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Not Even Bill Belichick Could Save Jon Bostic’s Career

By Bill Zimmerman

Dec 15, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) runs against Chicago Bears outside linebacker Jon Bostic (57) in the first half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 15, 2014; Chicago, IL, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) runs against Chicago Bears outside linebacker Jon Bostic (57) in the first half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Any time Bill Belichick has an interest in one of your team’s cast-off, it always makes you nervous that perhaps your franchise gave up on that player too quickly.

Everyone saw the potential that Shea McClellin once had with the Chicago Bears, but after years of failed positions, Ryan Pace rightly moved on. But suddenly Belichick and the Patriots swoop in and sign McClellin to a three year contract. The collective jaws of every Bears fans dropped open. Were we all wrong? Will Shea eventually fill his potential? What does Belichick know that we don’t? Those questions have to be asked because Belichick has such a tremendous track record of finding hidden gems or resurrecting careers.

But perhaps Bears fans can rest easy because apparently Belichick may not have such a read on the Bears’ roster.

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Earlier this week, the Patriots sent Jon Bostic to the Detroit Lions for a conditional seventh round pick. This comes just eight months after the Bears sent Bostic to the Patriots for a sixth round pick. Bostic’s time in New England was a complete failure. He recorded one tackle in 11 games with the Patriots. He performed so poorly that he never even made the defensive rotation, only seeing the field on spot special teams duty.

Bostic’s New England flop shows that even the mighty Bill Belichick can be wrong from time to time. Belichick gave Bostic away for free. A conditional seventh round pick means most likely the Patriots won’t receive any compensation for Bostic, and will only get a seventh rounder if somehow he turns his career around in Detroit.

What’s comical about the sixth round pick the Bears received for Bostic is that it actually went back to the Patriots in the Martellus Bennett trade. That type of move really looks Belichick look bad. Now, with Bostic’s failure, in essence the Bears received Bennett straight up for a fourth round pick. That fourth round pick is now Deiondre Hall and time will tell how the rest of that trade shakes out.

It doesn’t seem too long ago that the Bears used their second round pick on Bostic in 2013. Bostic had an incredible preseason as a rookie and after making several big plays, Bears fans were excited to see what he could bring to the table. Bostic’s performance only got worse. Despite being an incredible athlete, the NFL game proved to be too fast and too physical for Bostic. At this point, it almost seems impossible to imagine that Bostic makes an NFL roster after his rookie contract expires after this season.

Bostic’s legacy in Chicago will just be another reminder of a dismal history of draft choices, something that hopefully Ryan Pace is in the midst of correcting. His short-lived career in New England won’t even be a footnote, and it would be surprising if his career in Detroit lasts beyond August. Jon Bostic- a Bill Belichick reclamation project? Not at all, just another failed Bears draft pick.

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