New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- The Chicago Bears have wrapped two full weeks of training camp and sit just one week away from their first preseason game of 2026. Coaches are starting to separate the roster locks from the players still fighting for spots. Some young talent has turned heads. Others have stayed quiet or failed to push ahead in crowded position battles.

Braxton Jones' late-week injury scrambled the left tackle picture. On Saturday, Jedrick Wills Jr and Kiran Amegadjie both took starter reps. Theo Benedet, the undrafted free agent fans call the Canadian Eagle, did not.

That snap distribution sent a clear signal. Amegadjie was never expected to jump into the left tackle conversation this early. The fact that he is now working ahead of ...