David Montgomery’s last rushing attempt in his Bears career looked familiar to a lot of the runs he experienced in his four years in Chicago. Multiple defenders were in the back field before Montgomery could reach the line of scrimmage and the play resulted in a 2-yard loss. That run in the 29-13 loss to the Vikings in Week 18…
LAKE FOREST — If Trestan Ebner gets a one-on-one opportunity with a defender in the open field, he has options for how he will approach the play. “It really depends on my surroundings, you know, if there is a lot of people coming around me, I’m going to try to run em over,” Ebner said. “If I feel like I…
I’ll be honest, it took a couple cups of coffee to muster up the strength to put the Bears’ 27-10 loss back up on the screen for this week’s rewatch. I groaned, sighed and hit play. Deciding to attempt the near-impossible, I went (desperately) searching for the consolation prizes, silver linings if you will. I found some, but wish there…...
Trestan Ebner’s welcome to the NFL moment didn’t happen when he was drafted in the sixth round or when he first stepped on the practice field at Halas Hall or even when he got his first carry against the Chiefs in the preseason. It happened nearly four months after becoming a Chicago Bear. “This is actually the first time I’ve…
After a long few weeks at training camp, it was great to see the Chicago Bears in action for the first time this season as they opened the preseason with a 19-14 win over the Chiefs on Saturday. With a 90-man roster full of players jockeying for position on the depth chart and fighting to make the team, who took…...