Jack Sanborn

PRO CAREER:

• Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Bears in May 2022 out of the University of Wisconsin
• Played in 14 games as a rookie, with six starts, totaling 59 tackles (47 solo), 2.0 sacks, three QBH, one fumble recovery and five special teams tackles

2022 SEASON (Bears):

• Made his NFL debut Week 1 vs. San Francisco, taking snaps primarily with the special teams unit
• Suited up against Green Bay in Week 2 and played over 60% of the snaps on special teams
• Played the first defensive snap of his NFL career in Week 3 vs. Houston, while also featuring in over half the snaps on special teams
• Saw game action on special teams in Week 4 at New York
• Was on the field for over half the snaps on special teams against the Vikings in Week 5 ... Had an assist on special teams against the Commanders in Week 6
• Notched a special teams tackle in the Bears' Week 7 MNF victory over the Patriots
• Registered the first tackles of his career on defense, finishing with two combined tackles in Week 8 at Dallas
• He played 13 snaps on defense, his most to date
• Made his first NFL start at linebacker in Week 9 vs. Miami, finishing second on the team with seven solo tackles
• In his second career start, he got to Lions quarterback Jared Goff twice, marking his first career sacks
• He is the only undrafted free agent in the 2022 NFL season to have a multi-sack performance
• Finished with a game-high 12 combined tackles (nine solo) and two tackles for loss ... Was second on the team with nine combined tackles (eight solo) against the Falcons in Week 11
• In Week 12 at New York, led the defense with 14 combined tackles, which is the most tackles by a Bears rookie in a single game in franchise history
• Against the Packers in Week 13, finished with a team-high 10 combined tackles (eight solo), with one TFL
• Registered five solo tackles against the Eagles in Week 15