The Chicago Bears held their rookie minicamp over the weekend at Halas Hall and will reconvene May 16 for a three-week stretch of organized team activities.
During an important stage of the spring for a team looking to make a big leap in 2023, here are eight things we heard at rookie camp.Bears offensive tackle Darnell Wright runs through drills on the first day of rookie minicamp at Halas Hall on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Lake Forest.
As has been well-documented, the Bears had the league’s least productive passing offense in 2022 with 130.5 yards per game — the sixth-lowest average of the last 25 years. No one at Halas Hall is dismissing that reality. And there has been ongoing chatter about the need to improve the rhythm and timing of the passing attack with quarterback Justin Fields at the controls.
“We’ve got to take a step forward,” Janocko said. “That has to be a strong point to help this team win games.”At a minimum, with the addition of wide receivers DJ Moore and Tyler Scott, tight end Robert Tonyan and running backs D’Onta Foreman and Roschon Johnson, Fields should have more to work with. Moore, in particular, has the Bears excited after amassing 364 catches, 5,201 yards and 21 touchdowns in five seasons with the Carolina Panthers without the benefit of much stability at quarterback.
Bears defensive lineman Travis Bell speaks with the media on the first day of rookie minicamp at Halas Hall on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Lake Forest. “Because all I have to do is focus on what I love to do,” he said. “I can’t trade it for nothing. Every time I was on that field today — and I was exhausted — I was like still happy. I was happy to be exhausted. It’s a blessing to be exhausted.”Bears running back Roschon Johnson runs with the ball during rookie minicamp at Halas Hall on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Lake Forest.
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