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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Patrick Finley

Roquan Smith’s demand was the path of most melodrama

Bears linebacker Roquan Smith speaks at Halas Hall on April 20. (Nam Y. Huh, AP Photos)

Roquan Smith lost his Bears playbook before he ever set foot on their practice field four years ago. Days after Smith was drafted but before he reported for rookie minicamp, someone stole the Bears’ team-issued iPad out of his BMW back home in Georgia. The team had to wipe the iPad of Vic Fangio’s plays, remotely.

Maybe it was an omen: Smith’s career was bound to be melodramatic.

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