
Wednesday saw Smith, along with Buster Skrine and Demetrius Harris, shed light on some of their personal struggles, the ongoing national conversation, and how they’ve kept busy this spring. He recalibrated his priorities, took a deep breath (or two), and set his sights back on his primary ambition: Being the complete superstar he knows he’s capable of transforming into. After undergoing surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle in the winter, Smith took some time for himself. He wasn’t Roquan Smith.Īn off-season of personal, social, and global turmoil can do a lot to shift one’s perspective. Chicago Bears Buster Skrine breaks up a pass intended for Green Bay Packers Davante Adams during the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. Join Buster Skrine from the Chicago Bears for a night at the Chicago Sports Museum Attendees will have a chance to meet Buster Skrine, explore the museum.

He wasn’t running stride for stride with athletic running backs and tight ends. He wasn’t attacking formations with a controlled abandon. Even when healthy, he wasn’t quite the same human missile blowing up plays before they had a chance to get started. As talented as Smith is, a variety of injury issues unfortunately plagued last year’s follow-up campaign to a sharp rookie season. Tailor-made for football’s rigors, demands, structure, he’s a natural. A linebacker with an impeccable nose for the ball and even better closing speed, one look at the 23-year-old is all anyone needs to see that he belongs at the highest levels of the game.

Roquan Smith has always been a gifted football player.
