Alex Shapiro

It was no secret what running back Khalil Herbert needed to improve upon over the offseason. If he wanted to be a true three-down back he needed to improve both as a pass protector and pass blocker. So he attacked those weaknesses this offseason, and took up boxing to improve his first strike when engaging with blitzing linebackers or cornerbacks. ...

The DJ Moore effect at Bears training camp has been well documented this summer. For the first time in a few years the Bears have a No. 1 wide receiver that looks every bit the part of a No. 1 wide receiver. It wouldn’t have been surprising if it took Moore a bit of time to get his bearings at...

The Bears have spent a lot of time working on their short passes and screen games this season, and they saw instant results in their first preseason game against the Titans on Saturday. Justin Fields and the first-team offense scored two touchdowns in just seven plays, and both scores came on 50+ yard screens. “Yeah I don’t think I’ve ever...

One of the bigger surprises leading up to the Bears’ first preseason game of the year was seeing defensive end Trevis Gipson completely buried on the depth chart. It was no secret that the team and Gipson himself each wanted to see more consistency in his play, but to see his name on the last line, behind players like undrafted...

Santos drilled kicks from 57 yards and 58 yards in warmups before Saturday's preseason game.

Before Justin Fields and DJ Moore connected for an electric 62-yard touchdown on a screen pass in Saturday’s Bears preseason opener, fans were probably thinking to themselves, “Oh no, here we go again.” The Bears finished the 2022 season with a league-worst 3-14 record in large part because they fielded one of the worst run defenses in the league. The...

The question is, when?

Missed practices are starting to mount for middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. We haven’t seen the prized Bears free agent signing on the practice field since Aug. 4 as he deals with an undisclosed injury. This is the time of year when teams work on installing their schemes and build chemistry with one another. With so many new faces on the...

Here's who did well for themselves in the Bears second preseason game, and who will want to improve next week against the Bills.

Tyrique Stevenson has largely had an impressive summer as he fights for the Bears second starting outside corner job, but his first professional offseason hasn’t been without the typical rookie bumps. On Saturday, Stevenson made a couple of mistakes that drew a lot of attention since they were easy to spot. First he drew an unnecessary roughness flag for throwing...