This one was hard.
When we did this exercise at the start of training camp last year, there were more than 40 players on the Bears practically guaranteed to make the team’s final 53-man roster. This year, you’d be lucky to find 30.
That’s what happened when the Bears decided to reboot, axing players who had the resume, guaranteed money or draft status to mandate a roster spot. The result of that blood-letting: a 2022 team that, early in training camp, doesn’t profile as dangerous, deep or expensive.
Here’s a look at the Bears’ 90-man roster— and predictions for who makes the final 53-man lineup on Aug.