BOURBONNAIS, Ill. — The Bears’ final practice before Thursday’s preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens came and went without the presence of Roquan Smith, whose absence from training camp continues to leave a noticeable void in Vic Fangio’s defense.
Fangio on Tuesday declined to elaborate much on Smith remaining unsigned, which coupled with Danny Trevathan’s gradual re-introduction to practice has left the Bears thin at inside linebacker during the early part of training camp.
“Obviously it’s not advantageous to anybody that he’s not here, and I’ll just leave it at that,” Fangio said. “Talk to Ryan (Pace) and his salary cap guys about that.