Chicago Bears Depth Chart
- NFC North
- Stadium
- Soldier Field
- Head Coach
- Matt Eberflus
- Offensive Coordinator
- Luke Getsy
- Defensive Coordinator
- Alan Williams
- Special Teams Coach
- Richard Hightower
- Defensive Scheme
- 4-3
Chicago Bears linebacker Matt Adams was arrested on Thursday night and charged with misdemeanor gun possession and possessing a high-capacity magazine and metal-piercing bullets, according to the police report. Police found the bullets while searching a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Adams has a court date scheduled for Aug. 24. The 26-year-old was a seventh-round pick by the Indianapolis Colts in 2018, and he spent the last four seasons working with head coach Matt Eberflus, who was the defensive coordinator for the Colts. Adams has mostly made an impact on special teams in his time in the NFL, and the Bears were expecting much of the same in 2022.
Chicago Bears cornerback Thomas Graham was one of the big revelations of mandatory minicamp and spent most of the spring as the first-team nickel corner. Graham was a fan favorite last year and appears to be entering training camp ahead of veterans Tavon Young and Duke Shelley. A sixth-round pick last year out of Oregon, Graham played a limited role in his rookie season and finished with 13 tackles (six solo), one tackle for loss and four passes defensed in four games (one start) for the Bears. Considering Chicago is rebuilding, it makes sense for them to hand Graham a much bigger role in his second NFL season to see if he's going to be a part of their long-term future.
The Athletic's Kevin Fishbain didn't include Chicago Bears defensive end Robert Quinn on his 53-man roster projection after he chose to skip mandatory minicamp. Quinn missing minicamp allows for speculation that he might not want to be a veteran on a rebuilding team. If Chicago moves on from him, they might want to add another edge rusher to compete on their defensive line. The 32-year-old pass-rusher made his third Pro Bowl in 2021 while recording a career-high 18.5 sacks, so even though he's on the wrong side of 30, teams would likely be interested in acquiring him if the Bears show that they are serious about trading him.
The Chicago Bears placed offensive lineman Dakota Dozier (knee) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday and signed free-agent defensive back Jayson Stanley in a corresponding move. Dozier was carted off the field at practice last week with a left knee injury. The 31-year-old was signed to a one-year deal this offseason and was expected to provide depth at the guard positions in 2022. It's now unlikely that Dozier will make the Bears final roster after training camp. Dozier was originally a fourth-round pick by the New York Jets in 2014 out of Furman. He played his first four seasons with the Jets before spending the last three years with the Minnesota Vikings.
Chicago Bears rookie offensive tackle Braxton Jones was getting work as the first-team left tackle during the team's mandatory minicamp practice on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Larry Borom was starting at right tackle with the first team. Jones was taken in the fifth round of this year's draft out of Southern Utah, and he was a two-time first-team All-Big Sky selection at tackle. The fact that the 23-year-old is working with the starting offensive line in minicamp isn't a good sign for the Bears offense early on.
