Football teams often have several leaders but still lack leadership. On a team with three distinct phases — offense, defense and special teams — it’s hard to find one guy who speaks for everybody. There’s rarely one player who even figuratively wears the “C.”
The Bears, like many NFL teams, have four permanent captains — safety Eddie Jackson, quarterback Justin Fields, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds and wide receiver DJ Moore — plus a game-day captain. “And there’s a lot of guys on this team that are leaders, but don’t have the captain [label],” linebacker Jack Sanborn said. “Everyone’s got to be a leader.”
