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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mark Potash

Bears’ Jaquan Brisker ready to blossom in 2023 — ‘I feel like myself’

Bears safety Jaquan Brisker (9) had four sacks, an interception, two pass break-ups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in 15 games as a rookie starter last season. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Bears safety Jaquan Brisker wasn’t just good for a rookie in 2022, he was good by most standards of NFL performance.

The second-round draft pick was a Week 1 starter despite suffering a thumb injury in the preseason opener that required surgery — and made an immediate impact in the opener with a fumble recovery on his fifth NFL snap. Brisker made a minimum of obvious rookie mistakes and looked like one of the most consistent producers on a struggling defense that slumped from seventh to 32nd in the NFL in points allowed in the final nine games of the season. 

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