Teven Jenkins wants to be on the field.
The Bears, though, want to make sure their second round pick is ready when it counts — in padded practices that start Monday. The left tackle remained out of training camp practice Friday with a sore back.
“Trust me — he wants to be out there but we have to control him from himself and that is what we are going to do here as we go through training camp,” coach Matt Nagy said. “But, obviously, the sooner the better.”
As for the back injury, Nagy said the Bears “want to make sure we are taking care of it the right way by listening to him, listening to our doctors and our trainers and just taking it day-by-day.