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Big-man INT! Bears NT John Jenkins makes first career NFL interception during NFC Wild Card Game
By Sydney Hunte
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Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
John Jenkins, the 6-foot-3, 333-pound nose tackle for the Chicago Bears and a former stand out for Georgia certainly was. As a result, he ended up with an interception of Taysom Hill as a pass by the New Orleans Saints’ quarterback—in to spell regular starter Drew Brees—was tipped by a Chicago player and ended up in the arms of Jenkins.
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The biggest Big Man INT ever
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It was the first career NFL interception for Jenkins. He did record one as a junior with the Bulldogs in 2011.
It’s incredibly rare for nose tackles to make interceptions, so Jenkins will likely savor this one for a bit. And while Chicago was ultimately unable to take full advantage of the short field with a touchdown, Cairo Santos did knock through a field goal to pull the Bears to within 7-3 of the host Saints.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
