Nick Kwiatkoski
Danny Trevathan is expected to open the season on the PUP list due to the torn patellar tendon he suffered last season. When he went down last year, Kwiatkoski filled in and played admirably for a rookie fourth-round linebacker. His block on La’el Collins last year in Dallas was the one that likely ended Collins’s season, and is one of his premiere highlights from last year. He’s quite strong, very physical, and pretty fast as well. And now that he’s had a year in Vic Fangio’s system, he can learn to play instinctually when filling in for Trevathan to start the year.
Erik Lambert of Sports Mockery wrote about how Kwiatkoski may very well be the best kept secret on this Bears roster. I agree. There’s a chance that Trevathan will never be the same after the injury he had. I expect Kwiatkoski to help Chicago cover a good amount of that gap.
