Bears Enter Training Camp With Thin Edge Depth After Quiet Offseason

Overview

• The Bears finished offseason work with few new additions and expect the current roster to be the core group that reports to training camp.
• Chicago did not add a veteran EDGE rusher in free agency, and one top available veteran, Cam Jordan, signed elsewhere, leaving outside-rush depth thin.
• The club made modest line moves by signing defensive tackle Neville Gallimore and selecting DT Jordan van den Berg in the sixth round of the draft.
• On the left side of the line the team re-signed Braxton Jones and brought in Jedrick Wills Jr. as a low-risk option rather than making a major tackle acquisition.
• Coaches say real answers will come once practices are in pads, which means training camp performance will likely determine short-term roster moves and the season-day rotation.