Heading into the 2012 season, Bears defensive end Corey Wootton was known for one thing; getting the sack that essentially ended Brett Favre’s career. This season though, Wootton has shown Bears fans he is more than just an answer to a trivia question. In five games this season, he has 3.5 sacks as well as two forced fumbles.During his junior year at Northwestern he was viewed by many as a potential first-round draft pick before injuring his knee in the Alamo Bowl. His senior season was marred with inconsistent play and he dropped to the Bears in the fourth-round of the 2010 draft.Wootton’s lone sack prior to this season was in the Week 15 contest to Favre and the Vikings in 2010. He failed to stay healthy in 2011 with an injury to his knee in the preseason and a wrist injury later in the year.At 6’7″ and 260 pounds, Wootton has a tremendous combination of size and speed and has been able to beat his defenders off the snap with his great jump. Sunday in Jacksonville he was able ...
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Cameron Bradfield,
Julius Peppers,
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TEAMS: Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Boise State Broncos
TEAMS: Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Jacksonville Jaguars, Boise State Broncos
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