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Halas Intrigue
No matter what Caleb Williams’ dad says, Chicago isn’t where quarterbacks go to die. It’s where wide receivers go to die. Maybe this is the year that changes.
The hype for Johnson, much like it was for Williams last season, is sky-high. What’s realistic and what would be meaningful in his first season?
“I can’t wait,” Loveland said about his rookie season. “It’s going to be fun.”
In this week’s “Polling Place,” we also asked if you’ve already given up on the Sky’s chance to make the playoffs.
Head coach Ben Johnson singled out Hyppolite at the end of mandatory minicamp this month, saying the Bears saw the most improvement from him among all their players.
The former Bears head coach said Williams was not left to his own devices in the film room.
Johnson sits at a steady simmer during practice, ready to boil at the slightest agitation.
At the very least, Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III will have to play catch-up during their first NFL training camp.
The second-round pick is competing for the left tackle job — at least until Braxton Jones recovers.
When the Bears hired Johnson, he vowed to make Williams uncomfortable. On the eve of the Bears’ last OTA practice — the team breaks for summer after Wednesday’s session — Johnson sounded like he had accomplished just that.
If Odunze is going to become the star receiver the Bears think he can be, now is the year to show it. He’s not a rookie anymore, and neither is quarterback Caleb Williams.
Coach Ben Johnson was watching to see which linemen caught the ball.
Williams led the Bears’ offense 94 yards in less than a minute during a late-game simulation toward the end of Wednesday’s mandatory minicamp practice at Halas Hall.
Brisker hurt his head in Week 5 against the Panthers and was lost for the year.
Stevenson’s new coaches didn’t live through that circus. They’re not asking him to relive it, either.
The Bears didn’t draft a running back high or sign a veteran to challenge him.
Kmet wasn’t necessarily thrilled when the Bears drafted another tight end with the No. 10 overall pick in April.
Johnson’s message to Moore about his bad body language has been simple.
NFL
The two-time Pro Bowl pick set a league record for position players with 282 consecutive games played, a mark held by Marshall until quarterback Brett Favre broke it, coincidentally, with the Vikings in 2010.