Last season at Georgia, Roquan Smith was named SEC defensive player of year and won the Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker. But the Bears first-round pick evidently does have some limitations.
Since arriving at rookie minicamp Thursday, Smith has been bonding with fellow inside linebacker Joel Iyiegbuniwe, a fourth-round draft pick from Western Kentucky. But Smith admitted Friday that he still doesn't know how to pronounce his new teammate's last name.
"I don't yet, so I'm not going to make an effort," Smith told reporters.
Correctly pronouncing Iyiegbuniwe (it's actually Ee-Yay-Boo-Nee-Way) likely won't happen overnight.