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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Mark Potash

Bears’ defense not sleeping on Jets QB Mike White

Mike White Zach Wilson Jets Bears Lamar Jackson Robert Saleh
Jets back-up quarterback Mike White (5), who will start against the. Bears on Sunday in place of Zach Wilson, was 1-2 as a starter last season but has yet to throw a pass in the regular-season in 2022. (Adam Hunger/AP)

The Bears’ defense isn’t going to take Jets quarterback Mike White lightly. The last time he stepped in for Zach Wilson he torched the Bengals for 405 passing yards and three touchdowns, outplaying Joe Burrow in a 34-31 victory on Oct. 31 at MetLife Stadium. 

“He went crazy,” said Bears cornerback Lamar Jackson, who was on the Jets’ practice squad last season. “It gave us a lift and almost created a rift in the locker room. Because the second overall pick is in the locker room [starter Zach Wilson] and your back-up throws for 400 yards and now we’re thinking, ‘Something gotta happen.’

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