Jon Bostic

His father was a defensive back for the Detroit Lions from 1985 to 1987.

After his father retired from the NFL, he gained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree and eventually relocated his family to Wellington, Florida.

Bostic attended Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, where he played for the Palm Beach Central Broncos high school football team.

Jonathan Earl Bostic II (born May 5, 1991) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent.

Bostic accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2009 to 2012.

During his college career, he started 32 of 51 games in which he played, recording 237 tackles, 7.5 quarterback sacks and five interceptions.

Following his senior season in 2012, he was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.

Bostic graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health, Education and Behavior.

He played college football at Florida and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Bostic has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Commanders, and New Orleans Saints.

Bostic was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to John Bostic and Jacqueline Bostic.

The Chicago Bears selected Bostic in the second round with the 50th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Bostic was the seventh linebacker drafted in 2013.

On May 9, 2013, the Chicago Bears signed Bostic to a four-year, $3.94 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.24 million.

Throughout training camp, Bostic competed to be the starting middle linebacker against veteran D.J. Williams.

Head coach Marc Trestman named Bostic the backup middle linebacker to begin the regular season, behind D.J. Williams.

He made his professional regular season debut in the Chicago Bears' season-opening 24–21 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The following week, Bostic recorded his first career regular season tackle on Cordarrelle Patterson during a 22-yard kick return in the second quarter of a 31–30 win against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2.

On October 11, 2013, it was reported that starting middle linebacker D.J. Williams was expected to miss the remainder of the season after tearing his pectoral muscle during the Bears' 26–21 victory against the New York Giants the previous day.

Head coach Marc Trestman named Bostic the starter for the remainder of the season.

On October 20, 2013, Bostic earned his first career start and recorded eight combined tackles in the Bears' 45–41 loss to the Washington Redskins in Week 7.

In Week 11, he recorded five solo tackles, A Pass deflection, and made his first career interception during a 23–20 overtime win against the Baltimore Ravens.

He intercepted A Pass by quarterback Joe Flacco that was intended for Dallas Clark in the second quarter.

In Week 13, Bostic recorded a season-high ten combined tackles (six solo) and two sacks during a 23–20 overtime loss at the Minnesota Vikings.

He made his first career sack on quarterback Matt Cassel for a three-yard loss in overtime.

He finished his rookie season with a total of 57 combined tackles (45 solo), two sacks, A Pass deflection, and an interception in 16 games and nine starts.

During training camp, Bostic and D.J. Williams competed against each other for the job as the starting middle linebacker.

Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker named Bostic the backup middle linebacker to begin the regular season, behind D.J. Williams.

On September 22, 2014, Bostic earned his first start of the season in place of outside linebacker Shea McClellin.

He recorded a season-high 13 combined tackles (six solo) during a 27–19 win at the New York Jets in Week 3.

He started in place of McClellin in the next two games (Weeks 4–5).

Bostic sustained a back injury and missed three consecutive games (Weeks 6–8).

On November 27, 2014, Bostic started at middle linebacker in place of D.J. Williams who sustained a neck injury the previous week.

He made 11 combined tackles (seven solo) in the Bears' 34–17 loss at the Detroit Lions in Week 13.

He remained the starting middle linebacker for the last five games of the regular season after D.J. Williams was placed on injured reserve.

Bostic finished the 2014 season with 84 combined tackles (58 solo) and three pass deflections in 13 games and eight starts.

On December 29, 2014, the Chicago Bears fired head coach Mark Trestman and general manager Phil Emery after they finished with a 5–11 record.

Bostic missed organized team activities due to a back injury, but recovered in time to attend training camp.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio held a competition between Bostic, Christian Jones, and Mason Foster for a job as a starting inside linebacker.

Head coach John Fox named Bostic the backup inside linebacker to start the regular season, behind Christian Jones, Shea McClellin, and Mason Foster.