Washington Times · Jul 28, 2019
Bostic using what he's learned to earn Redskins' Mike linebacker job
Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker Jon Bostic (57) stops Tennessee Titans running back DeMarco Murray (29) in the second half of an NFL football game Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/James Kenney) ** FILE **RICHMOND — Jon Bostic loves to talk about Lance Briggs.
The Chicago Bears drafted Bostic in 2013, so as a rookie his first NFL linebacker room included the likes of Briggs, D.J. Williams and James Anderson. But Bostic speaks of the seven-time Pro Bowler the highest: It was Briggs who would tell Bostic “You’re wrong” every practice in an effort to teach him what’s right, and Briggs who made him learn how to call the defense’s plays as a rookie.
