Player Profile: Gervon Dexter, DT From Florida

Sports Talk Chicago

Football, Sports, Baseball

5.0 • 832 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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On today’s show, host Jon Zaghloul breaks down the Bears’ selection of Gervon Dexter, and what sort of role he could play defensively in 2023.

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0:00.0	Go to round two, pick 53.
0:02.2	Gerben Dexter Sr.
0:03.6	The Florida defensive tackle was taken by the Bears.
0:06.7	Quote here from Bleacher Nation, discussing the pick.
0:09.5	Dexter's role figures to be as a one technique, defensive tackle.
0:12.2	This is more of a run-stuffer role.
0:14.3	But that isn't to say it won't be an important spot to fill.
0:17.1	Chicago's defense, the opponents run wild on them all year long even before the Brokwan Smith and Robert Quinn trades.
0:22.4	Hopefully Dexter's presence helps plug some of those gaps.
0:27.4	He's a big guy, fills a big need, a man,
0:29.6	Heber pluse's defense, 6-6-310 pounds.
0:32.5	He can use that size to overwhelm the offensive lineman.
0:37.1	And his main trait that's going to help him out make this team and probably get
0:43.0	time is stopping the run, which, by the way, is a big problem for the Bears.
0:46.4	Bears give up 31 rushing touchdowns in 2022 and over 2,500 rushing yards.
0:55.4	The 31 touchdowns, by the way,
0:57.8	worst in the NFL in 2022.
1:00.1	So many of the bears gave up.
1:01.0	31 rushing touchdowns.
1:03.7	Dexter can stop the run.
1:08.5	That does say here from NBC Sports Chicago that Dexter could be slow off the snap,
1:14.0	allows blockers to engage him first and neutralize his first move.
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