Get to know new Bears defensive back Jaylon Johnson

The Charter: A Chicago Bears Podcast

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4.4 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The Bears drafted defensive back Jaylon Johnson with their second pick in the second round 50th overall in the 2020 NFL draft out of Utah, but what kind of player is he and can he make the impact the Bears need in his first few years? To learn more about him, host Laurence Holmes is joined by Jaylon's defensive backs coach from Utah Sharrieff Shah as they discuss all fans need to know about the new Bears cornerback.(4:44) - What did Sharrieff see in Jaylon in high school (10:00) - Jaylon knew he would be in the NFL after only 3yrs in college(16:04) - Jaylon's recover ability is insane(22:18) -Defensive backs need to have a short memory(24:58) - What should Bears fans expect from JaylonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Coming up on the Under Center podcast, we find out all about new Bears corner Jalen Johnson.
0:11.6	The Undercenter podcast is brought to you by Sprinkler Fitter's Union Local 281,
0:16.3	serving Chicagoland for over 100 years.
0:19.3	What it means to me to be a Chicago bear, it's an easy question.
0:23.7	It means everything to me.
0:24.8	That means rich tradition, black and blue division, defense, legends, linebackers.
0:34.0	The history of it, I mean, I'm a big history guy, so understanding this was one of the first franchises just kind of blows my mind, honestly, that was able to be a part of that.
0:43.3	The city, just the nostalgia of playing for a story franchise, the story franchise of the running back position with guys like Gail sairs and walter payton and being able to
0:54.2	follow in those footsteps so being a bear means everything mean what more can you say welcome into the
1:04.3	podcast i'm lauren tolton i had the chance this week to talk with shere Shah, who is the defensive backs coach at the University of Utah.
1:14.4	I always like talking with position coaches because they usually know the player better than the
1:19.6	defensive coordinator and better than the head coach. Jalen Johnson was someone that a lot of people
1:25.0	thought could end up being a first round pick.
1:27.9	And maybe he is first round talent that got downgraded to the second round because of his shoulder.
1:33.8	So I called Sharif.
1:35.3	We had a nice, long conversation.
1:37.5	And I think you're going to be excited about what you hear about the Bears New Corner.
1:42.5	And quite honestly, I think by the end of this conversation,
1:46.2	you're going to want to play for Sharif Shah.
1:48.6	Take a listen.
1:50.5	Before we get to Jalen, how hard is this the pandemic in dealing with pandemic been
1:56.3	when it comes to coaching right now and being in contact with players.
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