BOURBONNAIS — When Panthers backup Joey Slye made a 55-yard area aim in opposition to the Bears on Thursday evening, Eddy Pineiro questioned whether or not his coach had a wandering eye. Pineiro is aware of that he and Elliott Fry are competing with one another — but additionally with each different potential free agent and commerce goal — for the Bears’ beginning kicker job. But nonetheless, to see it in particular person at Soldier Field? “That kinda sucks,” he stated after the ultimate coaching camp follow at Olivet Nazarene University on Sunday. “You sit there and go, ‘Damn, he just banged a 55-yarder.’ “You’re wanting on the coaches and are like, ‘Oh, don’t consider
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Bears WR Anthony Miller leaves apply with foot harm
Bears huge receiver Anthony Miller left apply with a coach after injuring his foot Saturday. Miller is coming off shoulder surgical procedure and felt robust throughout coaching camp as he headed towards his second season. He’s sidelined once more, although it’s unclear how vital this harm is. He landed awkwardly in a one-on-one drill and hobbled as he left the sphere. Miller tweeted minutes later, “I’m good,” with a thumbs up emoji, however rapidly deleted it. Matt Nagy talked to the media instantly after apply and mentioned he hadn’t gotten an replace on Miller’s standing. Miller caught 33 passes for 423 yards and 7 touchdowns whereas enjoying 54 % of the offensive snaps final season as
Bears coaching camp report: Takeaways from the 10th
The Sun-Times’ Patrick Finley breaks down the Bears’ Monday apply, the 10th of 2019 coaching camp: No kicking, no starters There was no motion within the Bears’ kicker derby Tuesday — as a result of neither Elliott Fry nor Eddy Pineiro kicked in apply. Coach Matt Nagy known as it “kinda a game-week thing” in preparation for Thursday’s preseason opener. Both kicked Monday. “The guys in general have dead legs,” Nagy stated “Their legs right now, they’ve kicked a lot so let’s get them ready for that preseason game.” Both will kick Thursday, however the Bears haven’t stated who will begin. “But we’re just going to score all touchdowns,” Nagy stated, laughing. The Gov. Gov. J.B.
Bears add to TE depth, signal Princeton’s Jesper Horsted
Seeking so as to add extra depth at a shallow place, the Bears will attempt to convert a large receiver to tight finish. The workforce signed Princeton alum Jesper Horsted on Monday morning, reducing former Northwestern offensive lineman Tommy Doles to make room. They listed Horsted — who was a receiver at Princeton — as a good finish. Before turning into an undrafted free agent, Horsted set Princeton information with 196 profession catches and 28 touchdowns. No participant in program historical past had ever reached 20 touchdowns catches. The 6-4, 225-pounder was invited to the East-West Shrine Game however not the NFL Scouting Combine. The Bears have tight ends Trey Burton, Adam Shaheen and Ben Braunecker returning, however
Bears’ mini-camp kicking derby leaves solely an unsettled
After three days of rookie mini-camp practices at Halas Hall, the elephant remains to be within the room. Bears coach Matt Nagy deserves credit score for his open embrace of the seek for a kicker following the Cody Parkey failure. It’s an unorthodox, unwieldy, awkward course of that has been known as a carnival and a circus. But Nagy’s transparency at the very least made the primary stage of that course of bearable if not entertaining. Just suppose what a catastrophe it could have been underneath John Fox. Be that as it might, the rookie mini-camp kicking derby over the weekend underscored the issue of the duty greater than it recognized an final winner. Casey Bednarski,
Bears rookie RB David Montgomery by means of his coaches’ eyes
Recruiting after a 3-9 debut season, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell got here again from dinner on a Friday night time in January 2017. He seen the lights within the indoor soccer facility had been on. As he bought nearer, he heard music blaring. He walked by means of the doorways, and located working again David Montgomery, who was coming off his freshman season, understanding alone. “I talked to our coaches the next morning and said, ‘You know, we got a chance — This is our best player and he’s willing to do this on Friday nights,’” Campbell mentioned. “The next Friday, there’s three people with him.” ISU went 8-5 the subsequent two seasons. Even now, after
The full record of Bears undrafted free brokers, tryout gamers
Two Notre Dame offensive linemen — Alex Bars and Sam Mustipher — signed with the Bears as undrafted free brokers and can reunite with place coach Harry Hiestand, who left the Irish one yr in the past. They have been among the many 22 gamers added to the Bears’ roster upfront of Friday’s rookie minicamp. The others: Wide receivers: Emmanuel Hall (Missouri), Thomas Ives (Colgate), Offensive line: Blake Blackmar (Baylor), Joe Lowery (Ohio), Marquez Tucker (Southern Utah) Tight ends: Ellis Richardson (Georgia Southern), Dax Raymond (Utah State), Ian Bunting (Cal) Defensive backs: Jomon Dotson (Nevada), Josh Simmons (Limestone), Adarius Pinkett (UCLA), Doyin Jibowu (Fort Hays State), Clifton Duck (Appalachian State) Linebackers: Chuck Harris (Buffalo), Matt Betts (Laval), Defensive line: Lawrence