LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears already figured to have plenty of eyes on them. There’ll be a few more cameras now, too.
The Bears are ready to welcome the “Hard Knocks” film crew this summer after HBO and the NFL picked the founding franchise to be featured on the training camp documentary for the first time.
“It shows that we got something brewing here,” linebacker Tremaine Edmunds said Friday. “Everybody wants to see what’s going on.”
Coach Matt Eberflus said the Bears are “excited about it” and won’t act differently with the HBO crew around.
Chairman George McCaskey long resisted having the Bears participate. But with everything they have going on, now sure seems like a good time.
There are certainly plenty of stories to tell after the Bears made some huge moves in the offseason. The most notable, of course, were drafting quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick after trading Justin Fields and acquiring six-time Pro Bowl receiver Keenan Allen from the Los Angeles Chargers. Chicago also drafted Washington’s Rome Odunze, giving the team a deep group of wide receivers to go with the returning DJ Moore, and signed running back D’Andre Swift.
But it’s not just the changes to the roster.
The Bears are trying to secure funding to help build an enclosed stadium on the lakefront next to Soldier Field after turning their attention away from a tract of land they purchased in suburban Arlington Heights. Chicago will also have a big presence at the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions with Devin Hester, Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers part of this year’s class.
More than anything, the Bears believe they are poised to turn a corner. It’s quite a change after going a combined 10-24 in their first two seasons under coach Matt Eberflus and general manager Ryan Poles.
“We have a good thing going here,” Eberflus said. “We’ve got a good brotherhood, a good mindset. Obviously, you guys have heard about our culture and how tight we are as a…
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Author : The Canadian Press
Publish date : 2024-05-31 22:24:23
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