Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams considers nickel cornerback to be the most difficult position on the field. To start training camp, though, he’s put a rookie there.
For all the praise the Bears have heaped upon their top draft pick, former Washington cornerback Kyler Gordon, nothing speaks louder than the faith they’ve shown in him by letting him play the slot.
The Bears say they’re cross-training Gordon at both outside cornerback and the nickel spot, but Gordon is ready to embrace the latter. He said Thursday that he suspected during OTAs that the team would eventually move him inside and smiled when they told him of their plans to.