Bears pre-preseason 53-man roster projection

They've been grinding at it in practices for a hearty two weeks in Bourbonnais, but tonight, actual live and palpable Chicago Bears football has returned. Of course, it's football of the preseason variety so it isn't necessarily of the greatest significance for every player participating. More so, it's one of the usual four opportunities every year used by Chicago's coaching staff to evaluate who will eventually stick with the team once the regular season rolls around.

Training camp is the foundation and baseline set for preseason action while these games set the final table. Same drill, same procedure. Based on the past couple weeks of work that I've seen firsthand at Olivet Nazarene…