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Following a “sloppy” practice Sunday, Bears coach Ben Johnson lit a fire under his team Tuesday at Halas Hall. He got exactly what he wanted.
The Bears had one of their most physical, intense and contentious practices in recent memory, complete with live tackling periods and several scuffles. Amid that atmosphere, quarterback Caleb Williams had one of his better days, including a back-shoulder throw up the left sideline to Rome Odunze for a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Johnson shifted practice from the early-morning starts he chose the first two weeks to the middle of the day in part to turn up the heat, literally and figuratively, and, according to cornerback Nahshon Wright, he told players Tuesday was “the day to come and prove it.