Training Camp Battle: Kindle Vildor vs Tyrique Stevenson

The career of Kindle Vildor has been an interesting one for the Chicago Bears. Originally a fifth round draft pick out of Georgia Southern, he came in with a lot of hype, a lot which was unearned, as many Bears fans thought Vildor would be the nickelback the Bears desperately needed at the time.

Vildor didn’t get on the field much as a rookie. In his second year, he played outside and struggled mightily, regularly being picked on by quarterbacks and giving up several big plays. But in year three, Vildor played much better in the Matt Eberflus scheme. When you are coming from as low of a point that Vildor was in 2021, significant improvement in 2022 doesn’t necessarily equate to being good.…