Bears The Bears signed DE Dayo Odeyingbo to a three-year, $48 million deal this offseason. His college coach, Vanderbilt HC Derek Mason, said Odeyingbo was always driven to be “remembered” rather than getting paid. “What he learned to do is not be driven by the money but by the process of being remembered,” Mason said, via Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic. “This dude wants to be … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Kelvin Sheppard, Bears, Lions, Packers
NFC Notes: D.J. Reed, Tyrique Stevenson, MarShawn Lloyd, Bears, Lions, Packers
Bears Bears CB Tyrique Stevenson was spotted having a conversation on the field during practice with DBs coach Al Harris. Stevenson said he is always open to feedback and improving his technique. “He let me know,” Stevenson said, via Adam Jahns of The Athletic. “I told him, too, I’m cool with it. I don’t care if it’s the smallest thing, if he didn’t like my feet, if he didn’t … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: D.J. Reed, Tyrique Stevenson, MarShawn Lloyd, Bears, Lions, Packers
NFC Notes: Jaquan Brisker, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Bears, Lions, Packers
Bears Bears S Jaquan Brisker missed 12 games last season after suffering a vestibular concussion. Brisker reflected on last season, saying something felt “off.” “I felt like I was off, or I would have been able to be out there,” Brisker said, via Adam Jahns of The Athletic. “Definitely felt like something was off. (I) didn’t want to get back out there until I felt like … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Jaquan Brisker, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Bears, Lions, Packers
NFC Notes: Aaron Banks, Caleb Williams, Bears, Lions, Packers
Bears Bears QB Caleb Williams recently led his offense to a 90-plus-yard drive for a touchdown in Chicago’s offseason program. Chicago HC Ben Johnson praised Williams for getting them down the field in less than a minute. “I think it was 90-plus yards in under a minute with no timeouts,” Johnson said, via Adam Jahns of The Athletic. “So it was cool to see them stack some … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Aaron Banks, Caleb Williams, Bears, Lions, Packers
NFC Notes: Josh Jacobs, Rome Odunze, Bears, Lions, Packers
Bears Bears WR Rome Odunze said he’s focused on his improvement this offseason and is building his upper-body strength to deal with “nitpicking and grabbing.” “I just turned 23,” Odunze said, via Jayna Bardahl of The Athletic. “I don’t have many things to focus on other than getting better. There’s a lot of nitpicking and grabbing in this league that isn’t always shown. I feel … [Read more...] about NFC Notes: Josh Jacobs, Rome Odunze, Bears, Lions, Packers