The Chicago Bears held an OTA at Halas Hall earlier today for their rookies, but a handful of young veterans were in attendance, including second-year players Rome Odunze and Caleb Williams.
Head coach Ben Johsnon met the media after the practice, and he talked about his quarterback, saying they’ve been throwing a lot at him all offseason and that Williams has been “getting better in really all facets.”
“We’ll have to sit down as a staff before we leave and when we come back, just to make sure we’re honed in on what direction we want to go altogether,” Johnson said. “But I feel pretty confident, the things that he’s put on tape, that we can go on and get after it a little bit.”
It was an up-and-down practice for Williams as he worked with the younger Bears, but the reps are what matter at this point.
“He’s committed to learning the offense, Johnson said. “We’re not where we need to be yet as a team. He understands that. Every chance he gets to get full-speed reps, he wants them.”
Chicago’s three second-round rookies remain unsigned, as do most of the second-round picks around the league, but Ozzy Trapilo has been a participant all offseason, splitting time at left tackle Kiran Amegadjie.
Defensive tackle Shemar Turner has also been practicing, but wide out Luther Burden III has been sidelined since rookie minicamp with a soft tissue injury.
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Burden should be ready to go for training camp in July, as should Chicago’s first-round pick, Colston Loveland, who has been doing what he can at Halas Hall while rehabbing his shoulder.
Chicago has one more rookie OTA scheduled tomorrow, but there will be no media availability.