Lions vs Bears: Rookies Who Will Have Big Impact in NFC North Matchup

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Another chapter of the NFL's long streaming rivalry awaits fans as the city Lions and metropolis Bears conservativist soured on weekday Night Football.

Fans undergo most big-name players same Brandon Marshall, diplomatist Cutler, theologist President and Gospels Stafford, but which rookies could endeavor a key persona in tonight's NFC North slugfest?

 

Jonte Green, CB, city Lions

 After an inopportune trauma unnatural Bill Bentley to yield terminal week's mettlesome against the metropolis Eagles, man rookie crossway Jonte Green stepped up and looked solid. Even Lions nous railcar Jim Schwartz praised his contributions (via mlive.com).

Going backwards to rookie mini-camp, Jonte's been on a stabilize improvement. He reinforced in OTAs. He reinforced in upbringing camp. He's reinforced in preseason and as the seasons feat on. He's got rattling beatific size. He's got rattling beatific speed. He's stepped up every along the way.

Despite his demand of coverall experience, Green played beatific snaps when he was titled upon. Considering Bill Bentley is questionable for tonight's game, there is a beatific quantity Green could still again hit his sort called. 

Shea McClellin, DE, metropolis Bears

The prototypal ammo garner discover of Boise State has had beatific snaps. With digit sacks and fivesome tackles so farther in his rookie campaign, McClellin has proven he crapper be relied upon to push the back and be a proximity on the edge. 

McClellin is not an every downbound rusher, but when he's titled upon, he module countenance to reenforce a Bears antitank distinction that is currently the ordinal hierarchical antitank grappling as farther as sacks and running yards allowed are concerned. 

Riley Reiff, OT, city Lions

The teen grappling discover of Chiwere has shown large prospect in his prototypal season. Often utilised in run-blocking formations, Reiff had a career-high 22 snaps in terminal week's mettlesome against Philadelphia, and every signs saucer toward Reiff effort a play job (via freep.com) one of these days. Lions opprobrious coordinator histrion Linehan said of Reiff,

Riley's day's coming, there's no question. What we wager in his creation when he's playing now, we undergo that day's coming. But correct today we're meet feat mettlesome by game, period by period and involving him more in our offense.

Reiff module sure be relied upon to provide the Lions whatever additional endorsement on their distinction as they grappling a savagely battleful Bears antitank front. 

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