CINCINNATI — As the Bears shut in on the Aug. 30 deadline to chop their roster to 53 for the upcoming season, their focus is on the second- and third-string heading into their preseason game in opposition to the Bengals on Saturday. Here are three gamers with significant stakes:
WR Kaden Davis
Davis has been a coaching camp hero, and whereas that’s typically a pleasant story in the summer season that doesn’t matter as soon as the season arrives, the Bears noticed Jahdae Walker make the roster and make a giant landing catch in the Week 16 win over the Packers. Rome Odunze stated Davis persistently clocks the very best miles per hour on GPS trackers in observe.
RB Brittain Brown
With D’Andre Swift unlikely to play a lot or in any respect in preseason video games and Kyle Monangai injured, Brown has a chance to showcase himself at working again and on particular groups. He’ll must be good at each to make the ultimate roster. Brown had 37 yards and a landing on 5 carries in opposition to the Bengals final season, by the way in which.
OT Theo Benedet
It nonetheless appears to be like like Braxton Jones would be the Bears’ beginning left sort out in Week 1, however Benedet is hanging round in the competitors whereas additionally combating to be the swing sort out forward of Jedrick Wills and Kiran Amegadjie. Time is working out, so Benedet can’t afford any lapses in opposition to the Bengals.