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James Harrison. Dick “Night Train” Lane. Antonio Gates. Over the years Womens Nick Kwiatkoski Jersey , there have been several undrafted free agents who have left indelible marks on the game of football. Despite not being seen as worthy enough of an NFL Draft selection, these players have overcome the odds and have gone on to become successful NFL players. Over the next few weeks, I’m going to take a look at of 10 of the undrafted free agents that the Chicago Bears signed this offseason to try and determine who stands the best chance of making it to the 53-man roster. In this article, we’ll look at the third player on the list: former Indiana star Rashard Fant.BackgroundFant had a productive career at Indiana, as he is the school’s all-time leader in passes defended with 58. He also has the school’s highest pass breakups total with 53. An honorable mention All-Big Ten this year, Fant had 24 tackles, nine breakups and an interception. His pass breakup skills were on another level the previous two years, though: he had 17 in 2016 and 22 in 2015, the latter of which being the second-most in the nation. Fant was a three-time all-state player in high school at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fayetteville, Georgia. He was also a multi-sport athlete, playing basketball for three seasons and running track and field for one. He graduated from college in December of 2016 with an SPEA management degree and is preparing to get a master’s degree in public affairs.Skill setThere are several cut-ups of Fant on YouTube. None of them are any longer than five minutes, but the overall sum of the videos provide a good feel for his skill set.Fant doesn’t have elite length by any means at five-foot-ten and 179 pounds, but he has the athleticism and cover skills to be a threat coming out of the slot. He’s a great athlete with fluid hips and good acceleration coming out of his breaks Prince Amukamara Jersey , and he can mirror routes very well. He has very good ball skills and can attack the ball with great leaping ability and good body control. Fant is a quick processor whose tape studies are apparent when watching him on film: he’s a very intelligent player.As mentioned earlier, Fant’s diminutive stature will play against him in the NFL. He’s a poor tackler who struggles to shed blocks and doesn’t play with nearly as much effort against the run as he does in coverage. He has issues with penalties, as well, as he was flagged 21 times in the past three seasons. Fant does a good job of deflecting passes, but his unsteady hands make it tough for him to actually make catches.Chances of making the 53-man rosterFant was a draftable prospect this past April, and it was fairly surprising to see him fall into undrafted free agency. However, he is fighting for a roster spot with fellow undrafted free agents Kevin Toliver and Michael Joseph, who both are talented cornerback prospects in their own right. Only one of the three will realistically make the 53-man roster - if any at all - which hurts Fant’s chances quite a bit. He’ll most likely end up on the practice squad this year, but could be called up to the active roster if injuries aris. Mitchell Trubisky was injured on Sunday, November 18, on a cheap hit by Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith. He finished that game and there wasn’t any indication that his throwing shoulder was injured post game. The first the Chicago Bears acknowledged the injury was on Monday (11/19) when he was listed as a DNP on the official injury report before their Thanksgiving match-up against the Detroit Lions. With no real practices that week, the injury designation was just an assumption “as-if” they would have practiced, but Trubisky’s shoulder was too sore for him to even throw a football. He wouldn’t have been able to go all week http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-adam-shaheen-jersey , and the Bears decided to roll with backup Chase Daniel against the Lions. The Bears won, and Trubiksy-Watch was on. At last week’s practices, Trubisky still wasn’t able to throw on Wednesday or Thursday, but on Friday he was finally to do some light throwing. He was officially listed as limited all week and doubtful for the Giants game on Sunday. He tested his shoulder before yesterday’s game, but the Bears apparently weren't comfortable putting him out there and he was inactive. Some experts speculated that had the game been a playoff contest they’d have played Trubisky, but aren’t these the same experts that said he could have played the week after his injury had they played on Sunday instead of Thursday?Aren’t these the same experts that said he’d only miss the Lions game and be back for the game in New York?The Bears decided it wasn’t in their best interests to play a quarterback that they hadn’t seen fully unleash his arm in practice since the injury. Not knowing what Trubisky’s arm was capable of isn’t a good way to game plan an offense, so sitting him one more week made sense to the team. They prepped with Chase Daniel all week, they felt confident in Daniel playing well enough to win, but 4 fumbles, 2 interceptions, and 5 sacks later, and it left most wondering if a less than 100% Trubisky wouldn’t have been a better option. “Today, he went and did some more throwing Womens Mitchell Trubisky Jersey , where (is he) at? And then same thing for the rest of the days this week,” head coach Matt Nagy said immediately following the game yesterday via NBC Sports. “That’s our plan this whole time is communicate and see. I said last week, his arrow’s going up. Every day he feels like (that), and you can see when he’s throwing. So we’ll continue to keep our fingers crossed.”Nagy said that playing a last place team wasn’t a factor in them going with their back-up QB on Sunday.Earlier today, Nagy was asked if Trubisky would be a full practice participant this week as the Bears prep for the NFC West leading Los Angeles Rams. “I hope he is, but I can’t say that for sure,” he said via WGN’s Adam Hoge.The Bears don’t practice until Wednesday, so we’ll know more in two days. My guess is that since he threw on Friday and again on Sunday, that he’ll be throwing again this week. If he’s able to throw in practice, he should play on Sunday Night Football against the Rams. With a ferocious L.A. pass rush, led by defensive player of the year candidate Aaron Donald, the Bears will need the athletic Trubisky to give them a chance to win.