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Bears CB Jaylon Johnson says he’s playing this season with or without new contract

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Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson said he’d like a contract extension as soon as possible, but he’s comfortable with the possibility of playing this season without one.

“No question,” he said after practice Friday.

Johnson has repeatedly expressed no frustration with his situation and reported to training camp on time with the rest of the Bears. He also has indicated he had no intention of a “hold-in,” which former linebacker Roquan Smith utilized last summer when he and the Bears hit a stalemate.

“If there is [a distraction], we didn’t notice,” defensive coordinator Alan Williams said of Johnson’s professionalism.