Field Gulls on Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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The refs didn't stop throwing it to JSN in favor of off tackle runs behind a LG playing his very first game at RG. (Smith-Njigba hauled in one catch between halftime and garbage time.)... The third quarter ended with the phantom OPI play pictured above. It was JSN's first offensive pass interference penalty of his career, per the broadcast.
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JSN's first career OPI penalty came at the worst time, and he saw minimal usage all game.

Limited usage criticized as the Bears ran off-tackle plays behind a left guard playing his very first game at right guard instead of targeting Smith-Njigba; hauled in only one catch between halftime and garbage time; received his first offensive pass interference penalty of his career in the third quarter at the worst possible timing, converting what would have been first and goal at the 2 into second and 18 outside the red zone.

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