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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mark Potash

Rookie CB Josh Blackwell making a name for himself

Josh Blackwell (39, breaking up a pass for Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb on Dec. 4) had four tackles in 40 snaps against the Bills on Saturday. (Michael Reaves, Getty)

Josh Blackwell is an undrafted free agent from Duke who was cut by the Eagles before signing with the Bears and has spent much of his rookie season buried on special teams and cloaked in anonymity. So there was little chance Bills receiver Stefan Diggs even knew who Blackwell was Saturday when the two matched up at Soldier Field. 

“Not a shot he knows who I am,” Blackwell says. 

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