{"id":963301,"date":"2026-08-03T17:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/963301\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:54:21","slug":"bears-cooking-with-garrett-bradbury-luther-burden-hype-left-tackle-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/963301\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears cooking with Garrett Bradbury, Luther Burden hype, left tackle competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Bears held their first padded practice today, which should be a joyous occasion, but the injury to starting safety Coby Bryant is a dark cloud hanging over everything. While there was no official word from the team, a couple of players chimed in post-practice<\/a>, and we\u2019ll share more information once we have it. With Bryant out, Cam Lewis replaced him with the ones.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the ones, Braxton Jones was back with the starters at left tackle, and CHGO\u2019s Adam Jahns said<\/a> he \u201cdid well in 1-on-1 drills. \u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Luther Burden hype is real. He had a few tough catches down the sideline today and is the clear frontrunner to be WR1,\u201d per the Bear Report<\/a>. Also, \u201cSam Roush will play a much bigger factor as a pass catcher than originally expected.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cZavion Thomas continues to impress,\u201d shared<\/a> Clay Harbor. \u201cBeat Terell Smith for a TD in 1-on-1s, made several catches, and is looking like much more than just a gadget player.\u201d He also said left tackle Braxton Jones had a \u201csolid practice, \u201cJedrick Wills Jr. had a \u201cgood day,\u201d but Kiran Amegadjie did not.<\/p>\n

\u201cJahdae Walker with a nice catch across the middle with a defender draped on him,\u201d wrote<\/a> CHGO\u2019s Greg Braggs. \u201cCaleb stuck it in there for a nice rep in 7 on 7s.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 79th & Halas Podcast noted<\/a> during the second series on 11 on 11 that it was \u201c12 personnel heavy with a lot of play action,\u201d and the \u201cDefense wins this one with a notable PBU by Devin Bush and good play recognition from [rookie safety Dillon] Thieneman.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCatch of the day candidate? One-handed grab by S Gervarrius Owens on a poorly thrown ball by Miller Moss. Great snag,\u201d per<\/a> Brad Biggs.<\/p>\n

I love that there\u2019s some real Bears football news for all of us to digest, but I don\u2019t get too worked up over the highs or lows of training camp. I\u2019ve always treated these summer practices like how I enjoy summer movies. Think of these training camp recaps like Masters of the Universe. You know exactly what it is going in. There\u2019ll be swords, and fighting, and magic, and some campy fun. Nothing too thought-provoking as I enjoy my popcorn.<\/p>\n

A practice recap isn\u2019t a cinematic journey like The Odyssey. There\u2019ll be no detailed breakdown of pass protection, route combinations, robber coverages, or specific whys detailing what exactly went wrong on that on the fourth 7-on-7 rep from the ones.<\/p>\n

I know the pads were on today, so that\u2019s super exciting, but here\u2019s another reminder that we\u2019re just talking \u2018bout practice.<\/p>\n

A few other nuggets from the day.<\/p>\n

ICYMI, running back Kyle Mongai, who missed time last week from an injury, was back today. (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Reserve cornerback Terell Smith left the field with trainers. (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Linebacker Jack Sanborn, who left the field on Saturday, was back today. (link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Caleb Williams got on his teammates after a couple of miscues. (link<\/a>\/link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Nickelback Kyler Gordon is still on the PUP, so Jaylon Jones had the reps with the ones, especially with Cam Lewis focused on safety.<\/p>\n

Based on early comments from players and coaches and from head coach Ben Johnson earlier today, center Garrett Bradbury appears to have the starting gig locked up, with Ben saying they\u2019re \u201ccooking\u201d with him. Which shouldn\u2019t be a surprise, given how much Ben values experience in that position. \u201cHe\u2019s extremely impressive,\u201d Johnson said while pointing out his exceptional communication skills.<\/p>\n

And a few videos from the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Bears held their first padded practice today, which should be a joyous occasion, but the injury…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":963302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[374,692,391,741,21389,2493,7,6],"class_list":["post-963301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-bears","tag-bears","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-bears","tag-chicago-bears-news","tag-chicago-bears-training-camp","tag-chicagobears","tag-football","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/117032862577601442","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=963301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/963302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=963301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=963301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=963301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}