The first two weeks of Chicago Bears training camp have put Tyrique Stevenson and Terell Smith in an interesting position — rookies trying to help each other adjust to the NFL while also competing for a starting spot.
Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards and quarterback Justin Fields talk at practice during training camp on Aug. 8, 2023, at Halas Hall.
“Rookies, I’m not sure they know any better,” defensive coordinator Alan Williams said. “It’s, ‘Hey, Coach said do this, so I’m going to do this.’“They embrace it. They look after each other. They are good teammates. … Not one iota of, ‘Hey, I should be in here,’ or, ’Why is this?’ They are just fine.”
So Stevenson and Smith have been splitting time with the first team. Smith sat out practice Tuesday with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if that will affect the competition. In the first depth chart released Tuesday, the Bears listed Johnson and Gordon as the starting cornerbacks and Stevenson and Smith as the backups, though they’ll play with three on the field more often than not.
“ my understanding of what comes with certain players and what comes with certain down-and-distances and stuff,” Stevenson said. “Basically just understanding what type of player I’m going against. Chase Claypool is totally different than DJ Moore. “He’s got long levers, and that’s enabled him to really do a good job on the line of scrimmage,” Eberflus said. “It also enables him to do a good job at the catch point because he can work that. He’s got really good poise at that catch point.
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