When Bears offensive line coach Juan Castillo said right tackle Germain Ifedi could make the Pro Bowl this season, Ifedi knows what people were thinking.
“Those were bold statements, which people kind of raised an eyebrow at, which is fine,” Ifedi said. “But when he told me [that], I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m with you. I don’t think that’s unattainable.’ I think we are right there. I think I have all the tools. We just have to do it and do it every day.”
Castillo’s high hopes for a former first-round draft pick whose career has been marked more by penalties and underachievement than Pro Bowl consideration epitomizes the state of the Bears’ offensive line heading into the 2021 season.