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The Chicago Bears had several standout performances in their 24-24 tie with the Miami Dolphins, but no one was more impactful than second-year defensive end Austin Booker, who had a dominant outing against Miami.
Booker totaled three sacks, including a strip sack of Dolphins quarterback Quinn Ewers at the Miami 3-yard line that led to a Bears touchdown. He also tied for a team-best six tackles, including three tackles for loss, and four QB hits.
Following Sunday’s game, head coach Ben Johnson had high praise for the 22-year-old edge rusher, who was a “menace” out on the field.
“He was a factor the entire game, just a menace,” Johnson said. “You really feed off of that, those negative plays like that. That’s obviously a huge thing in terms of ending drives, but also the offense sitting on the sideline, they see that, and they feel that, and that momentum carries over to the other side of the ball as well.
“We’re always looking to pick each other up and you could certainly feel his impact on the game today.”
While Booker still has a long way to go to become a dominant edge rusher in the NFL, he got off to an impressive start in his preseason debut in Year 2.
“I feel like I was just playing fast and sticking to what I’m best at — just playing hard,” he said, via ChicagoBears.com. “It just felt good, like all the hard work from the offseason and camp so far was paying off.”
Booker made a strong impression in his preseason debut. Now, he’ll be looking to build off that outing as he continues to develop in Chicago’s defensive ends room.
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