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Bears 2021 rookie season review: CB Thomas Graham Jr.

The Chicago Bears drafted seven players in the 2021 NFL draft, where a number of them made significant contributions on offense, defense or special teams during their rookie season.

Graham went under-the-radar for most of his rookie season, where he spent most of the year of the practice squad. But fate intervened, giving Graham a starting opportunity in Week 15 on prime time. Graham made the most of his opportunity and showed that he could be a future CB2 opposite Jaylon Johnson.

Here’s a brief overview of Graham’s rookie season and how he might contribute moving forward.

2021 stats

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13 tackles, 4 pass breakups, 0 interceptions, 1 TFL

2021 season review

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If not for the Bears’ entire starting secondary landing on COVID-19 reserve in Week 15, we never would’ve known that there was a potential star in the making in Graham just sitting on the practice squad. Graham, a sixth-round rookie out of Oregon, quickly established himself as the…

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