Ben Johnson, Caleb Williams prepare for Bears' first game of season
Johnson is hopeful the growth Williams has shown in camp shows up next Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Johnson is hopeful the growth Williams has shown in camp shows up next Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings.
Jaylon Johnson said it was a pretty bad groin injury that kept him out all of camp, and conditioning is a bit of a concern, at least for game one.
Now that the competition is over, the Bears are looking for some continuity — especially up front.
The running back room is running low on healthy bodies — with week one of the regular season right around the corner.
Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent has proved his worth — especially with new head coach Ben Johnson.
After sitting out a 24-24 tie with Miami last week, Williams came out firing against Buffalo (0-2) in his first chance to operate coach Ben Johnson's offense during a game.
Right guard Jonah Jackson, who's played with a couple solid quarterbacks in Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff, has been impressed with Williams so far.
Also playing Sunday will be newcomer Olamide Zaccheaus. The seventh-year wideout has been one of the stars of camp.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson decided to sit quarterback Caleb Williams and all the other starters except left tackle Braxton Jones.
The Bears welcomed the Dolphins for a joint practice Friday. The teams played for about two and a half hours in the heat.
It was a lighter, unpadded practice for the Bears ahead of Friday's joint practice with the Dolphins, who they host in Sunday's preseason opener.
Head coach Ben Johnson challenged the team Tuesday morning, saying he wanted a good, physical practice.
Williams said he and his offensive teammates are trying to get to the point where they're not thinking so much pre-snap, as they work to learn Johnson's offense and its extensive terminology.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams said Wednesday he's feeling "pretty solid" with where he's at learning the new offense under head coach Ben Johnson, pointing to "protecting the football the past couple practices."
Rookie Chicago Bears Colston Loveland and Luther Burden hit the field Tuesday at Halas Hall for training camp.