Ruben Hyppolite modeled his game after this legendary Bears linebacker
Ruben Hyppolite modeled his game after this legendary Bears linebacker
The Chicago Bears added to their linebacker group in the 2025 NFL draft with the selection of Maryland's Ruben Hyppolite II in the fourth round.
Chicago had a need at the position after losing veteran Jack Sanborn in free agency, and they'll look to call on Noah Sewell, Amen Ogbongbemiga, or Hyppolite to have a prominent role alongside veterans T.J. Edwards and Tremaine Edumnds. The team has already told Hyppolite that they feel he can be a versatile weapon for them on defense, and coordinator Dennis Allen will work with the rookie to find what role best suits him.
Coming to Chicago as a linebacker means there is legendary history to live up to, and Hyppolite has modeled his game after one of the best linebackers to ever come out of the franchise: Hall of Fame Mike Singletary.
"Mike Singletary, I've been watching interviews and highlights of him since I could remember," Hyppolite told The Sick Podcast with Adam Rank. "I kind of credited a lot of the way I play the game to just watching him and hearing him speak. Navorro Bowman who played with Singletary coached me a bit at Maryland and a lot of his drills and the things that he taught me came from Coach Singletary. There's a lot of those things that I still take in and apply to this day."
Modeling his game after Singletary is a trait that'll make him loved by the Bears fanbase, and if he can play even a quarter of the way in which Singletary did for years in Chicago, the franchise will have struck gold with their fourth round pick.
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