Bears Things: Presence of Hard Knocks impossible to ignore as camp begins

We’re back, Bears fans!
Report day isn’t what it used to be. The days of Jay Cutler rolling into Bourbonnais in a customized conversion van and offensive linemen carrying giant TVs are long gone. Instead, we can only feel the vibes from a packed press conference room with a handful of players.
Still, we all recognize the building excitement with the 2024 Chicago Bears team. And that was still felt inside the walls of our confined media area Friday. The mere presence of the Hard Knocks crew (which you can’t miss) was immediately evident. As soon as I sat down in my press conference seat, I noticed a Hard Knocks camera pointed at me — which is definitely not normal.
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