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Why Chicago Bears’ rookie Sam Roush is confident he can step in for injured Cole Kmet

James Holloway
James Holloway
James Holloway
Senior Reporter · Aurora, IL

A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, James Holloway brings a decade of experience covering local government issues, including stints with the Daily Herald and NPR Illinois. His insights into public policy and governance make him a go-to source for understanding the intricacies of local administration.

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Why Chicago Bears’ rookie Sam Roush is confident he can step in for injured Cole Kmet — Chicago Arts news

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson recently showed a video to his team to emphasize a point. It was from a stand-up routine from comedian Chris Rock. In it, Rock compared being in a marriage to being part of a band. Sometimes one person is the lead singer. Other times, that person has to play a less glamorous instrument like the tambourine. But Rock made a clear point. No matter how big or small someone’s role in the band is, he or she should want to be the best at it. If each member does their part, that’ll make sure that the marriage will be successful.Johnson used that analogy for his team. It didn’t matter whether a play was the starter or the backup playing special team. Everyone had to do their part in order for the team to succeed. Rookie tight end Sam Roush bought into that message after he struggled early on in his career this season. Now he’ll play a bigger instrument in the band after tight end Cole Kmet suffered a season-ending knee injury last week. “I’ll have to step up

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