his emergence since Smith was traded to the Baltimore Ravens provides a surprising upside of the financially driven deal.
Sanborn grew up in suburban Deer Park � a suburb that overlaps the Lake and Cook County borders � and played his high school football at Lake Zurich High School before heading to Wisconsin to play with the Badgers before signing with his hometown Bears as an undrafted free agent.
In a recent interview with Sanborn, Bears broadcaster Jeff Joniak asked the 22-year-old linebacker whether or not he dreamed of being a linebacker for the Bears after watching Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs dominate the middle of the Chicago defense for years.
«I think every kid around the (Chicagoland) area kind of has that dream for at least a split second at some point in their life,» Sanborn said. «but not many people think that it's possible, and I think that I'm one of them too. I'm just fortunate.»
Sanborn's position coach, Dave Borgonzi, wasn't surprised by Sanborn's ability to steady his nerves and play at a high level.
«Jack is very calm, so I felt really good going into the game because it never seems too big for him,» Borgonzi said. «I can feel his confidence before the game, and that's how he plays. He plays with a lot of confidence and I think a lot of that is through his preparation. I think he feels that he studies it, he knows it going into the week and it allows him to play fast.»
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8 DECEMBRE | 76 ANSWERS Get to know LB Jack Sanborn Will Jack Sanborn be the Bears' starting MLB next season? | ||
| Yes | 62 | 81.6 % |
| No | 14 | 18.4 % |
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